British Chinese Families: Parenting, Relationships and Childhoods

by C. Lau-Clayton

Overview

Based on repeat interviews from a range of generational perspectives, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhoods, examining the extent to which parents identify themselves as being Chinese and how decisions to uphold or move away from 'traditional' Chinese values impacts on their child-rearing methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137026613
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
File size:	290 KB

About the Author

Carmen Lau-Clayton is Director of an ESRC-funded study on young fatherhood at the University of Leeds, UK. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Welfare Studies at Leeds Trinity University, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Chinese Migration Patterns 3. Themes within Current Research 4. Theoretical Framing 5. Methods of Enquiry 6. Contemporary British Chinese Parenting 7. Agency and Action of British Chinese Children 8. Levels of Intimacy between British Chinese Parents and Children 9. Final Conclusions