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Reciprocity (lishang-wanglai): a Chinese model of social relationships and reciprocity - state and villagers' interaction 1936-2014

Journal of sociology • 52 (1) • Published In 2016 • Pages: 103-117

By: Chang, Xiangqun.

Abstract
This work theorizes a Chinese model of social relationships and reciprocity, or "recipropriety," that encompasses concepts of face, fellow-feeling, and gift economy. The proposition is that this uniquely Chinese social psychology and ethic has guided behavior in the village of Kaixiangong throughout the post-Liberation era in spite of economic vicissitudes, and multiple changes in policy and administrative organization.
Subjects
Social relationships and groups
Ethics
Local officials
Territorial hierarchy
culture
Han Chinese
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2020
Field Date
1996-2007
Coverage Date
1936-2014
Coverage Place
Kaixiangong, Wujiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Notes
Xiangqun Chang
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-117)
LCCN
sn 98031957
LCSH
Villages--China--Yangtze River Valley
Yangtze Valley--Social life and customs