During the Anti Japanese War, a large number of people were forced to flee to the southwest due to the northern and central of China were gradually occupied by the enemy. The long-distance migration in the war-torn environment led to the separation of many families, resulting in a large number of marriage and family tragedies. After a large number of people moved to the southwest, the marriage and family situation in the rear area  changed greatly. First, people from different regional customs and cultural backgrounds have entered the rear, which has changed the concept, the object and the form of marriage; Second, leaving their homes, the traditional family parental control has been out of reach, and the phenomenon of husband and wife separation and recombination with others occurs frequently, resulting in a large number of marriage and family tragedies; Third, the long-term war of resistance against Japan and the decline of people's life led to a sharp decline in the male population, fertility intention and fertility rate. From the analysis, we can see that Japan's aggression has caused profound harm to China's marriage and family, and its seriousness can’t be ignored.

Rong Ma, Gang Yao. Marriage and Family in the Rear Area under the Background of Anti Japanese War. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 4: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.040401.

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