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Stepping out of the “Public” into the “Private” Sector： An Analysis of the Infiltration of the Government into Local Chambers of Commerce Liu Shiding Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 1-21.   Abstract （3663）            Knowledge map    Save  This article analyzes the operation of four local chambers of commerce in a South Jiangsu town with a special focus on the township government’s behavior as it gave up its control over the assets of these enterprises while at the same time actively infiltrated into these local chambers of commerce which were formed by private business owners． The paper describes the characteristics of these organizations with the government having already infiltrated in， discusses why the government needed them， what the business owners had them for， why the government wanted to get into them， and how the business owners accepted the government’s infiltration． This discussion will enable one to obtain an understanding of the role that the state political system played in controlling and managing the private property ownership rights． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Stepping out of the “Public” into the “Private” Sector： An Analysis of the Infiltration of the Government into Local Chambers of Commerce   Liu Shiding Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 1-21.   Abstract （2381）      PDF（pc） （1585KB）（779）       Knowledge map    Save  This article analyzes the operation of four local chambers of commerce in a South Jiangsu town with a special focus on the township government’s behavior as it gave up its control over the assets of these enterprises while at the same time actively infiltrated into these local chambers of commerce which were formed by private business owners． The paper describes the characteristics of these organizations with the government having already infiltrated in， discusses why the government needed them， what the business owners had them for， why the government wanted to get into them， and how the business owners accepted the government’s infiltration． This discussion will enable one to obtain an understanding of the role that the state political system played in controlling and managing the private property ownership rights． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Frame Alignment in the Election Mobilization： A Case Study of the Officer Election for Yinxing Residential Committee LiuChunrong Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 22-45.   Abstract （2910）      PDF（pc） （1721KB）（941）       Knowledge map    Save Studies on the “shifts in culture and constructivism” in social movements and collective actions have highlighted frame alignment as an important mechanism for bottomup mobilization， but few have devoted to examining this process in topdown massive actions． In addition， there is a need to further understand the driving mechanism of frame analysis at middle levels． This paper uses a case study of an election of officers for a Shanghai residential committee to explore the frame formation and alignment in the election mobilization． It demonstrates that the election committee and its affiliated activists’ network shaped an inclusive mobilization structure that strategically synthesized the policy language from the state and the residents’ varying attitudes toward the election， and also aligned the expressive frames of democratic rights， neighborhood nostalgia， and community identity at every phase in the mobilization， which consequentially led to greater consensus and participation． This finding indicates that frame alignment and social structure are inseparable and that frame aligning is grounded in specific social networks． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Frame Alignment in the Election Mobilization： A Case Study of the Officer Election for Yinxing Residential Committee Liu Chunrong Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 22-45.   Abstract （3912）            Knowledge map    Save  Studies on the “shifts in culture and constructivism” in social movements and collective actions have highlighted frame alignment as an important mechanism for bottomup mobilization， but few have devoted to examining this process in topdown massive actions． In addition， there is a need to further understand the driving mechanism of frame analysis at middle levels． This paper uses a case study of an election of officers for a Shanghai residential committee to explore the frame formation and alignment in the election mobilization． It demonstrates that the election committee and its affiliated activists’ network shaped an inclusive mobilization structure that strategically synthesized the policy language from the state and the residents’ varying attitudes toward the election， and also aligned the expressive frames of democratic rights， neighborhood nostalgia， and community identity at every phase in the mobilization， which consequentially led to greater consensus and participation． This finding indicates that frame alignment and social structure are inseparable and that frame aligning is grounded in specific social networks． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Political Participation of RuraltoUrban Migrants： An Aspect of Social Network Analysis Sun Xiulin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 46-68.   