Compelled to compete: Chinese graduates on employment and social mobility after international and domestic study
| Autor: | Marta Moskal, Barbara Read, Keyu Zhai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Market competition
Sociology and Political Science Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Development HM L1 Social mobility Education Disadvantaged State (polity) Political science 0502 economics and business Demographic economics 050207 economics China business 0503 education Guanxi Social status media_common |
| ISSN: | 0738-0593 |
| Popis: | The article offers unique insights into international and domestic graduates’ career progression and social mobility experiences in China. Drawing on in-depth interview data with master-level graduates, the analytical results reveal that the majority of the participants (both domestic and international) perceive that international graduates have more opportunities and better career progression, but the analytical results show that both domestic and international graduates secured positive employment outcomes. Significant gender disparities exist, as women, both international and domestic graduates, are still disadvantaged in terms of occupational attainment and career prospects and report lower employment satisfaction. All domestic graduates reported not only positive employment outcomes in the labour market but upward social mobility. In contrast, the majority of international graduates reported not having achieved the same level of social status as their parents. Graduates’ differentiated relations to China’s state institutions of Bianzhi, Danwei and Hukou and social connections (Guanxi) heavily influenced their employment trajectories and social mobility. We argue that the participants’ conflicting perceptions are linked to the intense labour market competition encouraged by the sustained expansion of domestic higher education enrolment and amplified by the increasing number of international graduates. The societal institutions defuse to some extent conflicts over economic interests arising from the marketisation of social life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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