ISBN:
9780739166871
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 223 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
AsiaWorld
DDC:
361.951
Keywords:
Public welfare
;
Public welfare
;
Families
;
Families
;
Kinship
;
Kinship
;
Public welfare - China - Hong Kong
;
Families - China - Hong Kong
;
Kinship - China - Hong Kong
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hongkong- New Territories
;
Lineage
;
Fürsorge
;
Soziale Identität
;
Gemeinschaft
Abstract:
Maps, tables, and diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization -- Introduction : welfare and security, an anthropological perspective -- The Pang lineage village -- Living under threat : reactions to Hong Kong's return to China -- Corporate resources and financial security -- Communal safety and protection -- Employment and care provisions -- Entitlement and value : housing -- Old age welfare and security -- The religious pursuit of welfare and security -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Maps, tables, and diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization -- Introduction : welfare and security, an anthropological perspective -- The Pang lineage village -- Living under threat : reactions to Hong Kong's return to China -- Corporate resources and financial security -- Communal safety and protection -- Employment and care provisions -- Entitlement and value : housing -- Old age welfare and security -- The religious pursuit of welfare and security -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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