Abstract （3552）      PDF（pc） （1850KB）（839）       Knowledge map    Save  With quickened urbanization in China， many rural migrants have settled down in cities． Their social inclusion in the urban communities and involvement in public affairs are crucial to the future urban development and social integration in China． Using the data of 2009 Shanghai Social Network and Occupation History Survey， this study empirically tested the relationships of social networks with the rural-to-urban migrants’ political participation from the social network perspective． The following findings were obtained： The “New Year Greeting Network” has a negative effect with the political participation of urban residents （both those with regular urban household registration and those without-i．e．， the rural-to-urban migrants）; the “Discussion Network” has positive effect on the migrants’ political participation only; and the “Social Participation Network” shows the most significant positive effect on political participation for both urban citizens and migrants． And furthermore， Social Participation Network has a bigger effect for migrants than for local citizens；And furthermore， “Social Participation Network” has a stronger effect for the migrant group than for the local group． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Political Participation of RuraltoUrban Migrants： An Aspect of Social Network Analysis   Sun Xiulin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 46-68.   Abstract （4155）            Knowledge map    Save With quickened urbanization in China， many rural migrants have settled down in cities． Their social inclusion in the urban communities and involvement in public affairs are crucial to the future urban development and social integration in China． Using the data of 2009 Shanghai Social Network and Occupation History Survey， this study empirically tested the relationships of social networks with the ruraltourban migrants’ political participation from the social network perspective． The following findings were obtained： The “New Year Greeting Network” has a negative effect with the political participation of urban residents （both those with regular urban household registration and those withouti．e．， the ruraltourban migrants）; the “Discussion Network” has positive effect on the migrants’ political participation only; and the “Social Participation Network” shows the most significant positive effect on political participation for both urban citizens and migrants． And furthermore， Social Participation Network has a bigger effect for migrants than for local citizens；And furthermore， “Social Participation Network” has a stronger effect for the migrant group than for the local group． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Influence of Human Capital on the SocioEconomic Status in the Chinese Labor Market   Li Peilin, Tian Feng Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 69-87.   Abstract （3246）      PDF（pc） （1982KB）（710）       Knowledge map    Save This paper tries to answer the question why the income gap tends to be continuously increasing despite the growing educational returns in China． Based on the data of a largescale survey （GSS2008，CASS） conducted in 2008 by the Institute of Sociology， Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， this paper analyzes the influence of the human capital indicated by years of education， skill levels， and working experience on people’s socioeconomic status （SES） in the labor market． The SES is defined by incomes and Social Security status． The data analysis has led to the finding that the differences in the returns on education are decided by human capital factors， whereas the differences in the Social Security status are due to institutional factors such as the Hukou or household registration system． The conclusion is that the dualistic nature of the Chinese labor market determines the social stratification mechanism in China． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Influence of Human Capital on the SocioEconomic Status in the Chinese Labor Market   Li Peilin ,Tian Feng Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 69-.   Abstract （3928）            Knowledge map    Save This paper tries to answer the question why the income gap tends to be continuously increasing despite the growing educational returns in China． Based on the data of a largescale survey （GSS2008，CASS） conducted in 2008 by the Institute of Sociology， Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， this paper analyzes the influence of the human capital indicated by years of education， skill levels， and working experience on people’s socioeconomic status （SES） in the labor market． The SES is defined by incomes and Social Security status． The data analysis has led to the finding that the differences in the returns on education are decided by human capital factors， whereas the differences in the Social Security status are due to institutional factors such as the Hukou or household registration system． The conclusion is that the dualistic nature of the Chinese labor market determines the social stratification mechanism in China． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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How High can “Male Phoenix” Fly： Men’s upward Mobility from the Rural to NonRural Status in China   Lin Yi Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 88-108.   Abstract （3291）      PDF（pc） （2193KB）（971）       Knowledge map    Save  Based on the data from the Chinese General Social Survey， this paper analyzes men’s intragenerational mobility from the rural to nonrural status relying upon rank levels and rank categories． These men generally have decent jobs and are likely to be promoted， but they tend to be at disadvantage when they have risen from the middle level to the advanced level． They are very much unlikely to get advancement in administration or highlevel management outside their profession although they may enjoy advantages in professional rank promotion． Lacking of social capital is thought to be one of the potential culprits． