Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 152-177.

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Social Adaption of Professional Alien Residents in China
 

 Liu Wei   

  1.  Dept. of Sociology, Nanjing University
  • Online:2010-01-20 Published:2010-01-20
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    The Research was supported by Humanities and Social Sciences Research Item 07JA840006 of Ministry of Education of PRC., Undertaken by Nanjing University 985 Project Chinese Population and Development in Globalizasional Vision”.

Abstract:

 This paper analyzed the indepth interviews of 30 professional alien residents in China. By examining this strong group of urban alien residents, the study aimed at an understanding of the characteristics of their sociocultural cognition and social adaption while living and working in the cities of China. The author also made several hypotheses about the social adaption of this powerful group of alien residents.