An Analysis on Class Structure in Contemporary China

This book analyzes China's social transformation, exploring class structure, middle-class growth, and subjective stratification. Using updated theories and survey data, it presents a power/authority framework for stratification, examines middle-class challenges, and reveals how societal changes influence people's subjective perceptions and values.

Preface - Prologue - Introduction: The Study of Social Stratification and the Transformation of Research Paradigm - Class Analysis on Contemporary Sociology: Theoretical Perspective and Analysis Paradigm - From "Economic Determination" to "Authority Domination": Theoretical Turning of Class Analysis - The Differentiation of Authority Relations and Class Location - The Construction of Authority Class Schema and Relevance Validity Test - Construct Validity Test of Authority Class Schema - The Value and Significance of Authority Class Schema - "Different Ways to Different Types": Typological Analysis of the Middle Class in Present China's Towns - Middle Class: The Multidimensional Analytical Framework of Political Function - The Social Existence of Middle Class in Contemporary China : The Class Cognition and Political Consciousness - The Social Existence of the Middle Class in Contemporary China: The Condition of Social Life - "Worries about Unevenness, and more about Unfairness": "Sense of Fairness" and "Sense of Conflict" in the Transitional Period - Views on Distributive Equality: The Perspective of International Comparison -Peroration: The Stratification of Social Structure and the Marketization of Interests Relations: New Challenges Facing Social Management in China - References.