02861nam 2200673 a 450 991077932320332120200520144314.00-7391-7857-11-299-15694-0(CKB)2550000001001314(EBL)1117152(OCoLC)828424728(SSID)ssj0000822186(PQKBManifestationID)12348733(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000822186(PQKBWorkID)10757021(PQKB)10674426(MiAaPQ)EBC1117152(Au-PeEL)EBL1117152(CaPaEBR)ebr10660083(CaONFJC)MIL446944(EXLCZ)99255000000100131420120806d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA localized culture of welfare[electronic resource] entitlements, stratification, and identity in a Chinese lineage village /Kwok-shing ChanLanham Lexington Books20121 online resource (237 p.)AsiaWorldDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-6687-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.AsiaWorldPublic welfareChinaHong KongPublic welfareChinaFamiliesChinaHong KongFamiliesChinaKinshipChinaHong KongKinshipChinaPublic welfarePublic welfareFamiliesFamiliesKinshipKinship361.951Chan Kwok-shing1543985MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779323203321A localized culture of welfare3797810UNINA