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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How High can “Male Phoenix” Fly： Men’s upward Mobility from the Rural to NonRural Status in China Lin Yi Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 88-.   Abstract （3817）            Knowledge map    Save Based on the data from the Chinese General Social Survey， this paper analyzes men’s intragenerational mobility from the rural to nonrural status relying upon rank levels and rank categories． These men generally have decent jobs and are likely to be promoted， but they tend to be at disadvantage when they have risen from the middle level to the advanced level． They are very much unlikely to get advancement in administration or highlevel management outside their profession although they may enjoy advantages in professional rank promotion． Lacking of social capital is thought to be one of the potential culprits． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Human Capital， Labor Market Segmentation and Income Distribution   Wang Fuqin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 109-126.   Abstract （3245）      PDF（pc） （1560KB）（1362）       Knowledge map    Save  There are two theoretical approaches based on individualism and structuralism when explaining the inequality of income distribution． The former emphasizes the human capital as the dominant factor that generates personal incomes; the latter stresses how structural factors such as social class or strata structure and labor market structure influence incomes． The author has developed a basic income distribution model that integrates the two theoretical approaches and also incorporates human capital， labor market structure and their interaction． Model testing using the data from the Chinese General Social Survey in 2003（CGSS2003） has provided strong support for the hypothesis that human capital is the decisive factor for income distribution; however， it has also indicated that the influences of the market segmenting the labor force should not be neglected． An interaction effect exists between the human capital and the labor market structure． Workers who possess more human capital may have more opportunities to get into the state sector （both monopolies and nonmonopolies）， which provides its workers with more opportunities to have their human capital enhanced． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Human Capital， Labor Market Segmentation and Income Distribution Wang Fuqin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 109-.   Abstract （3946）            Knowledge map    Save There are two theoretical approaches based on individualism and structuralism when explaining the inequality of income distribution． The former emphasizes the human capital as the dominant factor that generates personal incomes; the latter stresses how structural factors such as social class or strata structure and labor market structure influence incomes． The author has developed a basic income distribution model that integrates the two theoretical approaches and also incorporates human capital， labor market structure and their interaction． Model testing using the data from the Chinese General Social Survey in 2003（CGSS2003） has provided strong support for the hypothesis that human capital is the decisive factor for income distribution; however， it has also indicated that the influences of the market segmenting the labor force should not be neglected． An interaction effect exists between the human capital and the labor market structure． Workers who possess more human capital may have more opportunities to get into the state sector （both monopolies and nonmonopolies）， which provides its workers with more opportunities to have their human capital enhanced． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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A Study on RuralUrban Migrants’ Practical Strategies for Social Inclusion： Towards a Community Inclusion Approach Liu Jian-e Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 127-151.   Abstract （2981）      PDF（pc） （2246KB）（916）       Knowledge map    Save This study took the community inclusion approach to explore ruralurban migrants’ practical strategies for social inclusion in China． The author summarized the migrants’ practical strategies for community inclusion in four categoriesorganizational strategies， professional strategies， policy action， and culture inclusionso that communities could respond to the migrants’ general needs， provide institutional support， improve the policy environment， and cultivate an inclusive culture in a timely manner． The author also proposed that， building upon the research on community businesses， it was important to develop a theoretical model to promote the migrants’ overall social inclusion， which should use both the broad crosscommunity perspective and the indepth decisionmaking perspective to help the migrants’ social capital grow and shift from the rural to the urban so that their overall social inclusion could become a reality． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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A Study on RuralUrban Migrants’ Practical Strategies for Social Inclusion： Towards a Community Inclusion Approach   Liu Jian-E Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 127-.   