1st Edition
Social Mobility in Traditional Chinese Society Community and Class
By Yung-Teh Chow
Copyright 2011
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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This authoritative volume - a large-scale empirical work comparable to Pitirim Sorokin's Social Mobility - is a penetrating and comprehensive study of social stratification and mobility in traditional Chinese society and a highly significant addition to the theoretical and factual foundations of contemporary social science. It offers an authentic portrayal not only of social mobility but of social... Read more
Introduction: W. Lloyd Warner, Preface and Acknowledgments, Tables and Illustrations, 1. Scope and Methods, 2. The Status Structure, 3. The Social Characteristics of the Gentry, 4. Upward Mobility through Schooling and Medical Practice, 5. Upward Mobility through the Army, Government, and Commerce, 6. Upward Mobility by the Avenue of Marriage, 7. The Types of Upward Mobility, 8. The Forms of Social Mobility, 9. Social Reform and Class Mobility, 10. Conclusions and General Remarks, Selected Bibliography, Index
Biography
Chow, Yung-Teh
