Book

Hsin Hsing, Taiwan: a Chinese village in change

University of California Press • Berkeley • Published In 1966 • Pages:

By: Gallin, Bernard.

Abstract

This is a study of socio-cultural change in a Taiwan peasant village, from the turn of the century to 1959. When population increased after World War II, land shortage became a severe problem. This problem resulted in temporary as well as permanent migration to the city (usually Taipeh). This, together with other factors, weakened village and clan (TZU) solidarity. Instead of the concentration of social relationships in the village and clan communities, a strong tendency to establish ties with social groups outside the community in other villages developed. At the same time individualism was increasing. All of these factors resulted in the dissolution of the extended family as a household and even economic unit, into more or less independent conjugal families. The research was conducted by the author and his wife in the local dialect, Mandarin, and Japanese.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

Asia

Sub Region

East Asia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sigrid Khera

Field Date

1957-1958 (16 months)

Coverage Date

ca. 1900-1959

Coverage Place

Hsin Hsing village, Taiwan

Notes

Bernard Gallin

Includes bibliography

LCCN

66014734

LCSH

Taiwanese