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Part of the book series: Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies (Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
Based on numerous qualitative interviews, this cutting edge book investigates how Hong Kong's economic structure and neoliberal policies have contributed to class inequality in China's global city. Inspired by Bourdieu's approach to class, the author examines class stratification in education, works, and political attitudes and argues that the lack of explicit class identifications among the people does not imply irrelevance of class. Relying upon empirical field data to question the applicability of the reflexive modernization theory, the text debates whether individualization makes class a redundant concept in advanced capitalist societies.
About the author
Chun Wing Lee is Lecturer at Hong Kong Community College, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. He obtained his PhD in Sociology from the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include class analysis, social movement, and the political/sociological aspects of sports.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Labor and Class Identities in Hong Kong
Book Subtitle: Class Processes in a Neoliberal Global City
Authors: Chun Wing Lee
Series Title: Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137517562
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-51755-5Published: 26 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70415-6Published: 02 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-51756-2Published: 08 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2730-7956
Series E-ISSN: 2730-7964
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 202
Topics: Social Structure, Social Inequality, Asian Culture, Sociology, general, Migration, Demography