The Rise Of The Staff Class

In the view of white collars' development, began with field investigation of old white collar' life history, the author want to indicate the relation between white collar' life and education. For little related data, the author had to find more data by himself-by dictation survey, by statistics work from some related literature, etc.By the end of 1930s, the white collars of shanghai had developed one class-the second largest class, only after the working class. Most of them lived a bit rich life, received elementary school education or more and stood neither side of revolutionary classes or ruling classes. But the white collars distributed un-evenly. Almost all of tern were males, and most of them worked in commerce and in spinning. Few of them were in high position of the company.By cases analysis, the thesis indicates 3 groups of white collars-technicians, nurses, and clerks.With the demand of professional skills, technicians, all of them received secondary vocational education or more. And there were a good relation between the theories and the practices in the education. They had been played in important positions, and respected the value of technology.The nurses received even more strict education. They had to learn hardly and work hardly too. But almost all of them were satisfied with their profession, for they could get a job easily and had a very high salary.Clerks varied greatly with cases. Their education were elementary, middle, secondary and third level schools. Some of them come from apprenticeship, some from commerce schools, some from part-time schools. They found job easily or difficultly, depending on their relationship with the companies. The changes in the career were great, some got out of commerce, and some others got in.All of the 3 groups were affected by the wars and big social movement. These social events stopped their education, or made them lost job. Even so, every group had their own character.In conclusion, the author points out, the white collars had developed a single class politically, economically, and culturally. But this class had grown very slowly because of long-time social convulsion. Only with peace and great striving for economic development, can the class grow well.