A localized culture of welfare : entitlements, stratification, and identity in a Chinese lineage village /

This book presents an ethnographic account of the significance of kinship in welfare matters in Chinese society. It will be a useful reference book and secondary text for anthropologists, sociologists and university students who are interested in Chinese kinship and welfare issues, the relationship...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chan, Kwok-shing
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2012.
Colección:AsiaWorld.
Temas:
Public welfare > China > Hong Kong.
Public welfare > China.
Families > China > Hong Kong.
Families > China.
Kinship > China > Hong Kong.
Kinship > China.
Aide sociale > Chine > Hongkong.
Aide sociale > Chine.
Familles > Chine > Hongkong.
Familles > Chine.
Parenté > Chine > Hongkong.
Parenté > Chine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Families
Kinship
Public welfare
China
China > Hong Kong
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Maps, tables, and diagrams
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on romanization
  • Introduction : welfare and security, an anthropological perspective
  • The Pang lineage village
  • Living under threat : reactions to Hong Kong's return to China
  • Corporate resources and financial security
  • Communal safety and protection
  • Employment and care provisions
  • Entitlement and value : housing
  • Old age welfare and security
  • The religious pursuit of welfare and security
  • Conclusion
  • Methodological appendix
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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