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China's revolutions and intergenerational relations / Martin King Whyte, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whyte, Martin.
- Series:
- Michigan monographs in Chinese studies ; no. 96.
- Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies ; no. 96
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intergenerational relations--China.
- Intergenerational relations.
- Parent and adult child--China.
- Parent and adult child.
- Aging parents--China.
- Aging parents.
- Family life surveys--China.
- Family life surveys.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages) : illustrations, charts.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- China's Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations counters the widely accepted notion that traditional family patterns are weakened by forces such as economic development and social revolutions. China has experienced wrenching changes on both the economic and the political fronts, yet from the evidence presented here the tradition of filial respect and support for aging parents remains alive and well. Using collaborative surveys carried out in 1994 in the middle-sized industrial city of Baoding and comparative data from urban Taiwan, the authors examine issues shaping the relationships between adult Chinese children and their elderly parents. The continued vitality of intergenerational support and filial obligations in these samples is not simply an instance of strong Confucian tradition trumping powerful forces of change. Instead, and somewhat paradoxically, the continued strength of filial obligations can be attributed largely to the institutions of Chinese socialism forged in the era of Mao Zedong. With socialist institutions now under assault in the People's Republic of China, the future of intergenerational relations in the twenty-first century is once again uncertain.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472127559
- 0472127551
- Access Restriction:
- Open access Unrestricted online access
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