PSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Party System, Small Business, Authoritarianism
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Prodemocracy movement of the middle class in 1989. China"s population cannot be labelled as middle class just by using their incomes. [research report on social strata in contemporary china] (beijing: What is different about china"s middle class: china"s middle class is pretty small compared to lipset"s definition, 14% of population in 1999, 23% in 2008, lipset - diamond shaped class structure, china sociologists - pyramid class structure. Grew in economic growth of 1990s: wide cultural gap, associational life, lipset saw that the western middle class was increasingly associated with civil society -- school, library boards, etc. The middle class in china want property protection that comes from democracy: they are educated - curious, think independently, exposed to the west - study abroad, tv, travel, etc, employed - want to be treated respectfully. Survey studies show that the non-middle class, financially comfortable, well-educated urban residents are more likely to be dissatisfied with the political system.
