The paradox of power in a People's Republic of China middle school

Author(s)

• Schoenhals, Martin

Bibliographic Information

The paradox of power in a People's Republic of China middle school

Martin Schoenhals

（Studies on contemporary China）（An East gate book）

M.E. Sharpe, c1993

• : hard
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text provides an ethnography of a Chinese middle school based on fieldwork conducted in 1988 to 1989. It provides a way of looking at classroom and societal interactions in terms of the interplay among criticism, face and shame.

Table of Contents

• The PARADOX of POWER in a PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of CHINA MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Evaluation and Criticism in Education and Social Life
• Chapter 3 The Historical Background of Evaluation and Criticism
• Chapter 4 The Centrality of Face
• Chapter 5 Face, Criticism, and Evaluation in the Classroom
• Chapter 6 Socialization in the Family
• Chapter 7 The Topography of Emotion
• Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Paradox of Power

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Details

• NCID: BA2138137X
• ISBN:
  • 1563241889
  • 1563241897
• LCCN: 92038344
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk, NY
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 215 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LA1132
  • DC20 : 373.11/9/0951
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Education, Secondary -- Social aspects -- China -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Middle schools -- China -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Communist self-criticism -- Case studies
  • LCSH : China -- Social conditions -- 1976-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10307874
  • BA10415287