ISBN:
9781000829433
,
100082943X
,
9781000829471
,
1000829472
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (183 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary China
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sánchez Romeralo, Antonio The Chinese lifestyle
DDC:
305.5/50951156
Keywords:
Middle class
;
Group identity
;
Group identity
;
Middle class
;
Social conditions
;
Beijing (China) Social conditions
;
China ; Beijing
Abstract:
"The research presented in this book explores the formation of the middle class in contemporary urban China. Including case studies on middle-class professionals living in Beijing, this book analyses how social and economic changes to Chinese society create a middle-class lifestyle and new forms of distinction with a particular focus on the social construction of identity. Looking through the lens of individuals' perception of life trajectories and ideological taxonomies generated within the framework of post-Maoist China, the book uncovers the role that the Chinese middle-class play in a state-sponsored discourse and where the distinctions identifying the middle-class lifestyle produce inequality, transfer privilege, and disadvantage in contemporary urban China. It goes on to question hegemonic discourses on class, arguing that a middle-class identity is progressively constructed in urban China not only though consumption practices, but through the experience of non-individualistic activities in both the public and private spheres. Analyzing how social distinctions are performed contributes to the understanding of the Chinese middle-class pre-pandemic, as well as the continual challenges this social group shall face in the years to come. As such, this is a must read for those interested in the Chinese middle-class, Chinese politics, and gender studies"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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