The modern family, long pronounced as all but dead by the scholars, has recently shown a trend that has left everyone scratching their heads--the traditional Chinese inter-generational network, in the absence of any better social support system, has already become the working woman's most effective weapon in juggling her career and family.
原本被社會學者「看淡」的現代家族關係，近來有令專家跌破眼鏡之勢﹘﹘原來，這項中國人代代相傳的人際網絡，已成了媽媽級職業婦女為兼顧工作與家庭，在無更好的社會支援體系下「自力救濟」的利器。