Social mobility in post-war Hong Kong
Subtitle: after getting ahead
By: editor, Yi-Lee Wong
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781612096766
Subjects: Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Social mobility in post-war Hong Kong : after getting ahead; title: Prologue: my mobility experience and aspiration to the Hong Kong dream; title: Paving the way for the next generation; title: The making of the Hong Kong dream; title: Normal biography : fulfilling the expectations of my parents; title: Choice biography : taking my parents by surprise; title: Special biography: bringing glory to my family; title: Emotional biography : having my way of success; title: Summary of part two and implications of this study; title: Epilogue: my obsession with social class, social inequality, and social mobility; title: Appendix A: research design and data; title: Appendix B: fieldwork: recruitment and hidden injuries of class; title: Appendix C: interview schedule for respondents; title: Appendix D: interview schedule for children of respondents; title: Appendix E: invitation letter for respondents; title: Epilogue: my obsession with social class, social inequality, and social mobility.