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Gender Roles & Chinese Women

or the entire family to maintain its status in the village. The wife's role was a supportive one.

This seems to be true, too, in the ethnography written by Yan (1996). The men were the primary representatives in village activities, although not exclusively so. They were the ones who carried out the gift-giving, even if their wives helped with strategy. The unmarried men represented independent households, although the women did not (Yan 1996: 150). Again, the wives had supportive roles.

The roles are more diverse in modern-day Beijing, at least as portrayed by Xinwu (1993). The author provided an intensive look at the characters through exploring their thoughts and activities during one special day. What is particularly interesting is the shift in attitudes and behaviors among the younger people.

In an older ethnography, by Wolf (1968), that contrast is apparent. The women have little power to manage their lives, in contrast to Pan Xiuya. Pan Xiuya strategized for herself. The women in the House of Lim have their lives arranged for them. The men do the arranging.

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