The Binding Tie
Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore
Seiten
2009
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-3352-7 (ISBN)
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-3352-7 (ISBN)
Focuses on the middle generation, caught between elderly parents who grew up speaking dialect and their own children who speak English and Mandarin. This book examines the many different levels at which the contract operates within Singaporean families.
Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has become the most trade-intensive economy in the world and the richest country in Southeast Asia. This transformation has been accompanied by the emergence of a deep generational divide. More complex than simple disparities of education or changes in income and consumption patterns, this growing gulf encompasses language, religion, and social memory. ""The Binding Tie"" explores how expectations and obligations between generations are being challenged, reworked, and reaffirmed in the face of far-reaching societal change. The family remains a pivotal feature of Singaporean society and the primary unit of support. The author focuses on the middle generation, caught between elderly parents who grew up speaking dialect and their own children who speak English and Mandarin. In analyzing the forces that bind these generations together, she deploys the idea of an intergenerational 'contract', which serves as a metaphor for customary obligations and expectations. She convincingly examines the many different levels at which the contract operates within Singaporean families and offers striking examples of the meaningful ways in which intergenerational support and transactions are performed, resisted, and renegotiated. Her rich material, drawn from ethnographic fieldwork among middle-class Chinese, provides insights into the complex interplay of fragmenting and integrating forces.
Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has become the most trade-intensive economy in the world and the richest country in Southeast Asia. This transformation has been accompanied by the emergence of a deep generational divide. More complex than simple disparities of education or changes in income and consumption patterns, this growing gulf encompasses language, religion, and social memory. ""The Binding Tie"" explores how expectations and obligations between generations are being challenged, reworked, and reaffirmed in the face of far-reaching societal change. The family remains a pivotal feature of Singaporean society and the primary unit of support. The author focuses on the middle generation, caught between elderly parents who grew up speaking dialect and their own children who speak English and Mandarin. In analyzing the forces that bind these generations together, she deploys the idea of an intergenerational 'contract', which serves as a metaphor for customary obligations and expectations. She convincingly examines the many different levels at which the contract operates within Singaporean families and offers striking examples of the meaningful ways in which intergenerational support and transactions are performed, resisted, and renegotiated. Her rich material, drawn from ethnographic fieldwork among middle-class Chinese, provides insights into the complex interplay of fragmenting and integrating forces.
Kristina Goransson is lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology, Lund University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory |
| Zusatzinfo | 9 illustrations, 1 map |
| Verlagsort | Honolulu, HI |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 346 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8248-3352-X / 082483352X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8248-3352-7 / 9780824833527 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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