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'Fat pigs' and women's giftsessay 1999 • Chang, Xiangqun
Han Chinese • Asia > East Asia
This is a study of non-agnatic support networks and exchange in the village of Kaixiangong. Nearly three-quarters of a household's contacts for social support come from non-agnatic kin, compared to households in surrounding villages which have less t...Reciprocity (lishang-wanglai)article 2016 • Chang, Xiangqun
Han Chinese • Asia > East Asia
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...