Face ( mianzi ) and favor (renqing ) used to be researched in a descriptive level or from the perspective of western sociological theories. This paper argues that they actually work in their own ways with their hypoth...Face ( mianzi ) and favor (renqing ) used to be researched in a descriptive level or from the perspective of western sociological theories. This paper argues that they actually work in their own ways with their hypothesis, meaning and functions in Chinese society. Chinese people assume that society should construct in reasonableness ( qingli) , in which favor is a kind of long reciprocity without counting or estimating while face refers to one’s important position in other’s mind in his or her community. The people know that social resources and authority would transmit from the magnates to them if face and favor could be connected with power.展开更多
M.S. Granovetter’s hypothesis of “strong tie” and “weak tie” has been used in researching on the rural migrants in China. This paper argues that the patterns of social interaction in traditional China are unavail...M.S. Granovetter’s hypothesis of “strong tie” and “weak tie” has been used in researching on the rural migrants in China. This paper argues that the patterns of social interaction in traditional China are unavailable to be analyzed with the concepts in pairs theoretically. Based on the statistics and interview materials, most of the rural migrants having jobs are favored with their ingroups. In order to explain these phenomena, the concepts of “strong trust” and “weak trust” are constructed. Compared with the two different concepts in pairs, “weak tie” is suitable for explaining the vertical and horizontal mobility, and the “strong trust” can explain why so many peasant workers from one village or one place are working in the same cities, communities or enterprises.展开更多
Through analyzing the questionnaire data of 383 migrants in Nanjing conducted in 2002, the thesis deals with some features of social support networks of the migrants. The authors point out that the size of the migrant...Through analyzing the questionnaire data of 383 migrants in Nanjing conducted in 2002, the thesis deals with some features of social support networks of the migrants. The authors point out that the size of the migrants’ social support network is smaller, the density of it is higher,the homophily of it is stronger,the heterogeneity of it is weaker, and the strength of strong ties of it is more prominent,comparing with that of the citizens’ and the villgers’.展开更多
Based on the analysis of the survey data obtained in 1997, 1999 and 2000 about rural migrants of the Three Gorges, the paper describes the adaptation situation of the migrants in the place of resettlement, it shows th...Based on the analysis of the survey data obtained in 1997, 1999 and 2000 about rural migrants of the Three Gorges, the paper describes the adaptation situation of the migrants in the place of resettlement, it shows that the adaptation in everyday life is better than the aspect of labor, and the latter is better than the mentality. By analyzing the influence factors on adaptation of the rural migrants of the Three Gorges, the paper point out that the types of resettlement and the care of local government are more important to the adaptation of the migrants in the early time of resettlement. The manner of labor, the difference of custom and public security will become the main factors to the adaptation of the rural migrants as the time goes on. The changes on type of resettlement since 1999 will bring some other problems on the adaptation of the rural migrants.展开更多
文摘Face ( mianzi ) and favor (renqing ) used to be researched in a descriptive level or from the perspective of western sociological theories. This paper argues that they actually work in their own ways with their hypothesis, meaning and functions in Chinese society. Chinese people assume that society should construct in reasonableness ( qingli) , in which favor is a kind of long reciprocity without counting or estimating while face refers to one’s important position in other’s mind in his or her community. The people know that social resources and authority would transmit from the magnates to them if face and favor could be connected with power.
文摘M.S. Granovetter’s hypothesis of “strong tie” and “weak tie” has been used in researching on the rural migrants in China. This paper argues that the patterns of social interaction in traditional China are unavailable to be analyzed with the concepts in pairs theoretically. Based on the statistics and interview materials, most of the rural migrants having jobs are favored with their ingroups. In order to explain these phenomena, the concepts of “strong trust” and “weak trust” are constructed. Compared with the two different concepts in pairs, “weak tie” is suitable for explaining the vertical and horizontal mobility, and the “strong trust” can explain why so many peasant workers from one village or one place are working in the same cities, communities or enterprises.
文摘Through analyzing the questionnaire data of 383 migrants in Nanjing conducted in 2002, the thesis deals with some features of social support networks of the migrants. The authors point out that the size of the migrants’ social support network is smaller, the density of it is higher,the homophily of it is stronger,the heterogeneity of it is weaker, and the strength of strong ties of it is more prominent,comparing with that of the citizens’ and the villgers’.
文摘Based on the analysis of the survey data obtained in 1997, 1999 and 2000 about rural migrants of the Three Gorges, the paper describes the adaptation situation of the migrants in the place of resettlement, it shows that the adaptation in everyday life is better than the aspect of labor, and the latter is better than the mentality. By analyzing the influence factors on adaptation of the rural migrants of the Three Gorges, the paper point out that the types of resettlement and the care of local government are more important to the adaptation of the migrants in the early time of resettlement. The manner of labor, the difference of custom and public security will become the main factors to the adaptation of the rural migrants as the time goes on. The changes on type of resettlement since 1999 will bring some other problems on the adaptation of the rural migrants.
