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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824437703321

Titolo

Sociology for change / / editors Bian Yan-jie, Chan Kwok-bun and Cheung Tak-sing ; guest editor Ku Hok-bun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, Mass., : Brill, 2006

ISBN

1-281-92131-9

9786611921316

90-474-1937-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

Social transformations in Chinese societies, , 1871-2673 ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BianYanjie <1955->

ChanKwok B

CheungTak-sing

KuHok Bun <1968->

Disciplina

303.40951/05

Soggetti

Social change - China

Social change - China - Hong Kong

China Social conditions Periodicals

Hong Kong (China) Social conditions Periodicals

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 / Y. Bian , K. Chan and T. Cheung -- Hopeful Sociology For Change / Ku Hok-Bun -- Toward A Hopeful Sociology / Richard Madsen -- Religion And The (Second) Axial Age: Comments On Richard Madsen / Chan Hoi-Man -- Chinese Religion And The Modern Moral Order: Comments On Richard Madsen / Chan Shun-Hing -- Rejoinder To Chan And Chan / Richard Madsen -- Public Sociology On A Global Scale / Michael Burawoy -- Voices From The Margin / Lui Tai-Lok -- A Will To Public Sociology: Parrhesia Or Dialectical Regression? / Pun Ngai -- Chinese Immigrant Women In Canada: From Professional To Family Careers / Janet Salaff and Arent Greve -- Global Transformations And Rising Transparency: With Special Reference To The Recent Development In Four Chinese Societies / Burkart Holzner and Leslie Holzner -- Where Is The Stork? Sociological Insights Into Barriers To Fertility In Singapore / Paulin T. Straughan , Angelique Chan and Gavin W. Jones -- Decentering: The Rise Of Hong Kong As A



Network Society / Wong Siu-Lun -- Chinese Business Networks And Chinese Entrepreneurship: Myths And Partial Truths—A Review Essay / Chu Yin-Wah -- Book Reviews / Y. Bian , K. Chan and T. Cheung -- Notice To Contributors / Y. Bian , K. Chan and T. Cheung -- Notice To Subscribers / Y. Bian , K. Chan and T. Cheung.

Sommario/riassunto

Social Transformations in Chinese Societies is the offi cial annual of The Hong Kong Sociological Association. It publishes articles of original research that addresses theoretical, methodological, or substantive issues of sociological significance about social transformations in Chinese societies. The focus is mainly on Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the Mainland, Singapore, and Chinese overseas.