Local government is the basic political organization in Chinese countryside. It is the lowest level of state political system, and it is also a junction between the state and the society. China is undergoing the trans...Local government is the basic political organization in Chinese countryside. It is the lowest level of state political system, and it is also a junction between the state and the society. China is undergoing the transition from planned economy to market economy. In the social reform of far-reaching significance, tremendous changes of role and behavior of local government have taken place. Description of concrete features of such changes, perspective review of systematic reasons leading to such changes and analyses of influences exerted by such changes would help us better understand the essence of the relationship between the state and the society up to now.展开更多
Basing on a comparison between Marx and Weber on social stratification,the author provides an empirical study on Shanghai social strata with a multiple stratification analysis.The work focuses on a framework of occupa...Basing on a comparison between Marx and Weber on social stratification,the author provides an empirical study on Shanghai social strata with a multiple stratification analysis.The work focuses on a framework of occupational status including such dimensions as power,wealth and status position and so on.The author reveals that there are five great social strata with hierarchy in Shanghai:the top group composed mainly of leading cadres,private enterprisers and agents of foreignbusiness;the second group composed of clerks in all sorts of institute;the third group composed of professionals;the forth one with trade and business persons as main body;the last one composed of workers,farmers and attendants.In respect of social interaction,social network and life style,there are substantial differences among these occupation groups.Social mobility within them is basically some kind of structural mobility.The mechanism of social resource allocation is firstly through power,then capital and labor.The author also deals with the matter of Chinese middle class and civil society.展开更多
This paper analyzes the ego-centered social network composition of urban dwellers in China from a social class perspective. A random sample (n= 1004 )questionnaire survey was conducted in the city areas of Beijing in ...This paper analyzes the ego-centered social network composition of urban dwellers in China from a social class perspective. A random sample (n= 1004 )questionnaire survey was conducted in the city areas of Beijing in the summer of 2000. The discussion name-generator approach was employed to measure people’s social network structures. Social class positions were divided into four levels on the basis of occupation, property rights, authority and skill:(1)professional/ administrator, (2)white collar, (3)small proprietor, and (4)working class. Results reveal that a person’s social position affects the class composition of his/her social networks. In Beijing, the class compositions of the professionals/administrators and the working class people are less heterogeneous than those of the white collar workers and small proprietors. People in all classes tend to make in group choices, i.e., selecting discussion network members of similar class status. Compared to the working class people, however, the professionals/administrators have a stronger tendency to maintain a closured social network while the small proprietors are more likely to form cross class networks. These findings can be explained by the relatively low degree of differentiation in China’s social class structure and by the opportunities and constraints faced by people in the different classes.展开更多
文摘Local government is the basic political organization in Chinese countryside. It is the lowest level of state political system, and it is also a junction between the state and the society. China is undergoing the transition from planned economy to market economy. In the social reform of far-reaching significance, tremendous changes of role and behavior of local government have taken place. Description of concrete features of such changes, perspective review of systematic reasons leading to such changes and analyses of influences exerted by such changes would help us better understand the essence of the relationship between the state and the society up to now.
文摘Basing on a comparison between Marx and Weber on social stratification,the author provides an empirical study on Shanghai social strata with a multiple stratification analysis.The work focuses on a framework of occupational status including such dimensions as power,wealth and status position and so on.The author reveals that there are five great social strata with hierarchy in Shanghai:the top group composed mainly of leading cadres,private enterprisers and agents of foreignbusiness;the second group composed of clerks in all sorts of institute;the third group composed of professionals;the forth one with trade and business persons as main body;the last one composed of workers,farmers and attendants.In respect of social interaction,social network and life style,there are substantial differences among these occupation groups.Social mobility within them is basically some kind of structural mobility.The mechanism of social resource allocation is firstly through power,then capital and labor.The author also deals with the matter of Chinese middle class and civil society.
文摘This paper analyzes the ego-centered social network composition of urban dwellers in China from a social class perspective. A random sample (n= 1004 )questionnaire survey was conducted in the city areas of Beijing in the summer of 2000. The discussion name-generator approach was employed to measure people’s social network structures. Social class positions were divided into four levels on the basis of occupation, property rights, authority and skill:(1)professional/ administrator, (2)white collar, (3)small proprietor, and (4)working class. Results reveal that a person’s social position affects the class composition of his/her social networks. In Beijing, the class compositions of the professionals/administrators and the working class people are less heterogeneous than those of the white collar workers and small proprietors. People in all classes tend to make in group choices, i.e., selecting discussion network members of similar class status. Compared to the working class people, however, the professionals/administrators have a stronger tendency to maintain a closured social network while the small proprietors are more likely to form cross class networks. These findings can be explained by the relatively low degree of differentiation in China’s social class structure and by the opportunities and constraints faced by people in the different classes.
