Social Construction and Social Development in Contemporary China (China Perspectives)

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What is the social structure of Chinese society in the 21st century? How should China address the problem of migrant workers? How can China form a modern society? These key sociological issues are some of the topics this book covers. This book is a collection of the research articles and lectures that Dr. Lu Xueyi, the former Head of the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has published since the 1980s. The author discusses the social structure, social stratification, social construction, and development of contemporary Chinese society. Arguing that the gap between economic and social development has become the major social issue facing modern China, the author advocates paying close attention to the country’s social structure and the growth of the middle class. The book will be of interest to all scholars and students of Sociology and Chinese Studies. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Copyright Contents Editor’s words A note on translation and romanization Acknowledgments 1 A study on basic ideas and strategies for establishing a new urban housing system 2 A new situation and new tasks at the new stage of rural development: some suggestions on carrying out the campaign for building new socialist rural areas centered on the development of small towns 3 Accelerating the reform of the current household registration system 4 The program of building a new countryside of Jiangsu province should be halted immediately 5 Towards a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development of Chinese society 6 Theory and practice of social construction 7 The core task of social construction at the new stage: adjustment of social structure 8 Building new socialist cities should be the strategic focus of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan 9 China’s current economic and social situation, and social construction 10 Social construction is the realization of social modernization 11 China’s main task in the next 30 years is social modernization 12 The era of social construction has arrived Index