Family life in China
By: William R. Jankowiak & Robert L. Moore
Contributors: Moore, Robert L., 1949- author
Series: China today series; China today series (Cambridge, England)
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780745685540; 9780745685557
Subjects: Families; Marriage; Social life and customs
Description: "Where a widely accepted Confucian-based ideology once offered a standard framework for family life, current ideas offer no such uniformity. Ties of affection rather than duty have become prominent in determining what individuals feel they owe to their spouses, parents, children, and others. Chinese millennials, facing a world of opportunities and, at the same time, feeling a sense of heavy obligation, are reshaping patterns of courtship, marriage, and filiality in ways that were not foreseen by their parents nor by the authorities of the Chinese state. Those whose roots are in the countryside but who have left their homes to seek opportunity and adventure in the city face particular pressures--as do the children and elders they have left behind. The authors explore this diversity focusing on rural vs. urban differences, regionalism, and ethnic diversity within China."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The chinese family : enduring ideals and changing realities; title: 2. Kinship, friends and the multigenerational family; title: 3. Chinese families : ethnic variations; title: 4. Courtship and marriage : twentieth-century transformations; title: 5. The preference for the affection-based marriage; title: 6. Parenting philosophy and practice; title: 7. Parents, adolescents, and emerging adults; title: Conclusion: intergenerational exceptions and uncertainties.