In-depth study of social relations in contemporary urban China. Examining different scales of social relations, from the interpersonal (family) to the neighborhood, to social institutions and organizations. A combined focus on social relations, help/ support, and morality in different realms – the family, neighborhood, religion, and volunteer organizations.
In-depth study of social relations in contemporary urban China. Examining different scales of social relations, from the interpersonal (family) to the neighborhood, to social institutions and organizations. A combined focus on social relations, help/ support, and morality in different realms – the family, neighborhood, religion, and volunteer organizations.
Friederike Fleischer is Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. She was previously a post-doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany. She is the author of Surburban Beijing (2010), and co-editor of Ethnographies of Support (2013).
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Map List of Main Interlocutors Introduction PART I: SOUP Chapter 1. "If Not His Child, Who Will Pay for His Living?": Household and Kin-Based Support Chapter 2. Neighbors and Friends Chapter 3. Support and Reciprocity PART II: LOVE Chapter 4. Religious Revival Chapter 5. The Church: Social and Religious Services Chapter 6. Love: A Community of Believers PART III: A HELPING HAND Chapter 7. Philanthropy, Charity, and Volunteerism Chapter 8. Inspirations and Motivations to Volunteer Chapter 9. Volunteering: Governmentality and Agency Conclusion: Soup, Love, and a Helping Hand: Urban Transformations and the Ethics of Social Support Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Map List of Main Interlocutors Introduction PART I: SOUP Chapter 1. "If Not His Child, Who Will Pay for His Living?": Household and Kin-Based Support Chapter 2. Neighbors and Friends Chapter 3. Support and Reciprocity PART II: LOVE Chapter 4. Religious Revival Chapter 5. The Church: Social and Religious Services Chapter 6. Love: A Community of Believers PART III: A HELPING HAND Chapter 7. Philanthropy, Charity, and Volunteerism Chapter 8. Inspirations and Motivations to Volunteer Chapter 9. Volunteering: Governmentality and Agency Conclusion: Soup, Love, and a Helping Hand: Urban Transformations and the Ethics of Social Support Bibliography Index
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