Soup, Love, And A Helping Hand : Social Relations And Support In Guangzhou, China

Despite growing affluence, a large number of urban Chinese have problems making ends meet. Based on ethnographic research among several different types of communities in Guangzhou, China, Soup, Love and a Helping Hand examines different modes and ideologies of help/support, as well as the related issues of reciprocity, relatedness (kinship), and changing state-society relations in contemporary China. With an emphasis on the subjective experience, Fleischer’s research carefully explores people’s ideas about moral obligations, social expectations, and visions of urban Chinese society.

• | Author: Friederike Fleischer
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Feb 21, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 194 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 178533655X
• | ISBN-13: 9781785336553