Disability In Contemporary China
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| Author | : Sarah Dauncey |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2020-09-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1108916163 |
Sarah Dauncey offers the first comprehensive exploration of disability and citizenship in Chinese society and culture from 1949 to the present. Through the analysis of a wide variety of Chinese sources, from film and documentary to literature and life writing, media and state documents, she sheds important new light on the ways in which disability and disabled identities have been represented and negotiated over this time. She exposes the standards against which disabled people have been held as the Chinese state has grappled with expectations of what makes the 'ideal' Chinese citizen. From this, she proposes an exciting new theoretical framework for understanding disabled citizenship in different societies – 'para-citizenship'. A far more dynamic relationship of identity and belonging than previously imagined, her new reading synthesises the often troubling contradictions of citizenship for disabled people – the perils of bodily and mental difference and the potential for personal and group empowerment.
| Author | : Matthew Kohrman |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2005-05-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0520226445 |
Annotation A study of the culture of disability in China and the emergence of the government institution known as the China Disabled Persons' Federation.
| Author | : Sarah Dauncey |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2020-09-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107118530 |
The first comprehensive exploration of disability and citizenship in Chinese society and culture from 1949 to the present day.
| Author | : Tamara Jacka |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2013-09-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1107292298 |
China's rapid economic growth, modernization and globalization have led to astounding social changes. Contemporary China provides a fascinating portrayal of society and social change in the contemporary People's Republic of China. This book introduces readers to key sociological perspectives, themes and debates about Chinese society. It explores topics such as family life, citizenship, gender, ethnicity, labour, religion, education, class and rural/urban inequalities. It considers China's imperial past, the social and institutional legacies of the Maoist era, and the momentous forces shaping it in the present. It also emphasises diversity and multiplicity, encouraging readers to consider new perspectives and rethink Western stereotypes about China and its people. Real-life case studies illustrate the key features of social relations and change in China. Definitions of key terms, discussion questions and lists of further reading help consolidate learning. Including full-colour maps and photographs, this book offers remarkable insight into Chinese society and social change.
| Author | : William L. Parish |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 1980-08-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780226645919 |
After 1949 the Chinese Communists carried out land reform, the collectivization of agriculture, and the formation of people's communes. The new economic and political organizations that emerged have made peasant life more comfortable and secure, but many economic and status differentials and traditional customs remain resistant to change. Focusing on rural Kwangtung province, William L. Parish and Martin King Whyte examine the rural work-incentive system, village equality and inequality, rural health care and education, marriage customs, and the position of women, among other topics, to determine what and how much of the traditional Chinese ways of life is left in Communist China.
| Author | : Merril D. Silverstein |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2021-09-05 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 1000428516 |
Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications for family care and support for older adults. Contributors to this landmark volume portray various challenges facing aging families in China as a result of reduced family size, changing gender expectations, rapid economic development and urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, and an emerging but still underdeveloped long-term care system. Divided into four thematic areas – Disability and Family Support; Family Relationships and Mental Health; Filial Piety and Gender Norms; and Long-term Care Preferences – chapters in this volume confront these burgeoning issues and offer salient policy and practice considerations not just for today’s aging population, but future generations to come. Combining quantitative data from social surveys in China, comparative surveys in Taiwan and Thailand, and qualitative data from in-depth interviews, Aging Families in Chinese Societies will be of significant interest to students and researchers in aging and gerontology, China and East Asian Studies and population studies.
| Author | : Martin King Whyte |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 1985-11-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0226895491 |
Through interviews with city residents, Martin King Whyte and William L. Parish provide a unique survey of urban life in the last decade of Mao Zedong's rule. They conclude that changes in society produced under communism were truly revolutionary and that, in the decade under scrutiny, the Chinese avoided ostensibly universal evils of urbanism with considerable success. At the same time, however, they find that this successful effort spawned new and equally serious urban problems—bureaucratic rigidity, low production, and more.
| Author | : Michael A. Rembis |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 553 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0190234954 |
The Oxford Handbook of Disability History features twenty-seven articles that span the diverse, global history of the disabled--from antiquity to today.
| Author | : Rana Mitter |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2008-02-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0191578797 |
China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity. This Very Short Introduction offers the reader with no previous knowledge of China a variety of ways to understand the world's most populous nation, giving a short, integrated picture of modern Chinese society, culture, economy, politics and art. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
| Author | : Mark Priestley |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2001-07-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521797344 |
Disability and the Life Course, first published in 2001, explores the global experience of disability using a novel life course approach. The book explores how disabling societies impact on disabled people's life experiences, and highlights the ways in which disabled people have acted to take more control over their own lives. It provides a unique combination of analysis, policy issues and autobiography, offering the reader a rare opportunity to make links between the theoretical, the political and the personal in a single volume. The material is set in a truly international context, with contributions from thirteen different countries bringing together established and emerging writers, both disabled and non-disabled. The book bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages and with different kinds of impairments and also by offering a unique analysis of the relationship between disability and generation in a changing world.