Abstract （3813）            Knowledge map    Save  This study took the community inclusion approach to explore ruralurban migrants’ practical strategies for social inclusion in China． The author summarized the migrants’ practical strategies for community inclusion in four categoriesorganizational strategies， professional strategies， policy action， and culture inclusionso that communities could respond to the migrants’ general needs， provide institutional support， improve the policy environment， and cultivate an inclusive culture in a timely manner． The author also proposed that， building upon the research on community businesses， it was important to develop a theoretical model to promote the migrants’ overall social inclusion， which should use both the broad crosscommunity perspective and the indepth decisionmaking perspective to help the migrants’ social capital grow and shift from the rural to the urban so that their overall social inclusion could become a reality．   Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Social Adaption of Professional Alien Residents in China   Liu Wei Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 152-177.   Abstract （2806）      PDF（pc） （1579KB）（1707）       Knowledge map    Save  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． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Social Adaption of Professional Alien Residents in China Liu Wei Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 152-.   Abstract （3684）            Knowledge map    Save  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． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Devaluing the “Instrumental” Approach： Formation and Practice of a “New Concept on Health”： Village Li in Shaoxing     Yao Zelin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 178-204.   Abstract （2646）      PDF（pc） （1725KB）（1198）       Knowledge map    Save There has been little research in China’s academia on medicine， diseases， and health from the perspective of medical sociology． Based on the data from a village located in the Yangzi River Delta Region， this research attempted to discuss the change in the villagers’ views on health from preliberation to date． By describing and comparing the old and new concept on health， this paper focuses on the contents of the change and the drive behind the change． The villagers have increasingly attached a high value to health and devalued the instrumental approach． The economic development and raised living standards brought about by modernization are the most important drive for the formation of the new concept on health， whereas the state has played only a tiny role． The paper concludes that views on health can serve as an angle to look at modernization as well as a new window through which statepeasant relationships can be studied．   Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Devaluing the “Instrumental” Approach： Formation and Practice of a “New Concept on Health”： Village Li in Shaoxing Yao Zelin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 178-.   Abstract （3802）            Knowledge map    Save There has been little research in China’s academia on medicine， diseases， and health from the perspective of medical sociology． Based on the data from a village located in the Yangzi River Delta Region， this research attempted to discuss the change in the villagers’ views on health from preliberation to date． By describing and comparing the old and new concept on health， this paper focuses on the contents of the change and the drive behind the change． The villagers have increasingly attached a high value to health and devalued the instrumental approach． The economic development and raised living standards brought about by modernization are the most important drive for the formation of the new concept on health， whereas the state has played only a tiny role． The paper concludes that views on health can serve as an angle to look at modernization as well as a new window through which statepeasant relationships can be studied． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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May the Subaltern Have a Voice：A Critical Review of the “BitternessExpressing” Genre Ma Dandan Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 205-.   Abstract （4088）            Knowledge map    Save The author has reviewed the special genre of “bitterness expressing” in the Chinese experience． This genre covers a variety of bitternessexpressing narratives， the purpose of which is not for discharging bitterness itself but for criticizing the national genealogy via the “bitternessexpressing” genre． The controlling energy of the possessed entailed in the major identity cultivated by the bitternessexpressing power has taken in a buffered region coconstructed by the researchers of the subaltern and the desire of the major identity． Nevertheless， due to the critics of the national genealogy being dependent， the nodes in the “bitternessexpressing” genre dismantling the enclosed modern fables， the extended sufferings differentiating the subaltern， and the division of the civilian being delayed， the predicament of the intellectuals’ “intermediation” has thus been revealed． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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May the Subaltern Have a Voice：A Critical Review of the “BitternessExpressing” Genre   Ma Dandan Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 205-235.   