Marxist View on Youth and Its Contemporary Value
Zeng Jing
Abstract:Under the wave of globalization, the hot topics on youth are emerging in an endless stream, which could reflect the lack of young values Marxist view on youth is an organic whole composed of Marxism classic writers’ view on youth and sinicized Marxist view on youth It is also the concrete application and development of dialectical materialism and historical materialism in youth work In contemporary China, deeply excavating the spiritual substance and profound connotation of Marxist view on youth and strengthening the guidance of socialist core value system to the youth will be great help to firmly grasp the initiative in ideology and cultivate qualified builders and successors for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Keywords:MarxismView on YouthValuesView on DevelopmentView on Talent
The Study on Intergenerational Difference in Floating Population’s Status Identity
Yang Juhua, Wu Min & Zhang Jiaojiao
Abstract:Youth group has become the main force of floating population, their status identity is very important for realizing their continuous socialization in inflowing cities, holding precious human resources for inflowing cities and improving promotion of industrial structure According to the study on intergenerational comparison, we find that there exists grade improvement in status identity For floating population, they have the strongest intention to be assimilated into inflowing cities, but are less likely to reside in inflowing cities for long term They identify themselves least as local residents For young group, both identity intention and identity result are weaker than older generation, but in the cities with lower system constraint, dense humanistic environment and more development opportunities, the difference is decreasing, and the intergenerational difference has disappeared under the interaction of household registration This suggests that “difference between inside and outside” under objective household registration system might restrain the identity of these two intergenerational groups, but for young group, their status identity is based on the acceptance of inflowing cities, the change of external environment is liable to cause their mental conflict and even behavioral conflict; for older people, their experience in city life is liable to cause more stable cognition of selfstatus
Keywords:Floating PopulationStatus IdentityNewgenerationSocial Integration
Loneliness and the Use of Mobile Internet:A Case Study of College Students’ WeChat Use
Jiao Kaishan
Abstract:Based on the data from a nationwide survey, this study examines the relationship between college students’ loneliness and the use of mobile Internet, and explores the moderating effects of gender and school in this relationship According to the findings, there exists significant relationship between college students’ loneliness and their use of mobile Internet With the increase of loneliness, college students are more likely to extend their interpersonal relationship through WeChat and use internet more frequently For college students with higher loneliness, they might perform relatively poorer in online interaction and online selfdisclosure For college students, the excessive use of mobile internet could not alleviate their loneliness, in contrast, they could detach themselves from interpersonal relationship in real life and hence enhance their loneliness
Keywords:College StudentsLonelinessMobile InternetWeChat
College Students’ Social Anxiety, Self disclosure and Online Interaction
Lin Gongcheng, Li Ying & Chen Jinyun
Abstract:Using questionnaire survey, this study examines the relationships among college students’ social anxiety, selfdisclosure in weibo and social interaction in weibo This study tries to distinguish between social anxiety in real life and social anxiety in weibo, and examines the associations among two types of social anxiety, selfdisclosure in weibo and social interaction in weibo According to the results, regarding the social anxiety in real life, it could lead individuals to conduct honest selfdisclosure in weibo The purpose of selfdisclosure is stronger; while regarding the social anxiety in weibo, it could restrain individuals from conducting honest selfdisclosure in weibo and it is inclined to display positive information The amount and purposiveness of selfdisclosure have significant positive influences on social interaction in weibo
Keywords:Social Anxiety in Real LifeSocial Anxiety in WeiboSelfdisclosure in WeiboInteraction in Weibo
The Analysis on Post90s Youth’s Characteristics of Social Cognition and Social Evaluation
Cui Yan
Abstract:Due to unique growth background and educational experience, the post90s youth are influenced by diversified thought and new media more clearly Their social cognition is significantly different from former generations Using the data from “2013 Chinese General Social Survey”, this paper analyzes post90s youth’s social cognition in details, including social justice, social trust, social problem, social contradiction, achievement acquisition and internet trustworthiness, etc.; and compares the influence of social cognition on social evaluation between post90s youth and their former generations According to the results, regarding the sense of social fairness and the perception of social contradiction, their influences on social evaluation are nearly the same for pre90s group and post90s group; while regarding the cognitions of such aspects including achievement acquisition, social problem and internet trustworthiness etc., their influences on social evaluation are greatly different between pre90s group and post90s group
Keywords:Post90s YouthSocial CognitionSocial Evaluation
The Influence of Education on Appearance Attractiveness
