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Book SynopsisChina's New 21st-Century Realities: Social Equity in a Time of Change examines the new social justice realities in China. Often when people think of China they think of a very rigid, patriarchal society where oppression is the order of the day. However, this book aims to debunk some of those preconceived notions by addressing issues such as single men living in rural China, professional women in politics, and the baggage that comes with being considered an outsider. The book looks at China through a critical social justice prism that has seldom been used before. Contributors also take on race and ethnicity as a means to understanding that China, like many nations in the world, is becoming increasingly diverse in many areas including religion and gender roles. This book is a must read for anyone that is truly interested in unlearning what they believe they know about human rights in China.
Table of ContentsContents: Junfang Wang/Kristen Norman-Major: China’s Glass Ceiling: The Exclusion of Women From High-Level Politics – Wai-Kwok Benson Wong: Discrimination Against the Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong’s Defense of Local Identity – Junfang Wang: Narrowing the Gap: Urban-Rural Inequalities in Healthcare Utilization in China – Jeanne Powell: Rise of Uyghur Ethnic Tensions in China – Ting Zhang/Lorenda A. Naylor: Missing Women of China: The Persistence of Gender Inequity in China – Sheila Fay Waters: China’s History of Brutal Response to Drug Addiction and Trafficking – Lemuel W. Watson: Finding a Place to Belong: China’s Rural Bachelors – Honglian «Kathy» Yang and Kristen Norman-Major: The China Dream Versus the American Dream: How Cultural Difference Shapes the Public Agenda – Efleda Tolentino/Zhenting Wu: Climbing a Slippery Social Ladder: Prevailing Perspectives of Chinese Students About Gaokao.
