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UNINA9910150345303321 |
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Titolo |
The Chinese family today / / edited by Xu Anqi, John DeFrain and Liu Wenrong |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routledge, , [2017] |
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ISBN |
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1-317-28353-8 |
1-138-34984-4 |
1-315-64261-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Collana |
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Routledge Contemporary China Series ; ; 158 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families - China |
Women - China - Social conditions |
Sex role - China |
China Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Family structure / Xu Anqi, Xue Yali -- 1. Population and procreation / Zhuang Yuxia -- 3. Child care and nurture / Xu Zhening -- 4. The establishment and dissolution of marriage / Xu Anqi -- 5. Gender roles / Xu Anqi -- 6. Intergenerational support / Liu Wenrong -- 7. The quality of family life and lifestyle / Zhang Liang. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Chinese economy is undergoing dramatic changes and the world is watching and changing along with it. The Chinese family is also changing in many ways in response to the economic transformation that is moving the world's most populous nation from an agrarian economy to a global superpower. This is the first book in English to describe and explain the social transformation of the Chinese family from the perspective of Chinese researchers. Presenting a comprehensive view of the Chinese family today and how it has adapted during the process of modernization, it provides description and analysis of the trajectory of changes in family structures, functions, and relationships. It tracks how Chinese marriages and families are becoming more diverse and face a great deal of uncertainty as they evolve in different ways from Western marriages and families. The book |
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