Autumn 2008
Editorials
The Changing Chinese Family
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "The Family in China" (ChinaSource Quarterly, 2008 Fall).
Lead Article
The Family in China
What are the major shifts that have taken place in Chinese families over the years and what have been the underlying causes behind them?
Supporting Article
Family Therapy of Grief in Earthquakes
In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, the need for appropriate grief therapy was evident. The role religion plays in therapy for families dealing with trauma is highlighted in the efforts that were made to aid the victims.
Supporting Article
Maybe It Doesn’t Take a Village
Globalization's Challenge to the Traditional Chinese Family
The effects of globalization are having a huge, lasting impact on China's families.
Peoples of China
A Call to True Worship
HIV/AIDS is devastating many Chinese families. The government response is improving but limited. What can the church do?
View From the Wall
China’s Modern Family Problems
Internal migration is affecting the structure of Chinas families while urban family life presents problems of its own.
Book Reviews
The China beyond Bicycles and Baozi*
China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China by Dominic Barton with Mei Ye.
Reviewed by Andrew Kaiser