Since 2007, Lian Si, a young scholar and his team have been conducting an ongoing study of the so-called "ant tribe," a term sociologists use to refer to young Chinese graduates who live on low salaries in crowded conditions.
According to the latest study by Lian and his team, nearly 60 percent of China's ant tribe members believe their living predicament is caused by society. However, only 10 percent of them think that is due to personal reasons.
Lian Si said he found that many "ant tribe" members expressed a strong feeling of resentment toward the group of people who benefit from the wealth or power of their families. Those people in China are usually called "second-generation rich" and "second-generation officials"...
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Friday, January 21, 2011
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The lack of social equality in China is a real threat to the country's political and economic stability.
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