Towards a Chinese Conception of Social Support: Study of the Social Support Networks of Chinese Working Mothers in Beijing

ISBN-13: 9781138365100 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 265 str.

Angelina W. K. Yuen-Tsang

Opis

First published in 1997, this volume is an attempt to study the patterns of social support among Chinese working mothers in a Beijing neighbourhood with the aim of developing a beginning understanding of the Chinese conception of social support.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Theoretical Conceptualization of Social Support: a Literature Review. 3. Research Methodology. 4. Social Support of the Chinese Working Mothers through the Life Course. 5. The Support Relationships of Chinese Working Mothers. 6. Variations in Support Strategies of Chinese Working. 7. Towards a Chinese Conception of Social Support. 8. The Impact of the Changing Social and Economic Scenario on the Chinese Communal Support Networks and its Implications on Social Work Intervention.