Even after thirty years of economic reform, the majority of rural migrants in China's cities are still kept out of the formal labor market and professional tracks. Most of them pick up jobs in the informal sector. Such social inequality is likely to be perpetuated given the fact that their second generation is not provided with quality education. In China, education, often considered a way of changing one's life trajectory, now only reproduces social status and reinforces class boundaries.
Mary Li Ma
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December 4, 2008
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China's migrant population presents both challenges and uncertainties.
Christopher Pierce
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November 24, 2008
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Migrant workers make important contributions to China's cities but also pose tremendous challenges. A resident of Beijing explores how migrants fit in the capital and how Beijingers view them.
Jonathan Li
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November 23, 2008
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The world of China's "floating population" is vastly different from the world of its city dwellers.
Clarence Chan
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Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "The Family in China" (ChinaSource Quarterly, 2008 Fall).
Brent Fulton
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October 11, 2008
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What are the major shifts that have taken place in Chinese families over the years and what have been the underlying causes behind them?
Jim King
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In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, the need for appropriate grief therapy was evident. The role religion plays in therapy for families dealing with trauma is highlighted in the efforts that were made to aid the victims.
Grace Lau
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October 10, 2008
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The effects of globalization are having a huge, lasting impact on China's families.
Patrick Nachtigall
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HIV/AIDS is devastating many Chinese families. The government response is improving but limited. What can the church do?
Paul Lee
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Internal migration is affecting the structure of Chinas families while urban family life presents problems of its own.
Huo Shui
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China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China by Dominic Barton with Mei Ye.
Reviewed by Andrew Kaiser
Andrew T. Kaiser
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Dr. Doyle brings a fresh perspective to the question of whether or not Christianity is a Chinese religion. Going beyond the traditional view, he approaches the question from many different directions providing compelling evidence that Christianity in China is Chinese.
G. Wright Doyle
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October 1, 2008
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