This textbook provides readers with a basic introduction to two topics: the field of sociology and Chinese society. Many Americans do not know what sociology is. Nor do they have much knowledge of China. The first two authors have been teaching sociology for a combined fifty plus years. They also have spent considerable time and energy conducting scholarly research on China in the subfields of family, education and language. These combined strengths and interests, along with a third author, born and raised in China, whose expertise is on women, family and health, has resulted in a unique fusion of perspectives and insights to pleasantly enlighten readers as they explore Chinese culture, norms, history and society.
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'A great introductory book for undergraduate students who want to learn about the cultural history of and current societal developments in China. The authors have extensive teaching and research experience in China, which is evidenced in the elaborate and detailed narratives in this book.'Professor Ying Yang, Ph.DDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Shippensburg University, USA
Dr Timothy J. Madigan is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Commonwealth University - Mansfield, Pennsylvania, USA, where he has been teaching for over two decades. He completed Mandarin and statistics classes at Pennsylvania State University while pursuing his MA and PhD in sociology and has been publishing in the areas of education and family.Dr Sampson Lee Blair is a family sociologist and demographer at The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. A Fulbright Scholar Award recipient (Philippines), he has published 25 books, in addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, and has presented over 150 research papers at conferences in the USA and abroad, and has frequently served as keynote speaker.Dr Fang Fang received a PhD in Sociology and a Master's degree in Data Analysis and Applied Statistics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. She is currently a health services researcher at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University at Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
