WHAT: "Do I? The Future of Marriage in China", an in-person talk by Prof. Deborah Davis, followed by QA. Jointly organized by RASBJ and Yale Center Beijing

WHEN: Dec. 6, 2024, Friday from 19:00-20:15 PM. Doors open at 18:30 PM Beijing Time

WHERE: Yale Center Beijing (YCB), 36th Floor, Tower B, IFC Building, 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue (Yong'anli subway station, Exit C) 建国门外大街8号 北京国际财源中心 B座 36层

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: Twenty years ago marriage was nearly universal for men and women in the PRC. Recently marriage rates have fallen to an all-time low. Divorce rates remain higher than in the USA. And an increasing number of young adults openly discuss the option of never marrying. Even more surprising is the number of parents of young adults who are willing to accept that their child may never marry. In this conversation, Prof. Davis draws on census data, surveys, Chinese social media, and extended conversations over the past decade to explore the future of marriage in China as an institution.

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Deborah Davis is a Professor Emerita of Sociology at Yale University where she served as Director of Academic Programs at the Yale Center for Study of Globalization, Chair of the Department of Sociology, Chair of Council on East Asian Studies and Co-Chair of the Women Faculty Forum. She is currently a visiting faculty member at Schwarzman College and an honorary professor at Fudan. She previously served six terms as a Trustee of the Yale China Association and chaired the Advisory Board of the Universities Service Centre Library at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Currently she is on the editorial boards of China Review and the Chinese Sociological Review. Her most recent book, co-edited with Sara Friedman, is entitled Wives, Husbands and Lovers; a recent article related to her talk is "We Do: Parental Involvement in the Marriages of Urban Sons and Daughters," in Chinese Families Upside Down edited by Yunxiang Yan.

HOW MUCH: Free for members of RASBJ and of RAS partner branches in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul. RMB 100 for non-members. Interested in becoming an RASBJ member? Please sign up at https://rasbj.org/membership/​​

NOTE: Members of the Yale community please register with the Yale Center Beijing by emailing yalecenterbeijing@yale.edu

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT: No later than noon on Dec. 3, please click "Register" or "I will Attend" and follow the instructions. You may find payment via Alipay easier than via WeChat; payments can also be made with international credit cards. After successful registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation email. If you seem not to have received it, please check your spam folder.

REFUND POLICY: If the organizers cancel or postpone the event, paying registrants will be refunded in full.