Understanding Chinese families : a comparative study of Taiwan and Southeast China / C.Y. Cyrus Chu and Ruoh-Rong Yu.
2010
HQ686 .C48 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Understanding Chinese families : a comparative study of Taiwan and Southeast China / C.Y. Cyrus Chu and Ruoh-Rong Yu.
Author
Chu, C. Y. Cyrus.
ISBN
9780199578092
0199578095
0199578095
Publication Details
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 297 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HQ686 .C48 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.8509512
Summary
This text provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families.
Note
This text provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Yu, Ruoh-Rong.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Chinese families
Social backgrounds of China and Taiwan
Co-residence and family size
Family fertility
Marriage patterns
Housework and household decisions
Revealed son preferences
The role of the family in child education
Intergenerational mobility
Family reciprocal supports
Parental transfers and child feedbacks
Changing gender preferences in Taiwan
Concluding remarks.
Social backgrounds of China and Taiwan
Co-residence and family size
Family fertility
Marriage patterns
Housework and household decisions
Revealed son preferences
The role of the family in child education
Intergenerational mobility
Family reciprocal supports
Parental transfers and child feedbacks
Changing gender preferences in Taiwan
Concluding remarks.