British Chinese Families [electronic resource] : Parenting, Relationships and Childhoods /
Lau-Clayton, C.author.
Based on repeat interviews from a range of generational perspectives, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhoods, examining the extent to which parents identify themselves as being Chinese and how decisions to uphold or move away from 'traditional' Chinese values impacts on their child-rearing methods.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Questioning existing literature: Chinese homogeneity; 1.2 Where are Chinese children's voices?; 1.3 British Chinese family research: a new focus; 1.4 Research methods; 2 Chinese Migration Patterns; 2.1 International migration patterns; 2.2 Chinese migration to the UK; 2.3 Contemporary migration flows; 2.4 Diversity of the UK Chinese population; 2.5 Chinese diaspora; 2.6 A note on terminology; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 Themes within Current Research; 3.1 Social group and occupations
3.2 Immigrant parenting and cultural differences3.3 Education, home and school; 3.4 Chinese adolescence; 3.5 Rethinking cultural explanations; 3.6 Conclusion; 4 Theoretical Framing; 4.1 Constructions of childhood; 4.2 Rethinking childhood: the new sociology of childhood; 4.3 Rethinking 'the family'; 4.4 Family diversity; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 Methods of Enquiry; 5.1 Research strategy; 5.2 Research population; 5.3 Data generation; 5.4 Analysis; 5.5 Ethical issues; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 Contemporary British Chinese Parenting; 6.1 Chinese childhoods of the past
6.2 Changes in contemporary parenting approaches6.3 Parent's encouragement of children's independence; 6.4 Parental acceptance of Westernisation; 6.5 Language use in the home; 6.6 Conclusion; 7 Agency and Action of British Chinese Children; 7.1 Definitions; 7.2 British Chinese children's agency in action; 7.3 Communication within the home; 7.4 Adolescence and agency; 7.5 Secondary school; 7.6 Conflicts; 7.7 Changes in parents; 7.8 Conclusion; 8 Levels of Intimacy between British Chinese Parents and Children; 8.1 Intimacy and culture; 8.2 Changes in intimacy levels
8.3 Adolescence and parent-child closeness8.4 Cohesion and family activities; 8.5 Communication and self-disclosure; 8.6 Conclusion; 9 Conclusions; 9.1 Parenting approaches; 9.2 Agency of British Chinese children; 9.3 Parent-child intimacy levels; 9.4 Concluding remarks; Appendices; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on repeat interviews from a range of generational perspectives, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhoods, examining the extent to which parents identify themselves as being Chinese and how decisions to uphold or move away from 'traditional' Chinese values impacts on their child-rearing methods.
Ethnology-Asia.
Sociology.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Social groups.
Family.
Ethnicity.
Asian Culture.
Sociology, general.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Family.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Ethnicity Studies.