Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China. Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains largely overlooked, particularly concerning women’s conditions and gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often inaccurately or erroneously associated wit...

本書是一部對中國人類學華南研究具有啟發性意義的經典著作。兩位來自美國的人類學學者，於上世紀六七十年代來到香港元朗新田及廈村居住，近距離觀察文氏及鄧氏兩個宗族的文化傳統，從人類學角度探討當時兩個鄉村的社會結構、性別差異及宗教禮儀。他們分工合作，紀錄及研究鄉村中男女的性別地位及等級觀念。隨?新市鎮的興建，新界地貌已變，書中提及的某些小村落也從此消失，許多傳統禮儀不再流行，本書通過資料搜集呈現當年鄉村生活的各種精神活動，如過繼習俗、祭祠、結婚儀式及葬禮禁忌等這些已漸被遺忘的廣東鄉村禮儀。本書是本地歷史的獨特紀錄，其中理論更?導了不少後學。

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its ninth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the b...

The Routledge International Handbook of Gender Beliefs, Stereotype Threat, and Teacher Expectations presents, for the first time, the work of leading researchers exploring the synergies and interrelationships between these fields, and provides a catalytic platform for advancing theory, practice, policy and research from an integrated perspective.An understanding of how gender beliefs, stereotype threat, and teacher expectations interrelate is vital to creating safe, equita...

The Routledge International Handbook of Social Psychology of the Classroom presents the first comprehensive and integrated compilation of theory and research on topics related to the social cohesion of the classroom. Many of these topics have been studied independently; for example, motivation, self-concept, class management, class climate, and teacher expectations are generally studied separately by different groups of researchers. This handbook brings the evidence from different...

Ihr Herz stößt an seine Grenzen, wenn fremde Hände ungefragt in ihre Haare greifen. Die 7-jährige Akoma ist ein Mädchen mit wunderschönen Haaren und lebt mit ihren Eltern in einem kleinen Ort bei Hamburg. Auf Twi – einer Sprache, die in Ghana gesprochen wird – bedeutet Akoma "Herz". Ihr Vater sagt oft zu ihr: "Mit deinem Akoma steht dir die Welt offen." Doch bei einem Klassenausflug auf einen Bauernhof passiert es: Die Besitzerin, Frau Schröder, fasst ungefragt Akomas Haare an. Und Akoma m...