Chinese Youth in Transition

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7546-4369-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 605 g

Reihe: The Chinese Trade and Industry Series

Featuring original research findings from a key Chinese national research centre, this book provides researchers with cutting-edge, reliable and comprehensive information about children and youth in modern China. The book employs a unique methodology to analyze China's youth in terms of human capital development in a transitional economy. Coverage spans a wide range of critical issues, including: children's physical and mental development, leisure and consumption choices, youth employment, pop culture, one-child families, internet use, and juvenile delinquency. Written specifically for undergraduate and graduate courses in Economics, China studies, and Development, the book will also be of interest to those wishing to understand Chinese consumer behaviour in this diverse and dynamic region.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xi, Jieying

Sun, Yunxiao

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Preface. Chinese Children: Introduction to Chinese children, Yunxiao Sun; Introduction to Chinese children: a commentary, Yan Wang; Chinese children's physical and mental development, Hongyan Sun; Chinese children's physical and mental development: a commentary, Ginny Qin Zhan; Chinese children's leisure, Weidong Chen; Chinese children's leisure: a commentary, Vicky Chiu-wan Tam; Chinese children's consumption, Xia Zhao; Chinese children's consumption: a commentary, Bryan Tilt. Chinese Youth: Introduction to Chinese youth, Jieying Xi; Introduction to Chinese youth: a commentary, Yan Xia; Chinese youth's employment, Guoqi An; Chinese youth in rural areas, Hua Zhang; Chinese youth in rural areas: a commentary, I. Joyce Chang; Chinese college students, Junyan Liu; Chinese college students: a commentary, Baomei Zhao and Raymond E. Forgue. Chinese Children and Youth: Popular culture among Chinese youth, Changzheng Yang; Popular culture among Chinese youth: a commentary, Shelley Hong Xu; Only children in China, Yunxiao Sun and Xia Zhao; Only children in China: a commentary, Li Huang; Internet use among Chinese youth, Wei Bu; Internet use among Chinese youth: a commentary, Xin-an Lu; Juvenile delinquency in China, Ying Guan; Juvenile delinquency in China: a commentary, Hong Lu; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Mr Jieying Xi is President of China Youth Press, one of the largest publishers in China. He is also Executive Vice President of China Youth and Children Research Association and Director of Acadamic Committee and Senior Researcher at China Youth and Children Research Center in Beijing, China. Mr Yunxiao Sun is Deputy Director and Senior Researcher at China Youth and Children Research Center in Beijing, China. He is also Vice President of China Youth and Children Research Association, Adjunct Researcher of China Academy of Social Science and national member of China Writer's Association. Dr Jing Jian Xiao is Take Charge America Professor and Director of Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Family and Economic Issues. He served as President of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (2001-03) and President of American Council on Consumer Interests (2004-05).