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
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