China's New 21st-Century Realities: Social Equity in a Time of Change

by Tina (Athlone C.) Besley (Editor), Cameron McCarthy (Editor), Michael Adrian Peters (Editor), Fazal Rizvi (Editor), Richard Greggory Johnson III (Editor)

Overview

China’s New 21^st-Century Realities: Social Equity in a Time of Change examines the new social justice realities in China. Often when people think of China they think of a very rigid, patriarchal society where oppression is the order of the day. However, this book aims to debunk some of those preconceived notions by addressing issues such as single men living in rural China, professional women in politics, and the baggage that comes with being considered an outsider. The book looks at China through a critical social justice prism that has seldom been used before. Contributors also take on race and ethnicity as a means to understanding that China, like many nations in the world, is becoming increasingly diverse in many areas including religion and gender roles. This book is a must read for anyone that is truly interested in unlearning what they believe they know about human rights in China.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433116162
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	07/29/2015
Series:	Global Studies in Education , #15
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Richard Greggory Johnson III is a tenured professor in the Department of Economics, Law, and International Business, School of Management, University of San Francisco. His research centers on social equity within the fields of public policy, management, higher education, and human resources management. He has been teaching in higher education for almost fifteen years and is widely published with several peer-reviewed books and over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles. He holds graduate degrees from Georgetown University, Golden Gate University, and DePaul University. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.

Table of Contents

Contents: Junfang Wang/Kristen Norman-Major: China’s Glass Ceiling: The Exclusion of Women From High-Level Politics – Wai-Kwok Benson Wong: Discrimination Against the Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong’s Defense of Local Identity – Junfang Wang: Narrowing the Gap: Urban-Rural Inequalities in Healthcare Utilization in China – Jeanne Powell: Rise of Uyghur Ethnic Tensions in China – Ting Zhang/Lorenda A. Naylor: Missing Women of China: The Persistence of Gender Inequity in China – Sheila Fay Waters: China’s History of Brutal Response to Drug Addiction and Trafficking – Lemuel W. Watson: Finding a Place to Belong: China’s Rural Bachelors – Honglian «Kathy» Yang and Kristen Norman-Major: The China Dream Versus the American Dream: How Cultural Difference Shapes the Public Agenda – Efleda Tolentino/Zhenting Wu: Climbing a Slippery Social Ladder: Prevailing Perspectives of Chinese Students About Gaokao.