The Role of Guanxi in Social Exclusion against the Background of Social Stratification: Case Studies of Two Chinese Villages.

This article is based on two case studies of social exclusion in two Chinese villages against the background of social stratification.Five types of social exclusion of the poor—housing, marriage, renqing, ritual, and gossip exclusion—are identified, which shrink the guanxi networks held by the poor....

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Publicado en:Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 29; no. 125; pp. 698 - 714
Autores principales: Ruan, Ji, Chen, Feng
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2020
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          Ruan, Ji
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          HanShan Normal University, China
          Beijing University of Technology, China
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        Social isolation
        Social stratification
        Housing
        Social status
        Humanitarianism
        Universalism (Theology)
        Guanxi
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          Social stratification
          Housing
          Social status
          Humanitarianism
          Universalism (Theology)
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