Book

Village and family in contemporary China

University of Chicago PressChicagoPublished In 1978 • Pages:

By: Parish, William L., Whyte, Martin King.

Abstract
This study is based on interviews conducted in Hong Kong of refugees from 63 villages in Guangdong Province. Focusing on village and family life during the post-Cultural Revolution period, the authors discuss the changes that occurred under socialism, which political campaigns succeeded and which did not, and why. They conclude that once rural social structure was radically transformed by land reform and collectivization, attempts at later changes were less effective as new solidarities formed whose new interests benefitted from the earlier changes, but were threatened by subsequent changes.
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
Cultural goals
Rest days and holidays
Household
Community heads
culture
Han Chinese
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2021
Field Date
1973-1974
Coverage Date
1949-1977
Coverage Place
Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China;People's Republic of China
Notes
William L. Parish ; Martin King Whyte
Includes bibliographical references and index
LCCN
78003411
LCSH
Rural families--China
Villages--China--Case studies
China--Rural conditions