Chinese Lifestyle - The Reconfiguration of the Middle Class in Contemporary China

The research presented in this book explores the formation of the middle class in contemporary urban China.

List of contents

Intoduction: The Paradigm of the Middle Class in Contemporary China 1. The Discursive Reconfiguration: Class and Discourse Construction After Reform 2. The Intellectual Reconfiguration: Definitions, Ideology and the Hidden Agenda 3. Class Reproduction, Consumption, and Inequality: The Reconfiguration of the Trajectories from the Centre 4. Celebrities, Happiness, and Romance. The Reconfiguration of the Motivations to Achieve 5. Friends, Family, and the Community. The Reconfiguration of the Public and Private Spheres 6. Conclusion: New Configurations to a Post-Pandemic Future

About the author

Alfonso Sánchez-Romera is a researcher at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (InterAsia Research Group) and postdoctoral fellow at Freie Universität Berlin. He graduated in Humanities and East Asian Studies and holds a PhD in Intercultural Studies. His research interests include middle class, Chinese society and discourse analysis.

Summary

The research presented in this book explores the formation of the middle class in contemporary urban China.

Product details

• Authors: Alfonso Sanchez-Romera
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032289557
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228955-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social classes, Urban communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Relating to middle socioeconomic groups / status