Towards a Chinese Conception of Social Support: A Study of the Social Support Networks of Chinese Working Mothers in Beijing (Inscribed Copy)

Yuen-Tsang, Angelina W.K.

ISBN 10: 1840141670 / ISBN 13: 9781840141672

Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited, 1997

About this Item

Ashgate Publishing Limited, 1997. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscription by the author on the ffe. Book in VG condition in the original laminate boards, with a little wear and rubbing. Internally clean. 265pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Towards a Chinese Conception of Social Support: A Study of the Social Support Networks of Chinese Working Mothers in Beijing (Inscribed Copy)
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840141670
• ISBN 13: 9781840141672
• Binding: Book Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology

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Synopsis

Aspires more to discovering and generating a theory on social support in the Chinese context than to verifying theories developed in the west. Applies the grounded theory method to investigate the support relationships of 27 working mothers in a particular neighborhood. Finds that the forms of support received and their intensity vary throughout the life course, and that most mothers interviewed adopted a family approach stressing close kin while others developed strategies of self-support or diversified support. Developed from a Ph.D. dissertation, for which no date or university are noted. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.