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By:Li Jun
Publication Date:2018-09-01
In this rigorous quantitative study, the author tries to understand the impact of changes in China’s urban labor market in the reform era on social stratification. The book has three parts. Part one discusses changes to some old systems, including the household registration...
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By:Li De
Publication Date:2018-07-01
Many if not most commonly held views about parenting among Chinese today are based on research done in Western countries. Yet the prevailing theories have had scant empirical support from local data. To fill this gap, the author conducted three social surveys between 2013 and 2016 wi...
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By:Li Xue
Publication Date:2018-08-01
With the publication of this book the author hopes to contribute toward the development of “Global and Transnational Sociology”, an emerging subfield in sociology. As the world becomes ever more interconnected, each modern country finds its own national func...
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By:Zhao Zhongping
Publication Date:2018-07-01
In recent decades, the grip of traditional values on China’s rural population has weakened considerably, while acceptance of more modern values has become increasingly mainstream. The book is an attempt to grapple with the consequences of these changes in Rural China, espe...
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By:Li Jie
Publication Date:2017-10-30
Poverty and ecological degradation are two major problems commonly found in many developing countries. Under pressure from population growth and rapid economic development, China faces growing resource stress, escalating ecological deterioration, and accelerated biodiver...
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By:Wang Yanzhong
Publication Date:2017-11-30
This book reviews the development of China’s social security system since 1949 and analyzes its key features at each stage. By stressing the role of the social security system in regulating income distribution, it points out some problems in the current social security frame...