Contemporary Chinese Urban Social Structure (Sociological Library)

Author: Zheng Haosheng Li Lulu
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Publish Date: 2004-04-08
Features: Based on a sample survey of ten cities including Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Changsha, Xiangtan, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Xi'an, Tianjin, Changchun, and Jilin, this book divides urban residents in China into seven strata: the managerial class, the professional and technical class, the clerical class, the working class, the self-employed class, the private enterprise owner class, and other strata that are difficult to clearly define. It conducts an in-depth study of the social structure of contemporary Chinese cities from aspects such as historical evolution, income distribution, job transitions, social attitudes, and the current status and development trends of these strata. This book is one of the research achievements of the National Social Science Fund of China's "Nineth Five-Year Plan" major project.