Stereotypical portrayals of the Hmong in Vietnam emphasize their apparently exotic customs related to sexual relationships and marriage and their alleged backwardness and resistance to change. Yet their history shows their ability to respond to changing socioeconomic contexts. This study details practices and aspirations concerning love, marriage and education among different generations of Whi...

We examine the impact of the introduction of no-fault divorce law on the behaviour of never-married people. In particular, we evaluate how it affects an indicator of marital search intensity, the age at first marriage, in the context of a model where everyone has a different value of marriage. The heterogeneity of individual values implies that the legal change affects different people differen...

This study was to investigate the association of psychological characteristics and functional dyspepsia treatment outcome. 109 patients who met the criteria for FD were enrolled. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL90), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to measure personality, psychological symptoms, and sleep quality in our patients. Leeds Dy...

This paper outlines the combination of two prominent theories of social life: 1) modernization theory and 2) W.I. Thomas’ theorem that people’s perceptions have real consequences. It then documents the extent to which the complex idea of modernization and development has cemented itself in the minds of ordinary people as a model of how the world works. I employ latent class analysis and use 200...

Trends toward later and less marriage and childbearing have been evenmore pronounced in East Asia than in the West. At the same time, many other features of East Asian families have changed very little. We review recent research on trends in awide range of family behaviors inChina, Japan,Korea, and Taiwan. We also draw upon a range of theoretical frameworks to argue that trends in marriage and ...

Background & aim: One of the most important events in human life is marriage. Sexual satisfaction is one of the effective factors in a successful marriage. Accordingly, sexual health education is necessary. Sex education should be in line with the cultural, religious, and social infrastructures of the society. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of sex education with and without rel...