Abstract （2469）      PDF（pc） （1832KB）（1413）       Knowledge map    Save  The author has reviewed the special genre of “bitterness expressing” in the Chinese experience． This genre covers a variety of bitternessexpressing narratives， the purpose of which is not for discharging bitterness itself but for criticizing the national genealogy via the “bitternessexpressing” genre． The controlling energy of the possessed entailed in the major identity cultivated by the bitternessexpressing power has taken in a buffered region coconstructed by the researchers of the subaltern and the desire of the major identity． Nevertheless， due to the critics of the national genealogy being dependent， the nodes in the “bitternessexpressing” genre dismantling the enclosed modern fables， the extended sufferings differentiating the subaltern， and the division of the civilian being delayed， the predicament of the intellectuals’ “intermediation” has thus been revealed． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Development and Expansion of Organizational Sociology：An Overview of the 2009 （6th） Empirical Research Methodology in Organizational Sociology Workshop Di Jinhua Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 236-240.   Abstract （2229）      PDF（pc） （1417KB）（717）       Knowledge map    Save Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Development and Expansion of Organizational Sociology：An Overview of the 2009 （6th） Empirical Research Methodology in Organizational Sociology Workshop   Di Jinhua Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (1): 236-.   Abstract （2742）            Knowledge map    Save Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Pluralistic Discourse Analysis： A New Mode of Social Analysis Xie Lizhong Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 1-19.   Abstract （3565）      PDF（pc） （1469KB）（1105）       Knowledge map    Save Pluralistic discourse analysis is the analysis of the manner with which the discourse is produced， the channel through which it is disseminated， and with what rules in what kind of process． It is to analyze discourses from the stance of pluralism． Advocating pluralistic discourse analysis is to eliminate the influence of the traditional classic models represented by Positivism， Hermeneutics and Phenomenology in the social study． Pluralistic discourse analysis involves the basic procedures of analyzing discourse strategies and rules of discourse formation． This method is significant at multiple levels in our social studies． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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An Ethnically Mixed Village under Clan Control： From the Perspective of Cultural Nexus of Power Zhang Heqing Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 20-44.   Abstract （3131）      PDF（pc） （1977KB）（717）       Knowledge map    Save From the perspective of cultural nexus of power， this article profoundly presents the political structure of an ethnically mixed mountainous village， Benglan Hecao in Yunnan Province， which was traditionally controlled by the main clan and Bimuo the Chief. The author argues that the sociopolitical situation before 1949 was manipulated by the main clan and Bimuo the Chief， who acquired their authority and legitimacy by the rural cultural nexus and played an organizational leadership role in this cultural power nexus. Via manipulating the rural cultural nexus （the intraclan kinships and religious beliefs and inter-clan relationships）， the main clan and its Chief Bimuo were firmly in control of this rural society． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Ethnic Groups and Educational Inequalities： An Empirical Study of the Educational Attainment of the Ethnic Minorities in Western China   Hong Yanbi Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 45-73.   Abstract （3689）      PDF（pc） （1782KB）（778）       Knowledge map    Save Through reviewing the literature both at home and abroad on educational stratification， this paper demonstrates the need to incorporate ethnicity in China’s market transition and the social stratification theory. Furthermore， ethnicity should be empirically examined from the angle of educational attainment. The main factors which affect ethnic minorities’ educational attainment are： urbanrural geographical disparities， occupational structures （classes）， cultural differences， and political processes. An analysis of the data from the 2004 survey of Western China has revealed the following finings： 1） the ethnic gap in basic education can mainly be explained by urbanrural and class background differences， with the effect of the ethnic variable being not significant； 2） the odds of high school enrollment of ethnic minorities are still lower than Han’s （Han is the majority group）， the differences being explainable in part by the urbanrural geographical and class disparities and in part by the cultural differences （such as language contexts） between ethnic minorities and； and 3） ethnic minorities’ intergenerational education reproduction differs in pattern from that of Han’s，with the former being mainly in the form of Resource Transfer in contrast to the latter’s coexistence of Resource Transfer and Cultural Reproductionsuch patter differences in turn differentiate the benefits from the educational expansion by different ethnic groups. In sum， although the educational attainment of the ethnic minorities in Western China is significantly lower than that of Han， the inequalities are results of urbanrural and class differences． