| ID | 173259 |
| Title Proper | Role of Guanxi in Social Exclusion against the Background of Social Stratification |
| Other Title Information | Case Studies of Two Chinese Villages |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chen, Feng ; Ruan, Ji |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article is based on two case studies of social exclusion in two Chinese villages against the background of social stratification.Five types of social exclusion of the poor—housing, marriage, renqing, ritual, and gossip exclusion—are identified, which shrink the guanxi networks held by the poor. This in turn weakens their social and ritual capital and lowers their social status,leading to the reproduction of inequality. The research presented here finds that the vertical exclusiveness of guanxi, which is based on the concepts of in-group and out-group separation, superior and inferior separation, and symmetrical reciprocity, results in social exclusion of the poor. This process is underpinned by the instrumental use of the traditional Confucian ritual(li), in which ideas of modern social welfare, equality, and universalism are insufficient. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 29, No.125; Sep 2020: p.698-713 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 29 No 125 |
| Key Words | Social Exclusion ; Role of Guanxi ; Chinese Villages |