Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS x
5. MAP OF CHINA xiii
6. MAIN INTERLOCUTORS AND THEIR FAMILIES xiv
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. PART I Soup
9. 1 “IF NOT HIS CHILD, WHO WILL PAY FOR HIS LIVING?” Household and Kin-Based Support 25
10. 2 NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS 46
11. 3 SUPPORT AND RECIPROCITY 63
12. PART II Love
13. 4 RELIGIOUS REVIVAL 77
14. 5 THE CHURCH Social and Religious Services 87
15. 6 LOVE A Community of Believers 101
16. PART III A Helping Hand
17. 7 PHILANTHROPY, CHARITY, AND VOLUNTEERISM 111
18. 8 INSPIRATIONS AND MOTIVATIONS TO VOLUNTEER 126
19. 9 VOLUNTEERING Governmentality and Agency 139
20. CONCLUSION Soup, Love, and a Helping Hand Urban Transformations and the Ethics of Social Support 150
21. BIBLIOGRAPHY 163
22. INDEX 173