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



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Autore: Chan Kwok-shing Visualizza persona
Titolo: A localized culture of welfare [[electronic resource] ] : entitlements, stratification, and identity in a Chinese lineage village / / Kwok-shing Chan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
Disciplina: 361.951
Soggetto topico: Public welfare - China - Hong Kong
Public welfare - China
Families - China - Hong Kong
Families - China
Kinship - China - Hong Kong
Kinship - China
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.
Titolo autorizzato: A localized culture of welfare  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7391-7857-1
1-299-15694-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779323203321
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Serie: AsiaWorld