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Organization， Work， and Emotional Alienation：A Study of Life Insurance Agents in Xiamen Sheng Sixin Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 74-100.   Abstract （3247）      PDF（pc） （1615KB）（804）       Knowledge map    Save  When following the marketing model of the Western life insurance industry， China’s life insurers have executed a more aggressive emotional management of their sales agents． Due to widespread social resistance， life insurance agents in China experience negative emotions quite often． The overly commercialized use of guanxi at work has not only violated the agents’ preexisting social networks but also is hindering their development of new nonbusiness relationships with others． The working ideology of “embedding insurance into life； embedding life into insurance” blurs the boundary between work and life， which has inevitably made the agents’ work full of emotional conflicts． Although the life insurance agents have been trying to manage these conflicts through various coping strategies， their efforts will probably aggravate individuals’ impersonal problems， and will finally result in emotional alienation as a consequence． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Fragile Solidarity： A Case Analysis of the Riot Chain in Tai Xing Factory HuangYan Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 101-115.   Abstract （3149）      PDF（pc） （1460KB）（690）       Knowledge map    Save Globalization has been changing China’s industry structure and capitallabor relations. Working in a large number of Original Equipment Manufacturers （OEMs）， millions of migrant workers are faced with dual repression from foreign capital and local governments. However， these workers’ survival struggle is a weak one． From a microlevel perspective， this paper analyzes the reasons of the emergence of the resistance and the social structure for the escalation of the riot． The social origins of the failures or abatement of these struggles are uncovered in response to the observations by other scholars at home and abroad． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Operation Process and Mechanism of Group Blood Donation in Danwei： A Case Study of University T in Beijing Yu Chengpu Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 116-143.   Abstract （3387）      PDF（pc） （1817KB）（793）       Knowledge map    Save In the transformational context of China’s social structure and blood system， this paper takes the “Girl’s Day” blood donation activity of University T as a critical case to apply collective action theories to the analysis of the operation process of group blood donation in Danwei． The operation process of voluntary blood donation without compensation is actually a process of constructing and extending the meaning frame． Providing no compensation does not mean free of incentives． It is to downplay material incentives but to promote symbolic incentives by highlighting symbols， discourses， significances， and values． This not only displays high regard for the blood donators but also reproduces frames for blood donation． Group blood donation in Danweirelies on structural accessibility inside Danwei． With such accessibility high in universities， universities have naturally become the main body for group blood donation． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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A MetaAnalysis of UrbanRural Differences in Happiness Zhang Junhua Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 144-155.   Abstract （2836）      PDF（pc） （1624KB）（822）       Knowledge map    Save The metaanalysis of 18 studies about the urbanrural differences in happiness found a higher level of happiness among people living in cities and towns than those living in rural areas． The finding was reliable and the differences could be explained by social comparison and social adaptation． Publication biases were excluded as an explanation and the disputes on this issue in China were due to the differences in the instrumentswhen a study employed research instruments of higher quality， it was more likely to conclude that urban dwellers were happier than rural residents． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Social Construction of the “Auto dream”： A Content Analysis of Auto Advertisements in Southern Weekly （1998-2007） Lin Xiaoshan Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 156-177.   Abstract （3660）      PDF（pc） （2114KB）（700）       Knowledge map    Save In China today， owning a car has become a symbol of a happy life to most urban families． As an ideology of consumption， auto advertisements have played a great role in the social construction of the “auto dream．” This paper reports a content analysis of the auto advertisements in Southern Weekly （1998-2007）． The “selfhedonic imagination identity” and “socialreferencing success identity” are the two most important “identity strategies” with which auto advertising has constructed the “auto dream．” Their effect is far greater than that of the functional strategy in auto advertising． These hypotheses of the author’s are verified by the results of the content analysis． The paper concludes with a discussion of the social roots for the powerful construction of the “auto dream” in the recent 10 years and an indepth reflection upon this dream’s potential social consequences． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Internet and Contentious Actions： Theoretical Models， the China Experience， and Future Research Directions Huang Ronggui Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 178-197.   