238 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quests to understand themselves.
The author examines social factors such as changes in the physical construction of urban neighbourhoods; changes in family life including reduced family size, increasing rates of divorce and increased... Read more
1. Introduction: Moving on from Images of Red Guards, the Tank Man and Little Emperors Part 1: A Macro Context 2. Experiencing Neighbourhoods 3. Ambivalence and Tactics for Coping with the Tensions of Metropolitan Life 4. Bricolaic National and International Orientations Part 2: A Micro Context 5. Intergenerational Dynamics 6. Ambivalence toward Secondary Education and the Bitterness of the Gaokao Part 3: A Mediated Context 7. Engagements with Traditional Media 8. The Internet in Everyday Life 9. Online Carnival 10. Conclusions
Biography
Alex Cockain is a teaching fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
"In many ways this is a classic anthropological study that challenges more journalistic views by focusing on the fragmentary and often contradictory nature of everyday, lived experience. The book should be of interest to those studying cultural change, youth, and media in China and in other contexts." - Lisa Hoffman, University of Washington Tacoma, USA (China Information 2013)
