The Families-Law in Mao Era of China: An Analysis on Revolutionizing the Family

Based on the question proposed by Neil J. Diamant, our study sorted out the families-laws for 1950-1953, 1954-1966, 1966-1968, and displayed the process of extracting concept from the politicalizing laws. Furthermore, we summarized the reasons of families powered thoroughly by state. Firstly, the consensus of state in charge of families is the basis of culture to produce it. Secondly, the degree of state’s legitimacy authorized by demos is the crutch of it. Thirdly, the unintended results of policies and the state’s scattered makes penetration unprincipled. Finally, Confucian culture in China further consolidated this way of state-family interaction.