Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China The Rise of Ritual Capital

Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China The Rise of Ritual Capital / by Ji Ruan.

This book focuses on the use of guanxi (Chinese personal connections) in everyday urban life: in particular, how and why people develop different types of social capital in their guanxi networks and the role of guanxi in school choice. Guanxi takes on a special significance in Chinese societies, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruan, Ji (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Educational sociology.
Child development.
International education .
Comparative education.
Ethnology—Asia.
Educational sociology .
Education and sociology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Using Guanxi to Gain School Places
  • Chapter 2. Guanxi and Social Capital
  • Chapter 3. How is Guanxi Used?
  • Chapter 4. Why is Guanxi Used?
  • Chapter 5. Ritual Capital
  • Chapter 6. A Weak-Strong-Weak Pattern
  • Chapter 7. Trust in Ritual Capital
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion.

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