impact of continuity and change on indiv and groups Flashcards
what are the 3 most significant forces of change in china?
- economic development
- cultural diffusion
- state of social engineering
what has economic development triggered?
social change and profound influence on indivs and groups
economic development: what is the OPen Door Policy?
implemented by chinese gov to attract western business, technology and investment into china, with aim of revitalizing economy
at macro level, trying to import western tech and sciences whilst maintaining chinese customs and traditions such as collectivism and filial piety
economic development: what has changed since economic liberalisation and subjectivity to global market forces?
lifetime employment, egalitarian wages and welfare benefits common place but not changed
life time tenure abolished, and china’s five year plan included provisions for contract employment and performance based pay - uncertainty within family, esp those that receive assurances of past.
economic development: what increased?
china’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
what is seen at mirco level?
filial piety diminished greatly - increased number of owmen seeking employment and higher education.
this in turn, modified family roles and blurred gender demarcation lines, reinforcing need to improve status for women.
economic development: what was positive for the family poverty due to this?
reduced by 89%, but also emphasised shift in value since Confucian disdain for commerce and financial success.
what has increased in acceptance/rejection?
various values associated with Confucianism, communism, democracy and capitalism.
What impact did western scholars have on meso level?
permission to enter china to teach business, sociology, humanities, diffused foreign cultural elements within Chinese institutions.
similary, chinese go abroad to learn other cultures and industries.
what is blurred in china due to westernisation?
rights based Western morality and duty based code of non-western culture are blurred in China
what has cultural diffusion led to?
decline of Sin-centrism, belief that China is the cultural centre of world
how is changing concept of beauty evident?
in Shanghai, where women dye hair and pay for plastic surgery to make nose/eyes more western.
What is the difference between rural and urban adolescents?
rural: supportive of traditional collectivist values (obedience to authority)
urban: supportive of modern individualistic values such as egalitarianism and open mindedness
what does state social engineering refer to?
influence of gov over attitudes and actions of the population within its political boundaries
example of state social engineering?
since 2003, couples allowed to marry/divorce without authorisation fro their work unit and newly married couple permitted to live on own at micro level.
