1st Edition

China's Generation Gap

By Jiaming Sun, Dongmei Cheng Copyright 2018
270 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Based on data collected for the Generation Gap Survey in Shanghai and updated to take into account contemporary trends, this book uses an empirical approach to study the generation gap in China. It covers various aspects of life from professional and family life to political participation and belief systems, analysing and comparing the values held by four different generations. Encompassing... Read more

Part I: Sociological Perspectives and Methods on Generation Gaps in a Transformational Society

1. Paradigm

2. Principles

3. Hypothesis

4. Research Design

Part II: An Empirical Study of Generation Gaps

5. Generation Gaps in Work Values

6. Generation Gaps in Daily Life Values

7. Generation Gaps in Social Values

8. Generation Gaps in Cultural Values

9.  An Overview of Generation Gaps in Contemporary China

Biography

Jiaming Sun is a Sociology Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA. His recent publications include Chinese Globalization (2013) and Global Connectivity and Local Transformation (2008).

Dongmei Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA. She has published numerous journal articles in the areas of sociolinguistics and teaching English as a second language.