Rural China in Focus: Political, Environmental and Social Issues
Noah Hamlyn-Harris (Editor)
Series: Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues, China in Transition
BISAC: POL054000
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Rural China in Focus: Political, Environmental and Social Issues first examines the factors that affect the decision of whether migrant parents should bring their children with them into new cities. Implications of the research findings for theory, practice and policy are discussed.
Following this, the authors discuss the well-being of Yi minority youth, particularly their cultural learning and connectedness to the Yi group that defines their ethnic identity.
The closing study investigate differences in caretaking practices between left-behind children and children from non-migrant families in rural China, and the heterogeneity within the left-behind population.
(Imprint: Nova)
Preface
Chapter 1. Migrant Children or Left-Behind Children: The Dilemma of Rural Migrant Parents in China
(Sophie Xuefei Wang, China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)
Chapter 2. School Socialization, Cultural Learning, and Cultural Connectedness: The Identity of Yi Ethnic Minority Youth in Rural China
(Angel H.Y. Lai and Kin-yu Wong, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 3. Are Grandparents Better Caretakers? Parental Migration, Caretaking Arrangements, and Caretaking Practices in Rural China
(Xiaojin Chen, PhD, Department of Sociology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, US)
Index
