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Educational Inequality for Migrant Children Perpetuates Poverty

Even after thirty years of economic reform, the majority of rural migrants in China's cities are still kept out of the formal labor market and professional tracks. Most of them pick up jobs in the informal sector. Such social inequality is likely to be perpetuated given the fact that their second generation is not provided with quality education. In China, education, often considered a way of changing one's life trajectory, now only reproduces social status and reinforces class boundaries.

Mary Li Ma • •

Everyone Is Not Local

Migrant workers make important contributions to China's cities but also pose tremendous challenges. A resident of Beijing explores how migrants fit in the capital and how Beijingers view them.

Jonathan Li • November 23, 2008 •

The Family in China

What are the major shifts that have taken place in Chinese families over the years and what have been the underlying causes behind them?

Jim King • •

Family Therapy of Grief in Earthquakes

In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, the need for appropriate grief therapy was evident. The role religion plays in therapy for families dealing with trauma is highlighted in the efforts that were made to aid the victims.

Grace Lau • October 10, 2008 •