Soup, love, and a helping hand : social relations and support in Guangzhou, China /

Despite growing affluence, a large number of urban Chinese have problems making ends meet. Based on ethnographic research among several different types of communities in Guangzhou, China, Soup, Love and a Helping Hand examines different modes and ideologies of help/support, as well as the related is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Fleischer, Friederike (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
Series:Asian anthropologies ; volume 8
Subjects:
Interpersonal relations > China > Guangzhou.
Social service > China > Guangzhou.
Service social > Chine > Canton.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Social conditions
Interpersonal relations
Social service
Guangzhou (China) > Social conditions.
China > Guangzhou
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Despite growing affluence, a large number of urban Chinese have problems making ends meet. Based on ethnographic research among several different types of communities in Guangzhou, China, Soup, Love and a Helping Hand examines different modes and ideologies of help/support, as well as the related issues of reciprocity, relatedness (kinship), and changing state-society relations in contemporary China. With an emphasis on the subjective experience, Fleischer's research carefully explores people's ideas about moral obligations, social expectations, and visions of urban Chinese society.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785336775
1785336770

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