ABSTRACT
This book studies ethnic variation in neighborhood interaction, friendship formation, network mobilization, mate selection, spouse choice, marital homogamy, and family behavior in Lanzhou. Data are from the Lanzhou 2001 Survey and ethnographic research between 2001 and 2004. This book seeks to address three key issues in research on the Hui:
1 Are the Hui indeed less modern than the Han? 2 Do all the Hui behave traditionally? 3 Is minority ethnicity is a good predictor of Hui behavior?
