Stratification Dynamics under State Socialism: The Case of Urban China, 1949-1993.

Zhou, Xueguang; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ525013

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Publication Date: 1996

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Stratification Dynamics under State Socialism: The Case of Urban China, 1949-1993.

Zhou, Xueguang; And Others

Social Forces, v74 n3 p759-96 Mar 1996

Life histories collected from 1,038 urban residents of Beijing and Shanghai (China) examined educational opportunities and labor force entry from 1949-93. Data support arguments that individual life chances under state socialism are extremely sensitive to political processes, and that changing state policies can dramatically alter opportunity structures and the value of education and family political capital. Contains 60 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Communism, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Entry Workers, Family Status, Foreign Countries, Life Events, Occupational Mobility, Politics, Public Policy, Social Mobility, Social Status, Social Stratification

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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