The Golden Wing: A Sociological Study of Chinese Familism

by Yueh-Hwa Lin

First published in 1998. This is Volume X of the fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family series and offers a sociological study of Chinese familism. The Golden Wing written in 1948 is a sociological study written in the form of a novel. Its theme is refreshingly simple in conception but like the painting of a bamboo leaf, its austere form conceals a high degree of art. The story sets out to examine why, of two families living side by side in a Fukien village in South China, and related by kinship and business interests, one should continue to prosper through adversity and the other should first flourish and then decline.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 1998

Reviews

[M Shen · Rating 3 out of 5]

very detailed and informative, if a bit dry.