A Sociological Investigation Contextual Overview China, a country of East Asia, is the third largest country in the world. It covers an area of 3,696,100 square miles and stretches about 3100 miles from east to west and 3400 miles from north to south, and is officially known as The People's Republic of China. The capital of China is Beijing, also known as Peking.
China contains more than one-fifth of the world's entire population.
The population is quite unevenly distributed, however, with the great majority living in the easternmost one-third of the country. These are the citizens of China which our project will focus on. To understand the complex society of China, it is first important to understand the geography and location of the country by viewing a map of the area . As well, general statistics about China's children also help to provide a background for investigations into China's children. The family unit is very important in the growth of Chinese children, despite the variance in family make-up between rural and urban areas.