Becky Yang Hsu is Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and the author of Borrowing Together.
Richard Madsen is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of numerous books on Chinese societies.
What defines "happiness," and how can we get it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell us a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change.
Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness begins with the assumption that when Chinese citizens assess themselves as "happy," they are primarily making a judgment of their lives and social relationships. Through ethnography and in-depth interviews, the contributors to this book show how different dimensions of happiness are manifest in the moral and ethical understandings that embed individuals in specific communities and the various spheres of everyday life. Vividly describing the moral dilemmas experienced in contemporary Chinese society, the rituals of happiness performed in modern weddings, the practices of conviviality carried out in shared meals, the professional tensions confronted by social workers, and the hopes and frustrations shared by political reformers, this important study illuminates the causes of anxiety and reasons for hope in China today.
發表於2024-11-25
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圖書標籤: 海外中國研究 人類學 日常生活 趙文詞 美好生活 社會學 文化 幸福
Chp1 - traditionally, elites viewed Fu as materialistic and frowned upon; early 20th century combines materialistic and non-materialistic (i.e. nationalist) pursuits; Chp2 - family (spouse, parents) obligations often seen as contradictory to personal career; how desires can rise interactively (i.e. with relatives - face, family); Chp -social eating
評分Chp1 - traditionally, elites viewed Fu as materialistic and frowned upon; early 20th century combines materialistic and non-materialistic (i.e. nationalist) pursuits; Chp2 - family (spouse, parents) obligations often seen as contradictory to personal career; how desires can rise interactively (i.e. with relatives - face, family); Chp -social eating
評分Chp1 - traditionally, elites viewed Fu as materialistic and frowned upon; early 20th century combines materialistic and non-materialistic (i.e. nationalist) pursuits; Chp2 - family (spouse, parents) obligations often seen as contradictory to personal career; how desires can rise interactively (i.e. with relatives - face, family); Chp -social eating
評分Chp1 - traditionally, elites viewed Fu as materialistic and frowned upon; early 20th century combines materialistic and non-materialistic (i.e. nationalist) pursuits; Chp2 - family (spouse, parents) obligations often seen as contradictory to personal career; how desires can rise interactively (i.e. with relatives - face, family); Chp -social eating
評分Chp1 - traditionally, elites viewed Fu as materialistic and frowned upon; early 20th century combines materialistic and non-materialistic (i.e. nationalist) pursuits; Chp2 - family (spouse, parents) obligations often seen as contradictory to personal career; how desires can rise interactively (i.e. with relatives - face, family); Chp -social eating
The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載