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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819737603321

Titolo

Social stratification in Chinese societies [[electronic resource] /] / editors Chan Kwok-bun, Agnes S. Ku, Chu Yin-wah ; book review editors, Ruan Danching and Wang Cangbai ; editorial assistant, Vivien W. W. Chan ; guest editor, Wu Xiaogang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-95235-8

9786612952357

90-04-18261-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Social transformations in Chinese societies, , 1871-2673 ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

ChanKwok B

KuAgnes S

Yin-wahChu

DanchingRuan

CangbaiWang

ChanVivien W. W

XiaogangWu

Disciplina

305.5

Soggetti

Social stratification - China

Social change - China

China Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / K. Chan -- Introduction. Institution, Culture, And Social Stratification: Towards A Comparative Study Of Chinese Societies / Wu Xiaogang -- How Angry Are Chinese Citizens About Current Inequalities? Evidence From A National Survey / Martin King Whyte and Guo Maocan -- Durable Inequality: Who Are China’s New Urban Poor? / Wang Feng , Tai Tsui-O and Wang Youjuan -- The Transformation Of The Chinese Class Structure, 1978–2005 / Lin Thunghong and Wu Xiaogang -- The Effects Of Human Capital On Job Promotions In Taiwan: A Comparison Of Schooling, Tenure And Training / Tsay Ruey-Ming , Jennifer Yeh Hsiu-Jen and Chuang Chih-Chia -- Hong Kong’s



Changing Opportunity Structures: Political Concerns And Sociological Observations / Lui Tai-Lok -- Cultural Localization And Its Local Discontents: Contested Evaluations Of Cantopop Electronic Dance Music / Matthew M. Chew -- A Comparative Study On The Corporatization Of Higher Education In Hong Kong And Singapore / David Chan Kin-Keung -- Researching Korean Children’s Schooling Experience Behind The Model Minority Stereotype In China: An Ethnographic Approach / Gao Fang -- Book Reviews / K. Chan -- Notice To Contributors / K. Chan -- Notice To Subscribers / K. Chan.

Sommario/riassunto

The annual is a venue of publication for sociological studies of Chinese societies and the Chinese all over the world. The main focus is on social transformations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the mainland, Singapore and Chinese overseas.