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Author Chan, Kwok-shing

Title A localized culture of welfare : entitlements, stratification, and identity in a Chinese lineage village / Kwok-shing Chan
Published Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages)
Series AsiaWorld
AsiaWorld.
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Public welfare -- China -- Hong Kong
Public welfare -- China
Families -- China -- Hong Kong
Families -- China
Kinship -- China -- Hong Kong
Kinship -- China
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
Families
Kinship
Public welfare
China
China -- Hong Kong
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020738446
ISBN 9780739178577
0739178571
1299156940
9781299156944