Chinese Social Networks in an Age of Digitalization - Liquid Guanxi

Chinese Social Networks in an Age of Digitalization investigates the impact of digital media on the traditional Chinese model of social interaction, trust-building and social capital, known as Guanxi.

List of contents

1.Digitalization in China 2.Liquid Guanxi: Rewriting the Rules of Networking 3.Liquid Guanxi and Homophily: New Rules of Tie-building 4. Liquid Guanxi andSocial Currency Exchanges:New Rules of Tie-Maintenance 5. Liquid Guanxi and Emotionality: New Rules of Tie-Activation6. Liquid Guanxi and Social Support: New Rules of Proximity and Information Flow 7. Liquid Guanxi and Chinese Modernity: Toward a Digital Agora

About the author

Anson Au is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is an award-winning author of over forty research articles and three monographs. His research focuses on economic sociology, social networks, digitalization, and professions and organizations, with a regional focus on East Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Anson Au, Anson (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Au
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032522913
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252291-3
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies