China's Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations

This volume counters the widely accepted notion that traditional family patterns are weakened by forces such as economic development and social revolutions. China has experienced wrenching changes on both the economic and the political fronts, yet from the evidence presented here the tradition of filial respect and support for aging parents remains alive and well.

Using collaborative surveys carried out in 1994 in the middle-sized industrial city of Baoding and comparative data from urban …