@article{fdi:010061152,
  title = {{B}achelorhood and sexuality in a context of female shortage : evidence from a survey in rural {A}nhui, {C}hina},
  author = {{A}ttane, {I}. and {Z}hang, {Q}. {L}. and {L}i, {S}. {Z}. and {Y}ang, {X}. {Y}. and {G}uilmoto, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}raditionally, marriage is a near universality in {C}hina. {H}owever, in the coming decades, owing to the growing sex imbalance, millions of men will be unable to marry. {A}s a consequence, bachelorhood is becoming a new demographic concern, particularly affecting men from the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. {I}n {C}hina's cultural context today, heterosexual marriage remains a prerequisite for family formation and, in rural society particularly, the legitimate setting for sexual activity. {U}nder such circumstances, bachelorhood is likely to produce privations on various fronts, the consequences of which for both the individual and the community are still largely unknown. {T}his article focuses on the opinions and sexual behaviour of bachelors, and highlights significant variations from those of married men. {I}t is based on the findings of an exploratory survey conducted in 2008 in selected villages in a rural county in {A}nhui province, referred to here as {JC} county. {T}he survey provides insights into the more general situation of rural men unable to marry in a context of female shortage, and indicates the conditions a growing number of {C}hinese men will face in the near future.},
  keywords = {{R}ural {C}hina ; women shortage ; bachelorhood ; marriage ; sexual behaviour ; poverty ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}hina {Q}uarterly},
  numero = {215},
  pages = {703--726},
  ISSN = {0305-7410},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0305741013000702},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061152},
}