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Young Chinese in Urban China

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This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quests to understand themselves. The author examines social factors such as changes in the physical construction of urban neighbourhoods; changes in family life including reduced family size, increasing rates of divorce and increased physical mobility of the family unit; school life and mounting pressure to perform well in examinations and be a good student; access to foreign and domestic media as well as access to the internet. Drawing on the fields of social and cultural anthropology, Alex Cockain shows that the process of self understanding in a changing spatial, social and cultural world involves ongoing disjointed efforts to achieve a sense of security and belonging on the one hand and a degree of increased autonomy in their relationships with, for example, parents and teachers on the other. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese Society, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Asian Anthropology and Youth Studies.

Author Biography:

Alex Cockain is currently a full-time lecturer within Shanghai Normal University's Sociology department. Between 2005 and 2011 he workedawithin Tsinghua University's School of Continuing Education. In 2009, he earned a PhD from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. He has been published inaThe China Journal.a
Release date NZ
November 28th, 2011
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Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations
2 Tables, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
210
Dimensions
156x234x20
ISBN-13
9780415677578
Product ID
10428708

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