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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807910103321

Autore

Chan Kwok-shing

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

0-7391-7857-1

1-299-15694-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

AsiaWorld

Disciplina

361.951

Soggetti

Public welfare - China - Hong Kong

Public welfare - China

Families - China - Hong Kong

Families - China

Kinship - China - Hong Kong

Kinship - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 between welfare and culture, and the cultures underlying systems of welfare.