Showing papers in "Asian Journal of Social Science in 1973"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present and discuss data on a social position of a type which Gluckman labelled "inter-hierarchical" (1968), and explore the relationship between the concepts of office and commission (Smith 1966: 124-5; 1968: 195-6).

TL;DR: The traditional elite structure, composed essentially of political and bureaucratic elites (many of whom are recruited from members who belong to the traditional aristocracy) continue to dominate not only preference in occupational type in terms of prestige among Malays, but also they constitute the forefront in efforts to initiate economic reform among the Malays as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the changes in the family, social and economic statuses of women in Hong Kong during the past decade and make an attempt to analyse the various forms of marriage existent in the colony prior to the 1970 Marriage Reform Ordinance.