Overview
- Explores the phenomenon of guanxi in relation to school choice in China
- Develops a new concept of 'ritual capital' as vital to the practice of guanxi
- Draws on in-depth ethnographic research in Chinese schools
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective (CEGP)
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
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Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, China
Ji Ruan
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China
Book Subtitle: The Rise of Ritual Capital
Authors: Ji Ruan
Series Title: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40754-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40753-1Published: 14 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82174-0Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40754-8Published: 01 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6576
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 194
Topics: Sociology of Education, Early Childhood Education, International and Comparative Education, Asian Culture, Sociology of Education