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Transformation Of Chinese Social Class Solidified Inquiry

Posted on:2015-03-24Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:W W YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1266330431968173Subject:Scientific Socialism and the international communist movement
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Nowadays,it is the growing "second generation" phenomenon and the"fight father"behavior to prove the class concreting as a hot public topic,not raving arrogantly,but an objective trend of Chinese social class structure in transformation.As is well known,class solidification means a trend that ascribed factors win overwhelmingly self-induced factors,social mobility channel is blocked,and social mobility across class,especially upstream-flow becomes more and more slowing until stagnation in the course of social mobility competition.It is the structural characterization of social interests concteting,prove that social development process is controlled increasingly by powerful class or vested interest groups inheriting themselves,but vulnerable class falls into a condition of gradual marginalization until the bottom of society,poverty and disadvantage status is also inherited.From transformation to stereotypes is the only way to any modern society towards modernization.It should be noted that class solidification is amalformation of social class structure finalized.Normal stereotypes of social class structure,its flow channel should be open to each other among thevarious social strata,the obstructive and blocking factors are bottomed out,a mature and stable order among social groups is formated,everything in its right place. However,class solidification significantly deviate from the normal track,the flow channel of strata become blocking in a state of inequality in rights,resources,opportunities and living space.The social rule of benefits deriving,distribution and enjoying is advantageous to the powerful class(vested interests groups)and disadvantageous to the vulnerable strata (detrimented interests groups).Furthermore,the inequal trend is consolidated continuously and passed to the next generation.Based on these hypothesis,we use the theories combination including the social transformation theory,the social justice theory and the pattern ofdifference sequence theory.According to comprehensive international perspective,historical background and local perspective,the paper develop a logic chain of interpretation and analysis from the performance,evolutionary track, deep causes,negative effects and solvement tactics of class solidification.Accordingly,the paper is divided into seven sections:Firstly,introduction reveals the background and significant value of thetopic.On this basis,we define the class solidification reasonably in accordance with relevant concepts to follow the principle of logic coincide to reality.Secondly,a quite detailed combing description to the current state of academic research on class solidification is performed,its defect is pointed out,too.Furthermore,the breakthrough and innovation in this study expected is also showed.Again,the theoretical tools used in this paper are conducted a preliminary introduction,such as social transformation theory,differential pattern theory and social justice theory.Finally,we clarify the research ideas,explore the research methods to satisfy to the research aim.Mainly,the first chapter is a descriptive study.Combining with the necessary cases,interviews,data,charts and other empirical materials,along the intra-generational and inter-generational dimension,we focus on the specific performance of class solidification in all areas of society including politics,economy,education and social life,conclusively indicate the current situation of Chinese class solidification is constantly expanding.It is time to attach importance to it.The second chapter starts from the index list of "international fight father"(IgE) about class solidification,places it under a broad international perspective,focuses on effects of social class structure changes and class solidification situation of United States,Russia,Britain,Japan and India.Finally,weconclude that the class solidification is a general phenomenon in process of modernization in the world,the differences lie in characteristics,evolutionhistory,severity and manifestations to these contries.The third chapter focuses on the evolution of class solidification intransformation phase.Since the reform and opening up,with the deepening process of marketization,as a watershed in the mid-1990s,China society hasundergone a clear social mobility stage which can be roughly divided into two phases.One is the social differentiation and mobility,the other is th e formation of class border.In first phase,peasantry,the worker class,the intelligentsia,and the cadres class has differentiated and flow actively until to the mid-1990s.Simultaneously,a new class including the self-employed,private owners and professional technicians and managers is produced.In thephase of boundary formation,with the widening gap between the rich and the poor,there have been various of tangible and intangible class boundaries between powerful class and disadvantaged class,and their boundariesbecome more and more thicker and higher.From the dimensions of view,such as push-pull effect of the pattern of difference sequence,the inertia drive of planning system,the expansion ofpublic power impulses,and the cumulative effect of polarization between the rich and the poor,The fourth chapter analyzes the various concrete institutional mechanisms under each dimension,reveals the complicated cause whythe class solidification is intensified.Obviously,the factors intertwine and affect each other,interact together to solidifiy the trend of class solidification.The fifth chapter explores the overall-negative effects of class solidification.Generally,class solidification offsets and weakens social justice each other.The higher the degree of class solidification,the lower the degree of realization of social justice.Specifically,the solidification of class,induces social resources,rights and upsteam opportunities towards the upper class in theform of social closed-loop flow,reputation,rights and interests superimposedhighly upon the powerful class.On the contrary,the lower and middle classsurvive and develope in a increasingly compressed space,their vertical flow retards consequently,social identity base continues to be undermined,social class structures become less flexible.At the same time,differences and estrangements are growing,social hostility is rising as a important root of social contradictions.In the end,all of this will be embodied in politics.With intensifying of the barriers between elites and grassroots,and expanding of thebottom of society,the elite cycle will become replication of degeneration.Then,similar to the economy,"bad money drives out good money"phenomenon will emerge in social mobility.Once expanding in a large area,it is diffic ult to avoid to ability and ethics double degeneration.Ultimately,an extremely negative political effects appear,a periodic change of the regime,in otherwords,so-called "Historical Periodic Law."Around a core philosophy on social justice,the sixth chapter systematically outlines the roadmap to resolve class solidification.For exemple,improving basic people’s livelihood,promoting educational equity,optimizing class structure,regulating public power.According of these,we should innovate thesocial governance system,improve the level of social construction step by step,and promote the balancing levels of resources,opportunities and rights configuration between intra-generational and intergenerational.Finally,something must be done to build a just,reasonable,open,fluency mechanisms and patterns of social mobility.In my opinion,it should be the true meaning of "China Dream".
Keywords/Search Tags:social transformation, social mobility, class structure, classsolidification, social justice
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