Book
The common descent group in China and its functions
Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology • New York • Published In 1948 • Pages: 204
By: Hu, Hsien-chin.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source deals with the [n]Tsu[/n] organization of Chinese society. The various functions of the [n]Tsu[/n] as an instrument of social control, as a land holding unit, and as an integrating factor are considered. The [n]Tsu[/n] is the unit responsible for the super-familial ancestor rites. An extensive appendix consisting of extracts from genealogies and informant material is included.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Administration
- Localized kin groups
- Social control
- Philanthropic foundations
- Cult of the dead
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Han Chinese
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Frank W. Moore ; 1955
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1 - 1948
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- People's Republic of China;Anhui Province, People's Republic of China;Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; Hebei Province, People's Republic of China;Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China;Changshu, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Hsien Chin Hu
- Tsu (clan) indexed for 618. Notes are on pp. 194-201
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 48010394
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Ethnology