Chinese Families - 9781800711570

Chinese FamiliesTradition, Modernization, and Change\nAuthor(s): Man-yee Kan, Sampson Lee Blair\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781800711570, 978-1800711570\nSynopsis\nOver the past half of a century, Chinese societies have undergone a tremendous amount of social, political, and economic change, which have also been a catalyst for substantial shifts in fundamental structures and processes within Chinese families. This edited collection focuses on the continuities and changes in gender and intergenerational relations of Chinese families in Greater China.\n\nPaying close attention to families in Greater China, including the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the authors address a wide array of topics, including marriage patterns, cohabitation, rural-urban variations in family structures, fertility aspirations, spousal relationships and marital quality, and more. Collectively, the ch.