LEADER 04448cam a2200625Li 4500001 9992788363506421 005 20201006180410.0 006 m o d 007 cr mn |||||a|a 008 140829t20072007paua ob 001 0 eng d 019 654375083887803517 020 |z9780822942979 020 9780822973065 (e-book) 020 0822973065 (e-book) 020 |z0822942976 020 |z082295933X 020 |z9780822959335 035 |9(JSTORDDA)891385557 035 (OCoLC)891385557 |z(OCoLC)654375083 |z(OCoLC)887803517 035 (OCoLC)ocn891385557 035 (NjP)9278836-princetondb 035 |z(OCoLC)654375083 |z(OCoLC)887803517 035 |z(NjP)Voyager9278836 037 22573/ctt89c5tg |bJSTOR 040 E7B |beng |erda |cE7B |dOCLCO |dEBLCP |dN$T |dOCLCE |dMUU |dDOS |dOCLCF |dIDEBK |dJSTOR |dYDXCP |dDEBSZ |dHEBIS 043 a-cc--- 050 14 HN733.5 |b.S623 2007eb 090 Electronic Resource 245 00 Social change in contemporary China : |bC. K. Yang and the concept of institutional diffusion / |cedited by Wenfang Tang and Burkart Holzner. 264 1 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : |bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, |c2007. 264 4 |c©2007 300 1 online resource (335 pages) : |billustrations, tables. 336 text |2rdacontent 337 computer |2rdamedia 338 online resource |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 588 Description based on print version record. 520 Social Change in Contemporary China offers a wide-ranging examination of Chinese institutional change in areas of education, religion, health care, economics, labor, family, and local communities in the post-Mao era. Based on the pioneering work of sociologist C. K. Yang (1911-1999), and his institutional diffusion theory, the essays analyze and develop the theory as it applies to both public and private institutions. The interrelationship of these institutions composes what Yang termed the Chinese "system," and affects nearly every aspect of life. Yang examined the influence of external factors on each institution, such as the influence of Westernization and Communism on family, and the impact of industrialization on rural markets. He also analyzed the impact of public opinion and past culture on institutions, therein revealing the circular nature of diffusion. Perhaps most significant are Yang's insights on the role of religion in Chinese society. Despite the common perception that China had no religion, he uncovers the influence of classical Confucianism as the basis for many ethical value systems, and follows its diffusion into state and kinship systems, as well as Taoism and Buddhism. Writing in the early years of Communism, Yang had little hard data with which to test his theories. The contributors to this volume expand upon Yang's groundbreaking approach and apply the model of diffusion to a rapidly evolving contemporary China, providing a window into an increasingly modern Chinese society and its institutions. 599 Princeton permanent acquisition. 600 10 Yang, C. K., |d1910-1999. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82274853 600 17 Yang, C. K., |d1910-1999. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01757506 650 0 Social change |zChina. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111784 650 0 Organizational change |zChina. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010104562 650 0 Culture diffusion |zChina. 651 0 China |xSocial conditions. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024178 651 0 China |xEconomic conditions. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024011 650 7 Culture diffusion. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00885109 650 7 Economic history. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00901974 650 7 Organizational change. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01047828 650 7 Social change. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01122310 650 7 Social history. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01122498 651 7 China. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01206073 700 1 Tang, Wenfang, |d1955- |eeditor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99029570 700 1 Holzner, Burkart, |eeditor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79120918 776 08 |iPrint version: |tSocial change in contemporary China : C. K. Yang and the concept of institutional diffusion. |dPittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2007 |hviii, 324 pages |z9780822942979 |w9920060191843506421 910 JSTOR DDA purchased