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Joint Research on Emerging 'Middle Class' in China

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09044038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionJoint Research
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionCHUO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SONODA Shigeto  Chuo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (10206683)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) DAVID L.Wauk  上智大学, 比較文化学部, 助教授
YAN Shanping  Momoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor, 経済学部, 助教授 (00248056)
NAKAMURA Norihiro  Ehime University, Faculty of Law and Literature, Professor, 法文学部, 教授 (10192676)
HISHIDA Masaharu  University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Professor, 国際関係学部, 教授 (00199001)
AMAKO Satoshi  Aoyama Gakuin University, School of International Politics, Economics and Busine, 国際政治経済学部, 教授 (70150555)
WANK David L.  Sophia University, Faculty of Comparative Culture, Associate Professor
DAVID L Wank  上智大学, 比較文化学部, 助教授
WANK Doid L.  上智大学, 比較文化学部, 助教授
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥4,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000)
KeywordsContemporary China / Middle Classes / Questionnaire Survey / Comparative Study / Tianjin City / Qiongqin City / 質問票調査 / 職業移動 / 地域移動 / 政治意識 / 価値観
Research Abstract

Our project aims at doing questionnaire survey of emerging "middle classes" in contemporary China because there is a lack of first-hand data on this area for several reasons. In order to make our survey fully prepared, Japanese scholars on Chinese affairs with sociological interest and Chinese sociologists (including Taiwanese and Hong Kong counterparts) who are interested in comparative study of social stratification and mobility organized research team.
We selected Tianjin city and Qiongqin city as research target because of comparability. In 1997, we did Tianjin survey In Tianjin, we picked out 1,200 citizen sample in 17 street committees in 6 districts and 800 middle class sample for fear we could get few sample of middle class. In 1998, we did Chongqin survey. In Chongqin, the number of sample is 1,026 in 6 street committees in 5 districts and no middle class survey was tried because of tight budget.
Comparing the result of two survey, we can roughly point out that in Chongqin 1) they are much money-oriented probably because of low level of income, 2) they are less interested in political election, and 3) they are much more heavily influenced by national companies.
It is only in this January when we could get the data of Chongqin, so it's too early to publish final report. So, we'll continue our effort to interpret the results so that we could get clear image about changing social stratification in contemporary China.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "東アジアの階層研究 : 過去・現在、そして将来の展望" 園田茂人編『東アジアの階層比較(報告書)』. 1-20 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "社会階層の構造変容 : 台頭するアジアの中間層" 天児慧編『アジアの21世紀』紀伊國屋書店. 97-128 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "比較の視点からみた中国" 佐々木衛・松戸武彦編『中国研究の理論と技法』文化書房博文社. 印刷中.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "社会学から「比較・文明」学へ" 神川正彦・川窪啓資編『比較文明学の理論と方法』朝倉書店. 印刷中.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shigeto, Sonoda: "Studies on Social Stratification in East Asia : Past, Present, and Future Prospect" Social Stratification in East Asia in Comparative Perspective (Report). 1-20 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shigeto, Sonoda: "Structural Change of Social Stratification : Emerging Middle Classes in Asia" Amako, S.(ed) Asia in 21st Century. Kinokuniya. 97-128 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 園田茂人: "比較の視点からみた中国" 佐々木衛他編『中国研究の理論と技法』文化書房博文社. (印刷中). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "社会学から「比較・文明」学へ" 神川正彦他編『比較文明学の理論と方法』朝倉書店. (印刷中). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "東アジアの階層研究:過去、現在そして将来の展望" 園田茂人編『東アジアの階層比較(報告書)』. (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 園田 茂人: "社会階層の構造変容:台頭するアジアの中間層" 天児慧編『アジアの21世紀』紀伊國屋書店. (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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