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Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China: The Rise of Ritual Capital
Ji Ruan
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Description for Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China: The Rise of Ritual Capital
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 203 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHB; JNA; JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
This book focuses on the use of guanxi (Chinese personal connections) in everyday urban life: in particular, how and why people develop different types of social capital in their guanxi networks and the role of guanxi in school choice. Guanxi takes on a special significance in Chinese societies, and is widely-discussed and intensely-studied phenomenon today. In recent years in China, the phenomenon of parents using guanxi to acquire school places for their children has been frequently reported by the media, against the background of the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on corruption. From a sociological perspective, this book reveals how and ... Read more
This book focuses on the use of guanxi (Chinese personal connections) in everyday urban life: in particular, how and why people develop different types of social capital in their guanxi networks and the role of guanxi in school choice. Guanxi takes on a special significance in Chinese societies, and is widely-discussed and intensely-studied phenomenon today. In recent years in China, the phenomenon of parents using guanxi to acquire school places for their children has been frequently reported by the media, against the background of the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on corruption. From a sociological perspective, this book reveals how and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319407531
SKU
V9783319407531
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Ref
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About Ji Ruan
Ji Ruan is Lecturer at Hanshan Normal University, China. His research interests include Educational Sociology and Elderly Studies.
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