This thesis examines and compares the laws concerning marriage and divorce in the Qing dynasty and the Republican period. It also looks at the May Fourth Movement that happened during the...Show moreThis thesis examines and compares the laws concerning marriage and divorce in the Qing dynasty and the Republican period. It also looks at the May Fourth Movement that happened during the Republican period and how it influenced the formation of the laws concerning marriage and divorce in that period. Finally it will also look at what the impact of these laws were on the position of women.Show less