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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Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan,
2017.
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| Series: | Palgrave studies on Chinese education in a global perspective.
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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.