Some Aspects of Extended Kinship in a Chinese Community.

The article examines kinship and family structure in Chinese communities. Co-habitation with the husband's family is common among married Chinese couples for the first several years of marriage, thus kinship has a strong impact on Chinese society. Data presented in the article indicate that there are several types of extended kinship ties in family life, including nuclear with vertical extension, nuclear with lateral extension, and nuclear with both lateral and vertical extension. Families with no extended kinship are also examined for comparison purposes.