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

• Main Author: Ruan, Ji (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
• Subjects: 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...

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.