The Time Inheritors
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The Time Inheritors

How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Time Inheritors

How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China

About this book

Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.

Can a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time Inheritors draws on nearly a decade of field research with more than one hundred youth in China to argue that intergenerational transfers of privilege or deprivation are manifested in and through time. Comparing experiences of rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational education, Cora Lingling Xu shows how inequalities in time inheritance help drive deeply unequal mobility. With its unique focus on time, nuanced comparative analysis, and sensitive ethnographic engagement, The Time Inheritors opens new avenues for understanding the social mechanisms shaping the future of China and the world.

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Information

Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9798855801910, 9798855801903
eBook ISBN
9798855801927
Edition
0
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Comparative Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: The Significance of Inherited Time
  8. List of Acronyms
  9. Presentation Style
  10. Part I: Theorization of Time Inheritance and Education Mobility
  11. Part II: How Time Inheritance Reproduces Inequalities
  12. Part III: How Time Inheritance Transforms Inequalities
  13. Conclusion: Moving Beyond Bourdieu: A Road Map for Global Time Inheritance Research
  14. Appendix: Participant Profiles
  15. Notes
  16. References
  17. Index
  18. Back Cover