{"product_id":"9789814397520","title":"Handbook On Social Stratification In The Bric Countries: Change And Perspective: Change and Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlong with the fast growing economy, the term “BRICs” was coined to represent the newly emerging countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China. The enhanced economy in these countries has largely improved people's life; at the same time, it has also strongly influenced the transformation of social structure, norms and values. However, as the world's attention centers on their economic development at the micro level, the social changes at the micro level have often been neglected, and a specific comparative study of these four countries is even more rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handbook's contributing authors are leading sociologists in the four countries. They fill the gap in existing literature and examine specifically the changes in each society from the perspective of social stratification, with topics covering the main social classes, the inequality of education and income, and the different styles of consumption as well as the class consciousness and values. Under every topic, it gathers articles from authors of each country. Such a comparative study could not only help us achieve a better understanding of the economic growth and social development in these countries, but also lead us to unveil the mystery of how these emerging powers with dramatic differences in history, geography, culture, language, religion and politics could share a common will and take joint action. In general, the handbook takes a unique perspective to show readers that it is the profound social structural changes in these countries that determine their future, and to a large extent, will shape the socio-economic landscape of the future world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanges in Social Stratification:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Stratification and Its Transformation in Brazil \u003ci\u003e(C Scalon)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges in the Social Structure of Russian Society Within a Period of Transformation \u003ci\u003e(Z T Golenkova and M K Gorshkov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Stratification and Change in Contemporary India \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges in China's Social Stratification Since 1978 \u003ci\u003e(Li Peilin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Working Class:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabor, Workers, and Politics in Contemporary Brazil: 1980–2010 \u003ci\u003e(M A Santana)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Working Class in a Transitional Society: From the Soviet Union to the Russian Republic \u003ci\u003e(Z T Golenkova and E D Igitkhanian)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Urban Industrial Working Class and the Rural Peasant Working Class in India \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Status Quo and Change to the Working Class in Contemporary China \u003ci\u003e(Li Wei and Tian Feng)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeasants:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brazilian Peasantry: A History of Resistance \u003ci\u003e(M de Nazareth Baudel Wanderley)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Transformation of the Social Structure in Modern Rural Russia \u003ci\u003e(A A Hagurov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Differentiation of the Peasantry in India Since Independence \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRural Society and Peasants in China \u003ci\u003e(Fan Ping)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnterprises and Entrepreneurship:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInnovative Entrepreneurship in Brazil \u003ci\u003e(S K Guimarães)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Development of Entrepreneurship in Russia: Main Trends and the Status Quo \u003ci\u003e(A Chepurenko)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTradition and Entrepreneurship of Indian Private Entrepreneurs \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina's Fledgling Private Entrepreneurs in a Transitional Economy \u003ci\u003e(Chen Guangjin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Middle Class:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Formation of the Middle Class in Brazil: History and Prospects \u003ci\u003e(A Salata and C Scalon)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Middle Class in Russian Society: Homogeneity or Heterogeneity? \u003ci\u003e(N E Tichonova and S V Mareyeva)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rise of the Middle Class in India Since Independence \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Heterogeneous Composition and Multiple Identities of China's Middle Class \u003ci\u003e(Li Chunling)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncome Inequality:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncome Inequality and Social Stratification in Brazil: Key Determining Factors and Changes in the First Decade of the 21st Century \u003ci\u003e(L G Costa and C Scalon)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncome Inequality in Russia \u003ci\u003e(Y Epikhina)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoverty and Income Inequality in India's Urban and Rural Areas \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructural Characteristics and Trends of Income Inequality in China \u003ci\u003e(Chen Guangjin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducational Inequality:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducational Inequality and Social Stratification in Brazil \u003ci\u003e(M da Costa, M C Koslinski and L G Costa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInequality in Education: The Case of Russia \u003ci\u003e(D L Konstantinovskiy)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducation and Social Stratification in India: Systematic Inequality \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducational Inequality and Educational Expansion in China \u003ci\u003e(Li Chunling)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsumption:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeyond Social Stratification: A New Angle on Consumer Practices in Contemporary Brazil \u003ci\u003e(M Castañeda)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsumption and Lifestyle in Russia \u003ci\u003e(P M Kozyreva, A E Nizamova and A I Smirnov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Emerging Consumption Class and Their Lifestyles \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stratification of Consumption Among Social Classes, Occupational Groups, and Identity Groups in China \u003ci\u003e(Tian Feng)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass Consciousness and Values:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking Class Formation in Brazil: From Unions to State Power \u003ci\u003e(A Cardoso)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Research of Class and Group Consciousness in Contemporary Russian Society \u003ci\u003e(M F Chernysh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial-Class Connection and Class Identity in Urban and Rural Areas \u003ci\u003e(K L Sharma)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStratum Consciousness and Stratum Identification in China \u003ci\u003e(Li Wei)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Academics, professionals, graduates and undergraduates interested in sociology, social structure and social issues in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185732403440,"sku":"9789814397520","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814397520_p0.jpg?v=1763691309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814397520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}