Understanding Chinese society
"As China becomes more powerful--economically, politically, and militarily--and interaction between the Chinese and people outside China becomes more frequent, it becomes more and more important that we understand the social factors which influence the daily lives of China's population. This new introductory text book is suitable for all students taking a course on Chinese society. It presents students with both historical and contemporary contexts and references the latest available scholarship. With chapters covering all key aspects of life in China, including religion, social policy and welfare, the history and impact of the Chinese Communist Party, familial relationships, ethnicity, gender, the media and the education system, it gives the reader a user-friendly and comprehensive introduction to the issues affecting Chinese society today. It also includes handy pedagogical features such as a chronology of the People's Republic of China, further reading suggestions, related novels, films and autobiographies for further study."--Publisher's description
Print Book, Undefined, 2011
Routledge, Milton Park, 2011
Aufsatzsammlung
x, 196 Seiten : Illustrationen
9780203803288, 9780415619882, 9780415619899, 0203803280, 0415619882, 0415619890
745496798
1. Introduction, Xiaowei Zang 2. Sources of Chinese identity, Marjorie Dryburgh 3. Rituals and the life cycle, Lucy Zhao 4. Family and marriage, Xiaowei Zang 5. Gender and sexuality, Jieyu Liu 6. Contested ground: Community and neighbourhood, Chunrong Liu 7. Education, Gerard Postiglione 8. Status and Hierarchy, Qian Forrest Zhang 9. Ethnic minorities, Colin Mackerras 10. Religious influence in China, Yunfeng Lu 11. From socialism to capitalism: Transformation of work, Yi-min Lin 12. The mass media, Xiaoling Zhang 13. Government and changing state-society relations, Xiaowei Zang