1st Edition
Being Middle Class in China Identity, Attitudes and Behaviour
By Ying Miao
Copyright 2017
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Many studies of the Chinese middle class focus on defining it and viewing its significance for economic development and its potential for sociopolitical modernisation. This book goes beyond such objective approaches and considers middle class people’s subjective understanding and diverse experiences of class. Based on extensive original research including social surveys and detailed interviews,... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Class Analysis in Comparative Perspective
3. Social Identity of the Middle Class
4. Between the State and the Market
5. Middle Class Attitude towards Socio-Political Affairs
6. Nationalism among the Middle Class
7. Viewing Those Below: The Marginalised Social Groups
8. Being Middle Class in the Middle Kingdom
Biography
Ying Miao is a Lecturer in China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.
