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Segmentation in Chinese lineages: a view through written genealogies

American ethnologist • 3 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 1-16

By: Martin, Emily M..

Abstract
Ahern discusses how written genealogies may be used to ascertain how Chinese lineage members view the growth and segmentation of their own social groups. According to Ahern, the genealogies are concerned mainly with changes in residence resulting from the formation of new setlements, and not with corporate and joint estates as elsewhere in China. Among the main points of this article is a methodological one: like oral genealogies, written ones evince a concern with issues other than kinship per se; in this instance they reveal the various ways in which kin are organized in territorial communities.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical and archival research
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lineages
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus; David Sherwood
Field Date
1969-1970
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Ch'i-nan (Qinan) village, Taipei hsien, Hai-shan region, Taiwan
Notes
Emily Martin Ahern
Includes bibliography
LCCN
74644326
LCSH
Taiwanese