1986

The new General Principles of the Civil Law are adopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People's Congress, promulgated by Order No. 37 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 12, 1986, and effective as of January 1, 1997.

Literature:

Logan, John R. / Fuqin, Bian (1999): Family values and coresidence with married children in urban China. In: Social Forces, Vol. 77, No. 4, 1253-1282

Sigley, Gary (2001): Keep it in the Family: Government, Marriage, and Sex in Contemporary China. In: Jolly, Margaret A. / Ram, Kalpana R. (Eds.): Borders of Being: Citizenship, Fertility, and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific. Ann Arbor, MI (University of Michigan Press)

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