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<journal-id>2448-654X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Estudios de Asia y África]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Estud. Asia Áfr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-654X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[El Colegio de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Algunas consideraciones sobre las relaciones intrafamiliares y las redes de apoyo en la China actual]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[On Family Relations and Support Networks in Contemporary China]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Botton Beja]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Flora]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,El Colegio de México Centro de Estudios de Asia y África ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ D.F.]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>511</fpage>
<lpage>530</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-654X2016000300511&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-654X2016000300511&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-654X2016000300511&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Estudiar las relaciones intrafamiliares y las redes de apoyo en la China actual nos da la clave para evaluar los cambios en una sociedad históricamente dominada por estas relaciones. La familia tradicional china, base de su sociedad, empezó a sufrir transformaciones radicales a partir de 1949, cuando los comunistas llegaron al poder. Las Leyes de Matrimonio de 1950 y 1980 transfieren prerrogativas del sistema patriarcal dándole al Estado el control. Hasta fines de la década de 1980, la estructura de la sociedad y la familia en China no se había transformado mucho más allá de los patrones que habían fijado los cambios en la economía y la legislación, aunque las actitudes respecto al matrimonio y la situación familiar cambiaban: en un estudio que la autora llevó a cabo en 1987 en seis ciudades chinas se reflejaban estas nuevas actitudes. Pero los cambios más significativos han ocurrido en las últimas décadas, los cuales han permitido mayor equidad de género, libertad para elegir a la pareja y menos urgencia para tener hijos. Estas nuevas realidades, aunadas a las transformaciones económicas y la apertura política, llevaron al gobierno a proceder a una revisión de la Ley de Matrimonio de 1980. La ley revisada, del año 2000, considera situaciones más complejas en las relaciones intrafamiliares y es un esfuerzo tanto para adaptarse a las transformaciones de la familia como para afianzar valores tradicionales. A pesar de que la investigación sobre la familia en China ha estado limitada por las circunstancias políticas, las tendencias se han acentuado con la mayor apertura del país. Así, con base en diversos estudios y encuestas, se examinan relaciones familiares y redes de apoyo a partir de la década de 1990. En la actualidad, las redes de apoyo descansan en un sistema de relaciones interpersonales que se conoce como guanxi: relaciones de intercambio entre iguales. Estas relaciones son importantes para la vida diaria; facilitan el intercambio de servicios y resuelven problemas de vivienda, urbanización, autoempleo, migración y salud. La familia china está cambiando, tanto en el ámbito urbano como en el rural; sin embargo, sigue siendo la principal fuente de apoyo emocional y económico para los individuos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Changes in relations within the family and family support networks reflect broader changes in society and vice versa. In China, the traditional conception of family underwent a radical transformation after the communists came to power in 1949. The Marriage Laws of 1950 and 1980 transferred patriarchal prerogatives to the State and by the late nineteen eighties changes to the traditional family came to reflect various economic and legal reforms. In 1987 the author carried out a study on attitudes towards marriage and the family in six Chinese cities that documented the effects of these policies. Even larger changes in Chinese society affecting families occurred in the following decade allowing for more gender equality, greater freedom to choose a partner thus permitting Chinese couples to feel less urgency with respect to having children. These new realities, along with economic transformations and the opening up of the political system, led to the Revised Marriage Law of 2000: an attempt to limit the declining influence of traditional Chinese family values. Although research on the family in China has been constrained by political circumstances, as China opens its doors to the world opportunities for study have improved. Based on recent studies and surveys, this paper examines family relationships and support networks in China starting in the mid nineteen nineties, highlighting the perceived structural transformation of family life and the permanence of strong family ties. At present, support networks hinge upon the guanxi system: exchange relations (usually) among equals. Even today, guanxi relationships are important in everyday life, facilitating the exchange of services and the resolution of problems in self-employment, migration, urbanization, housing and health. Despite the rapid pace of change in China, the family is still the main source of emotional and economic support for individuals.]]></p></abstract>
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