The changing meaning of being "Tang": a study of generation gap in a single surname village in rural Hong Kong.

submitted by Li Yuen Kwan, Fiona. === Thesis submitted in: December 1999. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-227). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Acknowledgements --- p.i === Chapter Chapter One --- Introductio...

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Other Authors: Li, Yuen Kwan Fiona.
Format: Others
Language:English
Chinese
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890394
http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-323053
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Summary:submitted by Li Yuen Kwan, Fiona. === Thesis submitted in: December 1999. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-227). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Acknowledgements --- p.i === Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 === Formation of Study and Theoretical Considerations --- p.1 === Methodology --- p.5 === Theoretical Framework and the Research Question --- p.8 === Generation Gap and Cultural Gap --- p.12 === A Synopsis of the Present Thesis --- p.22 === Chapter Chapter Two --- The Change: Before and After --- p.26 === Historical Review of the Changing Village --- p.26 === Lineage Villages in South China and Hong Kong --- p.29 === The Lineage Organization --- p.37 === The Change --- p.48 === Chapter Chapter Three --- The Present: A Study in Ping Shan --- p.54 === History of Settlement and Life in Ping Shan --- p.54 === Rituals --- p.71 === Economics --- p.87 === Gender Issue --- p.92 === Outsiders Inside the Lineage --- p.100 === Chapter Chapter Four --- Generation Gap Among Villagers --- p.104 === Identity --- p.109 === Case 1: The Father and His Generation --- p.115 === Case 2: The Sons and Their Generation --- p.119 === The Never Happened Divergence --- p.144 === Collectivity vs. Individuality --- p.152 === Suppressive vs. Expressive --- p.156 === Power Conflicts Inside the Lineage --- p.160 === Chapter Chapter Five --- The Generation Gap as Part of a Large Cultural Gap --- p.163 === Chapter Chapter Six --- The Significance of Lineage Village Today --- p.181 === The Meaning of Tradition --- p.181 === The Meaning of the Village --- p.197 === Different Meanings for Different Groups --- p.200 === Chapter Chapter Seven --- Conclusion --- p.210 === Identity and Meaning --- p.210 === A New Understanding about Culture --- p.219 === References --- p.222 === Chapter Appendix A --- Maps and Floor Plans === Chapter Appendix B --- Photos === Chapter Appendix C --- Calligraphy