{"product_id":"9789819233274","title":"Social Stratification in Contemporary China Theories, History and Structures","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding China\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSocial Stratification in Contemporary China\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheories, History and Structures\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQiang Li\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Social Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis book discusses the historical formation, current situation, and future trend of China’s social stratification in the past 40 years of reform and opening up in all aspects. It analyzes the differences in China’s social structure from a structural perspective, categorizing them into four groups: urban areas, rural areas, medium-sized cities, megacities. These groups exhibit distinct differences in political, economic, and social aspects. The fragmentation among these four groups has led to significant imbalances in the distribution of resources. Resources owned by these different groups are difficult to flow freely and be allocated efficiently. Chinese social structure used to be an inverted “T-shaped” structure, but with the rapid development of Chinese society, Chinese society has now formed a triangle-shaped structure. To drive these changes, a modern transformation of the social structure is needed through multifaceted improvements such as the integration of migrant workers into the middle-class group and the industrial innovation and upgrading. This innovations also include new ways of organizing production in modern agriculture. Modern farmers can be highly skilled technicians in organic agriculture or managers of modern agricultural enterprises, equipped with scientific thinking and advanced skills. These changes are essential for achieving an olive-shaped society and promoting social equity and stability in China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eQiang Li, born in Beijing in 1950. He used to be the president of the Chinese Sociological Association and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tsinghua University. His research fields involve social stratification and social mobility, urban sociology, applied sociology, community research, etc. He is also a member of the Social Science Committee of the Ministry of Education, a member of the Advisory Committee for State Informatization (ACSI), the convener of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Sociology Discipline Review Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, etc., and serves as an editorial board member of various academic journals. He has authored more than 20 books such as Multiple Urbanization and China’s Development,Ten Lectures on Social Stratification, Migrant Workers and Social Stratification in China, and published more than 270 academic papers. He has been awarded the title of “National Model Teacher”, and has been awarded the first prize for outstanding achievements in humanities and social science research in higher education institutions of the Ministry of Education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChinese Fund for the Humanities and Social Sciences.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819233274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social Sciences.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50547232047244,"sku":"9789819233274","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819233274","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}