Overview
- Examines the rise of China’s network society and reviews recent key development within China’s Internet economy
- Considers such concepts as ‘Lucky Money’, micro charity 2.0 E and the Digital Red Envelope
- Offers key insights into how technology impacts on the communication and movement of population in China
Part of the book series: Sociology, Media and Journalism in China (SMJC)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Keywords
- China’s Network Society
- Development within China’s Internet Economy
- E-Business on Wechat
- Decentralization of E-business in Rural China
- Rise of Internet Crowd Funding in China
- Changing Landscape of China’s Social Media
- Technology, Media and Communication in China
- Digital Red Envelope
- Micro Charity 2.0
About this book
This book provides a cutting edge analysis of the rapid rise of China’s network society and reviews recent key developments within China’s internet economy, notably the concepts of “Lucky Money” and E-Business on Wechat, and Crowd-Funding Platforms. It focuses on drawing out the sociological impact of these economic developments, examining among others the bearing of the decentralization of e-business in rural areas. It offers a vital sociological perspective on the development of China’s internet society and how it affects social and professional relations, examining the shift from the traditional Red Envelope Giving Culture to Digital Red Envelope, micro charity 2.0 as well as the Rise of Internet Crowd Funding in China. Combining an up to date analysis of the current state of play of China’s internet society with expertise in the rapidly changing landscape of China’s social media, this book provides key insights into how technology impacts on the communication and movement of population in China, in both social and economic spheres.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Shaojie Liu is Deputy Director of the Center for Studies of Sociological Theory & Method, as well as Professor and doctoral supervisor at Renmin University of China. His research focuses on the contemporary institutional structure of Chinese society, new trends in contemporary international sociology, and theories and practices of new economic sociology. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Sociological Review of China and Chairman of the Theoretical Sociology Commission of Chinese Sociological Association.
Jianmin Wang is Associate Professor and Master’s supervisor at the Department of Sociology of the Central University of Finance and Economics, China. His main research fields are sociological theory, the history of Sociology in the Republic of China, and network sociology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Internet Society in China
Book Subtitle: A 2016 Report
Editors: Shaojie Liu, Jianmin Wang
Series Title: Sociology, Media and Journalism in China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8237-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: China Renmin University Press 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8236-9Published: 28 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8239-0Published: 28 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8237-6Published: 01 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-7981
Series E-ISSN: 2662-799X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 320
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Media Sociology, Digital/New Media, Asian Culture