Great Wall in Ruins Communication and Cultural Change in China

Name: Great Wall in Ruins Communication and Cultural Change in China
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ISBN: 9780791416228

ISBN-10: 0791416224

ISBN-13: 9780791416228

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Authors: Godwin C. Chu, Yanan Ju

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This book presents a survey of rural and urban Chinese people examining the dramatic changes in traditional culture that have taken place, and documenting the nature of contemporary Chinese culture. Chu and Ju examine attitudes about family relations, social relations, job preferences and work ethic, organizational relations, community life, and belief systems.Although there remains some limited continuity with the past, mainly in family stability, the book shows how lifestyle and values in post-Mao China today reveal a radical departure from traditional Chinese culture. The authors discover that Chinese people no longer endorse the Confucian precepts of harmony and tolerance, nor do they…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 9/30/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 5.89" wide x 8.94" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Cultural Change in China



Research Methods and Sampling Procedures



Research Findings



Family Relations



Social Relations



Job Preferences and Work Ethic



Organizational Relations



Community Life



Cultural Values: General Perspectives



Cultural Values: Family and Children



Cultural Values: Traditional Precepts



Belief System



Conclusion



Whither Chinese Culture


Appendix: Statistical Analysis


Notes


References


Index