Abstract:The 1950"Marriage Law" not only ignited a revolution to the traditional Chinese marriage and family system,but also ushered in dramatic changes in personal life,social order and institutional arrangement.It was a milestone in the development history of women's rights.After the law was promulgated,the central government used educative,administrative and legal means to launch a nationwide campaign of educating and publicizing as well as punishing those with criminal activities that new healthy marriages began to appear.However,out-of-date marriages still existed in many regions because of the lingering feudal marriage views and many social conditions,which had even forced women to pay a heavy price within a time after the promulgation.This shows that the establishment of a modern marriage system was a long-term process.
张成洁 . 1950年《婚姻法》及其引发的社会变革——纪念1950年《婚姻法》颁布60周年[J]. 江苏大学学报(社会科学版), 2010, 12(5): 34-42.
Zhang Chengjie. The 1950 "Marriage Law" and the Subsequent Social Changes—Observing the 60th Anniversary of the 1950 "Marriage Law". Journal of Jiangsu University(Social Science Editi, 2010, 12(5): 34-42.