Chinese Social Networks in an Age of Digitalization

ISBN-13: 9781032522906 / Twarda / 2023 / 184 str.

Hong Kong) Au Anson (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Opis

Chinese Social Networks in an Age of Digitalization investigates the impact of digital media on the traditional Chinese model of social interaction, trust-building and social capital, known as Guanxi.

Spis treści

1.Digitalization in China 2.Liquid Guanxi: Rewriting the Rules of Networking 3.Liquid Guanxi and Homophily: New Rules of Tie-building 4. Liquid Guanxi and Social Currency Exchanges: New Rules of Tie-Maintenance  5. Liquid Guanxi and Emotionality: New Rules of Tie-Activation 6. Liquid Guanxi and Social Support: New Rules of Proximity and Information Flow 7. Liquid Guanxi and Chinese Modernity: Toward a Digital Agora

O autorze

Anson Au is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is an award-winning author of over 40 research articles and three monographs. His research focuses on economic sociology, social networks, digitalization, and professions and organizations, with a regional focus on East Asia.