Wang Bing & Yang Bao
Abstract:Using the baseline survey data from “2010 Chinese Family Panel Studies”, this study tests the influence of education years on appearance attractiveness and its generative mechanism According to the findings, education years have positive impact on appearance attractiveness Education could impact appearance attractiveness through several channel variables Income, occupation, leisure life and bad habits are the channel variables for education to influence appearance attractiveness Education has positive effects on income, occupation and leisure life, and has negative effect on bad habits The research proves that the two most important channels for education to influence appearance attractiveness are occupation and leisure life The research also verifies the functional mechanisms of resource constraint theory and efficiency theory which could explain the impact of education on appearance attractiveness
Keywords:Education YearsAppearanceAttractivenessInfluence Channels
How Does Class Consciousness Affect Academic Achievement
Yang Baoyan
Abstract:Using the methods of questionnaire survey and experiment, this paper has verified whether students in rural junior high schools have consciousness of status difference in urban and rural class, and then tries to explore the relationship between their class consciousness and academic achievement According to the findings, the respondents have clear understanding of dual system of social status between urban and rural areas,and hold more positive attitude towards the open degree of migration passage between urban and rural areas;the consciousness of selfstatus and the permeability of intergroup boundary could predict academic achievement directly and positively Under the high permeability of intergroup boundary, high perception of selfstatus could promote the acquisition of academic achievement;while under the low permeability of intergroup boundary, high perception of selfstatus could decrease academic achievement by lowering academic involvement
Keywords:Class ConsciousnessSocial StructureAcademic AchievementAcademic Involvement
Married People’s Class Identification from the Perspective of Gender
Guo Qiuju
Abstract:Based on the data from “2013 Chinese General Social Survey”, this paper tries to examine the different influences of the couples’ objective class status on class identification of married women and married men According to the findings, regarding the status determinism that individuals’ objective socioeconomic status could influence their subjective class identification, this conclusion is just applicable to explain the married men’s class identification, but not applicable to explain the married women’s formation of class identification For most married people, their class identification is characterized by “wives can rely on their husbands, but husbands can only rely on themselves” The women’s psychological dependence in class identification not only reflects traditional gender consciousness, but also signals gender inequality Most married women identify borrowing model which means their spouses’ objective class status is more important than their own class status; while most married men identify the independence model which means their own class status is more important than their spouses’ objective class status Hence, there is still a long way to go to promote the sense of gender equality in China
Keywords:GenderObjective Class StatusSubjective Class Identification
The Construction of Heterotopia and Imagined Community
Zheng Dandan
Abstract:This paper explores the phenomenon of Tanbi as a possible “microtrend” in current trend of popular culture Using theory of identity politics theory and Michel Foucault’s theory of space criticism as the analysis framework, this article tries to explore the political connotations in females’ reading behavior The author believes that the Tanbi population’s practices in identity politics are mainly displayed in two forms: escaping from the reality by utopian impulse in reading, achieving passive resistance by constructing illusory ideal; creating females’ reading space by the construction of Heterotopia in reading and writing This marginal space has become a possible path of “marginal revolution” which could resist patriarchy’s cultural hegemony Tanbi population forms some kind of “imagined community” This kind of burgeoning identity politics might have profound significance for females’ collective behavior in the future
Keywords:TanbiUtopianismHeterotopiaImagined CommunityIdentity Politics
A Study on Taiwan College Students’ Social Contact with Mainland China and Perception of Social Distance
Mo Li
Abstract:From the perspective of “contact hypothesis”, this research explores the influences of human contact and internet contact with mainland China on Taiwan college students’ perception of crossstrait social distance and the moderating effects of unificationindependence consciousness and party identification Based on the firsthand survey data conducted in Taiwan, this research constructs five regression models, finding that both human contact and internet contact would be helpful to shorten Taiwan college students’ perceived crossstrait social distance The lower individuals have cognition degree of crossstrait unification, the stronger practical contacts have positive influences on social distance For Taiwan youth whose party identification prefers to blue, the social distance enhanced through practical contact is weaker than individuals with other party identification This research discusses the cause of such phenomenon and proposes several practical strategies which could be helpful to shorten Taiwan College youth’s perceived social distance with mainland China
Keywords:Social ContactCrossstrait Social DistanceTaiwan College Students