ABSTRACT

This is Volume I of six in a collection on the Sociology of East Asia. Originally published in 1948, this study looks at the village of Taitou in the Shantung Province.

chapter 1|8 pages

The Village Site

chapter 2|5 pages

The People

chapter 3|18 pages

Agriculture

chapter 4|13 pages

Standard of Living

chapter 5|9 pages

The Components of a Family

chapter 6|19 pages

Intrafamilial Relationships

chapter 7|13 pages

The Family as a Primary Economic Group

chapter 8|17 pages

The Family as a Primary Ceremonial Group

chapter 9|20 pages

Marriage

chapter 10|9 pages

Child Training

chapter 11|11 pages

The Rise and Fall of a Family

chapter 12|14 pages

Village Organization

chapter 13|16 pages

Village Conflicts

chapter 14|17 pages

Village Leaders

chapter 15|13 pages

Intervillage Relations

chapter 16|26 pages

The Story of Tien-Sze

chapter 17|21 pages

The Village of Tomorrow