Remaking families in contemporary China / Xiaoying Qi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qi, Xiaoying, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--China.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 230 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This text examines a number of emerging family-relations practices engaged in contemporary China. In doing so, it draws attention to new patterns of behavior and expectations related to transformation of the family since the advent of marketization. It also shows why exploration of family-related themes is important in understanding the nature of society, the forces that underpin social relationships more broadly, and the basis and nature of social change. It fills a gap in the literature by examining such heretofore unrecognized topics as the practices related to giving a child a surname.

Contents:

Surnaming: veiled patriarchy

Floating grandparents: intergenerational exchange

Intimacy: the role of third elements

Divorce: broken and unbroken bonds

Flowering at sunset: remarriage, cohabitation, and LAT among the elderly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-751100-7

0-19-751101-5

0-19-751099-X

OCLC:

1224045397