The New Middle Class in China 在线电子书 图书标签: 海外中国研究 社会学 社会分层 新书记 政治学 当代中国 公民社会 中产阶级
发表于2024-12-22
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Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong
This book argues that Western class categories do not directly apply to China and that the new Chinese middle class is distinguished more by socio-cultural rather than by economic factors. Based upon qualitative interviews done in Guangdong in South China, the study looks at entrepreneurs, professionals, and regional party cadres from various age groups, showing the complex networks among these different groups and the continuing significance of cadres. The study also explores generational differences, exposing how older generations are pragmatic and business-oriented, rather than personally oriented in their consumption whereas the younger generations appear more flexible and hedonistic and tend to be more individualistic, materialistic and oriented towards personal gain. In neither older or younger generations is there much evidence that the new Chinese middle class is taking on a political role in advocating political reform alongside market reforms as is suggested by some Western stratification theorists. Despite being in the vanguard of consumption, they are the laggards in politics.
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The New Middle Class in China 在线电子书 pdf 下载 txt下载 epub 下载 mobi 下载 2024