Working Daughters of Hong Kong: Filial Piety or Power in the Family?

By Janet W. Salaff

Book Overview

Based on a five-year study of 28 young, unmarried women working in Hong Kong, this study describes how Chinese families direct their daughters' earnings. It also explores the impact of industrialization upon families, particularly in the light of the 1997 transition to communist Chinese rule.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231102259
• ISBN13: 9780231102254
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher