essay

Property and family division

anthropology of taiwanese society • Stanford, Calif. • Published In 1981 • Pages: 361-378, 468

By: Sung, Lung-sheng.

Abstract
This essay considers the relevance of the distinctions between various categories of acquired and inherited property for differences in household and family structure among rural-dwellers near the town of Shu-lin. Several case-studies are presented of the developmental cycle for families in different social circumstances, illustrating the range of variation in emphasis upon extended or nuclear families, separate or compound households, weak or strong parental authority.
Subjects
Property system
Inheritance
Household
Family relationships
Extended families
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus; Marlene Martin
Field Date
1970-1972
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Shu-lin town, Taipei hsien, Taiwan
Notes
Lung-sheng Sung
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Taiwanese