Young Chinese in Urban China

Zusatztext "In many ways this is a classic anthropological study that challenges more journalistic views by focusing on the fragmentary and often contradictory nature of everyday! lived experience. The book should be of interest to those studying cultural change! youth! and media in China and in other contexts." - Lisa Hoffman! University of Washington Tacoma! USA (China Information 2013) Informationen zum Autor Alex Cockain is a teaching fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Klappentext This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quest to understand themselves. Zusammenfassung This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quest to understand themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Moving on from Images of Red Guards, the Tank Man and Little Emperors Part 1: A Macro Context 2. Experiencing Neighbourhoods 3. Ambivalence and Tactics for Coping with the Tensions of Metropolitan Life 4. Bricolaic National and International Orientations Part 2: A Micro Context 5. Intergenerational Dynamics 6. Ambivalence toward Secondary Education and the Bitterness of the Gaokao Part 3: A Mediated Context 7. Engagements with Traditional Media 8. The Internet in Everyday Life 9. Online Carnival 10. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Alex Cockain, Alex (Tsinghua University Cockain, Cockain Alex
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2011
• EAN: 9780415677578
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67757-8
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General