Abstract （3690）      PDF（pc） （1549KB）（785）       Knowledge map    Save  With a significant impact of the Internet on contentious actions， studies on this topic have been burgeoning． However， these studies are scattered across different disciplines， resulting in a lack of a coherent interdisciplinary theoretical framework， which has hindered further development in this research field． This paper reviews the relevant studies and classifies three theoretical models regarding the Internet influencing contentious actions． In addition， with a review of the research findings in the Chinese contexts including the Internet and contentious actions and the development of civic society， the author presents a brief discussion on the directions of future research． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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From Strategies to Ethics：A Critique of the “Rightful Resistance” Wu Changqing Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 198-214.   Abstract （3299）      PDF（pc） （1540KB）（694）       Knowledge map    Save This paper contends that， due to the influence from the concept of “rightful resistance，” current studies on rural protests have overemphasized the strategies in the protest process but neglected the importance of the ethics． After summarizing the insights from the “rightful resistance，” the author points out its limitation and tries to remedy it by bringing in the ethical perspective． The paper then moves on to describe the research process with the ethical perspective． Finally， on the basis of the author's field research， the paper discusses the original explanatory power of ethics in the rural protest research． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Analysis of the Validity and Limit of “Individualistic Resistance” from the Subaltern Society in Contemporary China： A Report from the HIVRidden Villages in Hubei Province and Henan Province Wang Hongwei Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 215-234.   Abstract （3371）      PDF（pc） （1624KB）（1089）       Knowledge map    Save Through the investigation of resistance of those in the AIDS villages in the HIVridden areas in Hubei province and Henan province， the author proposes two kinds of sociologic logics of social resistance in the subaltern society of contemporary China： externally relied “rulebased resistance” and internally relied “individualistic resistance．” They have both become the most convincible sociologic analysis frames to account for the social resistance in the current Chinese subaltern society yet they differ in logics． This paper originally examines the formation mechanism and operating rules of the “individualistic resistance” mode， which leads to the discovery of the trends of nonpolitics， weak organization， and tangiblebenefit focus in the resistance in the rural subaltern society， making “organized” political protests up to a revolutionized turn far away from the reach．   Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Social Ideology and Its Modernity：An Executive Summary of the 7th Annual Meeting on the History of Chinese Social Ideology Dong Yunsheng Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (2): 235-240.   Abstract （2779）      PDF（pc） （1340KB）（742）       Knowledge map    Save Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Understanding the Inequality in China Xie Yu Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 1-20.   Abstract （6546）      PDF（pc） （2099KB）（698）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract： Drawing on past research， the author has advocated the following propositions： （1） the inequality in China has been severely impacted by some collective mechanisms， such as regions and work units； （2） traditional Chinese political ideology has promoted meritbased inequality， with merit being perceived as functional in improving the collective welfare for the masses； and （3） many Chinese people today regard inequality as an inevitable consequence of economic development． Thus， it seems unlikely that social inequality alone would lead to political and social unrest in today’s China． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0） Cited: Baidu(40)

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Mutual Abandonment： Tension between Society and Sociology：A Discussion with Mr． Xiao Ying Guo Qiang Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 21-43.   Abstract （2861）      PDF（pc） （1584KB）（500）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract：Society without sociology and sociology without society are the inevitable results of their mutual abandonment． For sociology to go back in touch with society， it must be clear about the fundamentals of its own knowledge system， namely， the definitional boundaries of society and sociality， their basic internal meanings， and social subjects． But the vagueness and nonhumanization of social concepts have ended up with their legitimacy and origins lost． Xiao Ying excogitated a side way for the return of sociology； Bourdieu introduced the concept of “Field” to replace “Society．” The tension between society and sociology has led to the distancing of the two from each other， and further， the expected loss of the origins of both society and sociology． The social disorder， the breakage in social intermediation， and the singleness in the media and the public have terminated sociality as well as sociology． The resolution of the tension between the two has become the challenge to the development of society and sociology． