Report on the Social Stratification of Contemporary Chinese Society

Author: Lu Xueyi
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Major research achievement of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; National "Tenth Five-Year Plan" Key Book Project; Decades of sociological scholars deeply engaging in Chinese society, conducting dedicated research and surveys, employing scientific analytical methods, and using a large amount of detailed survey data to analyze contemporary Chinese social strata. They have identified the "Top Ten Strata," which are:
1. The State and Society Management Stratum
2. The Managerial Class
3. The Private Business Owner Class
4. The Professional and Technical Expert Class
5. The Clerk Class
6. The Self-Employed Business Owner Class
7. The Commercial and Service Worker Class
8. The Industrial Worker Class
9. The Rural Laborer Class
10. The Urban and Rural Unemployed and Partially Unemployed Class