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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ruan, Ji (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
• Θέματα: Education.; Ethnology > Asia.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Sociology of Education.; Early Childhood Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Asian Culture.

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...