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Logics of Power Operations at the Grassroots Level： A Case Study of a Community in Shanghai Jin Qiao Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 44-64.   Abstract （3015）      PDF（pc） （1924KB）（581）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract： With the supposition that city communities had their own unique logics of power perations existing right in the interactor interactions， this study took a residential committee to examine the interactions among its Party Secretary， members and workers within the committee， members in other organizations， activists and ordinary residents in the community， and certain special groups， through which the power operations and interactive processes within city communities as well as their underlying logics were analyzed． It was found that， in the interactive processes with various groups， the residential committee workers demonstrated power in many forms， including the interpersonal humantouch power， semibureaucratic power， resourceexchanging power， organizational cooperating power， various strategic and tactic power， etc． Five logics of city community power operations were summarized： the attachment logic， the negotiated cooperation logic， the eliteleading logic， the humantouch logic， and the servicechange logic． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Between Institution and Guanxi： Trust Building for Small Business Loans from the Commercial Bank Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 65-82.   Abstract （2794）      PDF（pc） （1592KB）（414）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract： From the perspective of trust， this paper discusses how the relational trust and the institutional trust interact in trading exchanges to stimulate the loan business． Both function through actors， who follow the “selfsituation” strategy． The institutional trust has a prominent position in the economic life， and possesses its independence to some extent． It is the foundation of modern enterprising， and it is not substitutable． What is missing in the institutional trust may be complemented by the relational trust； the risks in the relational trust， however， must be controlled by the institutional trust． Only when a good institution is established can guanxi（relation） play a positive role and overcome its negative effects． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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Governing through Campaigning： The Governance Strategy of the Township Grassroots Regime：A Case Study of Wheat Town’s Central Task of “Afforestation” in Central China Di Jinhua Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 83-106.   Abstract （2706）      PDF（pc） （1537KB）（485）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract：The operation of the township grassroots regime is always the issue of academic concern． This paper is based on the field survey data of Wheat Town in Central China and takes its case of “afforestation” as the “text” for analysis． Under the pressure system and during the posttax fiscal period， Wheat Town hoisted its routine work up to the centraltask level and then put the central task into practice through campaigning to get the planned tasks accomplished． This governing method of “Administration Absorbed into Campaigning” is in fact a temporary behavioral choice with simplified utilization of the traditional “movement/campaign” as a resource during the time when the grassroots regime has lost its absolute power while the fundamental power is yet  to set up and the administrative operation is short of resources． Such governance practice is， however， of little effect． Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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The Impact of Leaving Home for External Employment on the Ethnically Mixed Rural Communities：A Field Survey of the Villages in Wengniute Banner， Inner Mongolia， China Chinese Journal of Sociology    2010, 30 (3): 107-129.   Abstract （2443）      PDF（pc） （1607KB）（423）       Knowledge map    Save Abstract： In the recent 20 or so years， “peasant workers” have been a significant part in China’s rural and urban economic activities， having become a social phenomenon． Millions of peasants entering cities to work and live there have not only powerfully promoted the development of urban economy but also helped balance the age structure of city populations， progressed urbanization in China， and greatly raised the incomes of peasant families． With China’s institutional reform continuously going deeper and her economy being on the rise， the volume and quality of such “peasant workers” will certainly improve in the future． Naturally， investigation of this “peasant workers” phenomenon has attracted the academic attention in China． However， most studies have been directed toward the “immigrating” locations at the macrolevel； relatively few studies are focused on the “migrating” locations． Based on the data from the field questionnaire survey of the households in 26 villages in Inner Mongolia， this paper analyzes the basic demographic characteristics of those who left home for external employment， their structural properties， and their contributions to their local households’ incomes． This study may help us acquire a deeper understanding of the reasons behind the phenomenon of leaving home for external employment in the rural areas and its impact on the local peasants’ lives． Reference | Related Articles | Metrics | Comments（0）

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