The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

This text provides an ethnography of a Chinese middle school based on fieldwork conducted in 1988 to 1989. It provides a way of looking at classroom and societal interactions in terms of the interplay among criticism, face and shame.

List of contents

The PARADOX of POWER in a PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of CHINA MIDDLE SCHOOL; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Evaluation and Criticism in Education and Social Life; Chapter 3 The Historical Background of Evaluation and Criticism; Chapter 4 The Centrality of Face; Chapter 5 Face, Criticism, and Evaluation in the Classroom; Chapter 6 Socialization in the Family; Chapter 7 The Topography of Emotion; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Paradox of Power;

About the author

Martin Schoenhals

Product details

• Authors: Martin Schoenhals, Schoenhals Martin
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.1993
• EAN: 9781563241895
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-189-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; China, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Secondary Schools, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary