Book
Structural changes of two Chinese communities in Alberta, Canada
National Museums of Canada • (19) • Published In 1976 • Pages: xiv, 385
By: Hoe, Ban Seng.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study, written from a socio-historical perspective, deals with the structural changes taking place in various Chinese communities in Alberta, with a primary focus on Calgary and Edmonton. It is also concerned with the internal transformation of these communities as the result of different perceptions of the quality of life between older and younger generations of Chinese. The dynamic interplay between the Chinese social organization and the wider society is examined. In addition to the above, Hoe analyzes the formation of Chinatowns, the structure of the Chinese associations, family structure, economic activities, assimilation processes, and community life. Hoe notes in concluding that '…the greater the access to the wider opportunity structure, the lesser the stress on community solidarity and cultural traditions, and vice versa' (p. iv). Methodologies employed in this work included social surveys, participant observations, interviews, life histories, oral histories, and documentary analysis.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Demography
- History and culture change
- Cultural participation
- Food service industries
- Garment care
- Settlements
- Marketing
- Labor
- Rest days and holidays
- Status, role, and prestige
- Ethnic stratification
- Interpersonal relations
- Household
- Clans
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chinese Canadians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- 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.
- Social Scientist
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle, 1994
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- British Columbia, Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, MacLeod), Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ban Seng Hoe
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-381)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chinese Canadians