Rethinking the Chinese bride price
By looking into people's first hand experience of this tradition, this study asks: how does the experience of living in Australia affects the continuation of cultural practice, power dynamics within gender and intergenerational relations, and individual's self-identification as Chinese.
This study is a small-scale qualitative research project. The participants will participate in 60min interview, during which he/she will be asked to share the experience of this marital tradition and how living in Australia affect the practice. Participants may be contacted to do a 30-60min follow-up interview.
Ethics approval number: 2019/715.
Eligibility
You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:
- Are between 20-35 years old and
- Have/had first-hand experience of 彩礼 Cai Li (either giving or receiving) and
- Are currently residing in Australia.
How to participate
If you are interested in assisting with this important and exciting area of research, please contact the study facilitator: Hui via email: hzou9550@uni.sydney.edu.au.
