China’s Middle Class

Li Youmei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Shanghai University, and also the president of the Chinese Sociological Association. Her main research interests are organizational sociology and social governance transformation.

Part 1: Concept, Function and Scope of the Middle Class 1. The Emergence of the Concept of the Middle-income Group and its Impact on the Development of Chinese Society 2. “White Collar” Workers in the Social Structure and their Function in Society: Taking Post-1980’s Shanghai as an Example 3. Occupational Characteristics of the Middle-income Group in China’s Megacities Part 2: Formation and Identity of the Middle Class Chapter 4 Trends and Structural Analysis of the Middle-income Group (2006-2015) 5. Housing and the Class Identity of Urban Residents: Based on empirical research conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou 6. The Social Composition of Private Business Owners in China: Class and Cohort Differences 7. A Study on the Income Gap between Urban Household Registrants and Rural Migrant Workers from the Perspective of Occupational Stratification Part 3: Middle Class Consumption 8. Expanding the Middle-income Group and Promoting Consumption to Boost the Economy: Research Report on the Shanghai Middle-income Group 9. Consumption Trends of the Middle-income Group (2006-2015) 10. From Emphasizing “Education” to Emphasizing “Supply” : Research Framework and Empirical Analysis of Sustainable Consumption in the Urban Middle Class 11. Market Competition, Collective Consumption and Environmental Quality: Analysis of Urban Residents’ Life Satisfaction and Influencing Factors Part 4: Behavior and Value System of the Middle Class 12. A Study on the Sense of National Identity among the Middle Class in China’s Megacities: An Analysis of Tourist Behavior 13. Measurement and Comparative Study of Political Attitude of the New Social Class: Based on Survey Data from Six Provinces and Cities 14. The Fertility Desire of the Middle Class: An Investigation in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai