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Understanding marriage : a Hong Kong case study /

This book examines changes that occur in the marital relationship today. The author concludes that as "affective individualism" is used to characterize modern marriages in the West, "affective familism" is a more appropriate character of marriages among the Chinese in Hong Kong.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Katherine P. H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [1995]
Subjects:
Spouses > China > Hong Kong > Case studies.
Married people > China > Hong Kong > Case studies.
Marriage > China > Hong Kong > Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book examines changes that occur in the marital relationship today. The author concludes that as "affective individualism" is used to characterize modern marriages in the West, "affective familism" is a more appropriate character of marriages among the Chinese in Hong Kong.
Item Description:Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 210 pages) :) : illustrations, digital fil
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-200) and index.
ISBN:9789882202986