Part 1: Concept, Function and Scope of the Middle Class
1. The Emergence of the Concept of the Middle-income Group and its Impact on the Development of Chinese Society
Li Chunling
2. “White Collar” Workers in the Social Structure and their Function in Society: Taking Post-1980’s Shanghai as an Example
Li Youmei
3. Occupational Characteristics of the Middle-income Group in China’s Megacities
Liang Yucheng and Jia Xiaoshuang
Part 2: Formation and Identity of the Middle Class
Chapter 4 Trends and Structural Analysis of the Middle-income Group (2006-2015)
Tian Feng
5. Housing and the Class Identity of Urban Residents: Based on empirical research conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
Zhang Haidong and Yang Chengchen
6. The Social Composition of Private Business Owners in China: Class and Cohort Differences
Fan Xiaoguang and Lv Peng
7. A Study on the Income Gap between Urban Household Registrants and Rural Migrant Workers from the Perspective of Occupational Stratification
Tian Feng
Part 3: Middle Class Consumption
8. Expanding the Middle-income Group and Promoting Consumption to Boost the Economy: Research Report on the Shanghai Middle-income Group
Social Research and Data Center Research Group, Shanghai Academy, Li Peilin and Zhu Di
9. Consumption Trends of the Middle-income Group (2006-2015)
Zhu Di
10. From Emphasizing “Education” to Emphasizing “Supply” : Research Framework and Empirical Analysis of Sustainable Consumption in the Urban Middle Class
Zhu Di
11. Market Competition, Collective Consumption and Environmental Quality: Analysis of Urban Residents’ Life Satisfaction and Influencing Factors
Zhu Di
Part 4: Behavior and Value System of the Middle Class
12. A Study on the Sense of National Identity among the Middle Class in China’s Megacities: An Analysis of Tourist Behavior
Liang Yucheng and Yang Xiaodong
13. Measurement and Comparative Study of Political Attitude of the New Social Class: Based on Survey Data from Six Provinces and Cities
Zhang Haidong and Deng Meiling
14. The Fertility Desire of the Middle Class: An Investigation in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai
Tian Feng
Biography
Li Youmei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Shanghai University, and also the president of the Chinese Sociological Association. Her main research interests are organizational sociology and social governance transformation.
