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ERIC Number: EJ1264357
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Capital, Habitus, and Education in Contemporary China: Understanding Motivations of Middle-Class Families in Pursuing Studying Abroad in the United States
Wang, Xin
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v52 n12 p1314-1328 2020
The growing Chinese middle class and their accumulation of wealth and economic capital have seen an increasing number of Chinese students pursuing their education in the West. Due to this growing number, motivations behind their decision to study abroad warrant scholarly treatment. This article discusses the motives of Chinese middle-class families and their children in seeking studying abroad. The paper reports on a recent study of 166 students on American campuses from 2017 to 2018. It uses Bourdieusian concepts of capital, habitus, and the idea of social mobility and social reproduction, to understand Chinese middle-class families' strategic decisions around studying overseas in relation to employability, labour market competitiveness, and family support. Studying abroad, therefore, is construed by Chinese middle class families as a way of pursuing and preserving their social status and social mobility.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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