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Generational transformation of Chinese families: A survey of the Republic period

Generational transformation of Chinese families: A survey of the Republic period Family division is the way of reproduction of Chinese families and the starting point of building new families. Reasons of family division in the Republic of China include bad terms among sisters-in-law, among brothers, between father and sons, between mother-in-law and daughters-in-law, or working outside. There are three patterns of family division: one-time thorough division, serial division, and special types of division. The circumstances of family division include: inheritance while parents are alive or after their death; equal inheritance among brothers hosted by their uncle (mother’s brother), inheritance rights attributed to the eldest son or grandson, and special principles of property distribution. The rite of family division is quite solemn; documents of family division definitely need to be made with specific regulations. There are three ways of supporting for the eldly, among which leaving some land to parents is popularly adopted in rural China during the Republic period. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Frontiers of History in China Brill

Generational transformation of Chinese families: A survey of the Republic period

Frontiers of History in China , Volume 4 (1): 74 – Jan 1, 2009

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Brill
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Copyright 2009 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1673-3401
eISSN
1673-3525
DOI
10.1007/s11462-009-0003-1
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Abstract

Family division is the way of reproduction of Chinese families and the starting point of building new families. Reasons of family division in the Republic of China include bad terms among sisters-in-law, among brothers, between father and sons, between mother-in-law and daughters-in-law, or working outside. There are three patterns of family division: one-time thorough division, serial division, and special types of division. The circumstances of family division include: inheritance while parents are alive or after their death; equal inheritance among brothers hosted by their uncle (mother’s brother), inheritance rights attributed to the eldest son or grandson, and special principles of property distribution. The rite of family division is quite solemn; documents of family division definitely need to be made with specific regulations. There are three ways of supporting for the eldly, among which leaving some land to parents is popularly adopted in rural China during the Republic period.

Journal

Frontiers of History in ChinaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: the Republic of China; family division; family property; property inheritance; inheritance right; support for the eldly

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