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The Chinese family: organization, names, and kinship terms

American anthropologist, n.s.29Published In 1927 • Pages: 316-325

By: Wu, Jingchao.

Abstract
This article is valuable mainly for kinship terms. The clan ([n]tzu[/n]) is called the greater-family by the author. Names and kin terms employed in ordinary conversation are described.
Subjects
Personal names
Kinship terminology
Localized kin groups
culture
Han Chinese
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Frank W. Moore ; 1956
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
no date
Coverage Place
People's Republic of China
Notes
By Ching-Chao Wu
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
China--Ethnology/China--Kinship