An Analysis of Class Structure in Modern China

Li Lulu, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at Renmin University of China and Special Professor of "Changjiang Scholars" of the Ministry of Education. He also serves as the Chairman of the Teaching Steering Committee of Sociology in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education. Qin Guangqiang holds a doctorate in sociology and is Professor of Sociology at Minzu University of China. He was selected for "Promoting Ideology and Culture Young Talents" of the Publicity Department, CPC Central Committee.

Table of Contents





General Preface


Prologue


Introduction: The Study of Social Stratification and the Transformation of Research Paradigm


Chapter 1. Class Analysis in Modern Sociology: Theoretical Perspective and Analysis Paradigm


Chapter 2. From "Economic Determination" to "Authority Domination": Theoretical Turning of　Class Analysis


Chapter 3. The Differentiation of Authority Relations and Class Location


Chapter 4. The Construction of Authority Class Schema and Relevance Validity Test


Chapter 5. Construct Validity Test of Authority Class Schema


Chapter 6. The Value and Significance of Authority Class Schema


Chapter 7. "Different Ways to Different Types": Typological Analysis of the Middle Class in Present China’s Towns


Chapter 8. Middle Class: the Multidimensional Analytical Framework of Political Function


Chapter 9. The Social Existence of Middle Class in Modern China: the Class Cognition and Political Consciousness


Chapter 10. The Social Existence of the Middle Class in Contemporary China: The Condition of Social Life


Chapter 11. "Worries about Unevenness, and more about Unfairness": "Sense of Fairness" and "Sense of Conflict" in the Transitional Period


Chapter 12. Views on Distributive Equality: The Perspective of International Comparison


Peroration: The Stratification of Social Structure and the Marketization of Interests Relations: New Challenges Facing Social Management in China


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