Evolution of family studies in China
The article is devoted to the problem of studying family and marriage in China. The works of the first researchers engaged in the study, analysis of the various family issues are considered: Pan Guandan, an anthropologist, Liang Qichao, a sociologist, Fei Xiaotong, an anthropologist and sociologist, etc.; the works of the modern researchers on family relationships, gender roles are presented: Xu Anqi, Li Yinhe. In the article special attention is also paid to the activities of the research centers studying families who are engaged in such matters as income and expenditure of families, quality of family life, etc. Today the scientific community of China increasingly pays its attention on such issues as migrants and their registration, education of children, reproductive behavior of peasants, illegitimate children.