Chunni Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3586359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chunni Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chunni |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peking University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6929-3652 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Parental Homes as Feathered Nets
Research on young people’s transition to independent living has focused primarily on the stay/leave dichotomy, an approach increasingly inadequate for capturing the prolonged, reversible, and complex nature of contemporary transitions. This is particularly salient in East Asia, where intergenerational coresidence is a long-standing norm that is now being reshaped by shifting socioeconomic pressures and evolving youth aspirations. Existing researc…
Changing pathways in young people’s school-to-work transition
Single Parenthood and Child Development in Contemporary China
This article systematically reviews the literature on single parenthood and its impact on child development in mainland China. Over the past 4 decades, China has witnessed a moderate rise in the prevalence of single‐parent families. Parental divorce has emerged as the leading cause of single parenthood, surpassing parental death, while unmarried single parenthood remains relatively uncommon. Single parenthood in China exhibits several distinctive…
Are parents not integral to our family? perceptions of young adults in the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong
Sociological studies on women/gender in China during the past 40 years
Since the reconstruction of Chinese sociology in the 1980s, the sociology of women and gender has evolved from a marginal field to a more mainstream and professionalized discipline. This research trajectory has been dedicated to incorporating gender perspectives and women's experiences into the understanding of China's economic reforms, family dynamics, and ideological shifts. This paper reviews the development of women's and gender studies in Ch…
Parental perceptions of economic inequality and investment in education in China
Using data from the 2012–2018 waves of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we investigate how parenting practices vary by parents' perception of inequality in contemporary China. We ask three questions: (1) Whether and how do parents' perceptions of inequality differ by their socioeconomic background? (2) Are parenting practices related to parents' perception of inequality? (3) Whether and how the relationship between parenting practices and p…
Sexual harassment experiences and their consequences for the private lives of Chinese women
Sexual harassment is a global issue threatening individuals’ safety and rights, especially for women. Previous studies mainly focused on the negative impact of sexual harassment on women's health, work, and education. Using data from the Chinese Private Life Survey, this article examines the effect of sexual harassment in both physical and non-physical forms and probes the effect of the perpetrator's relationship to the victim on women's sexual b…
The effect of parental divorce on the sexual life and marital well-being of offspring in China
Over the past few decades, the increasing divorce rate has been one of the most prominent behavioral changes influencing Chinese families and the nurturing and socialization of children. Research has found that parental divorce exerts only a limited negative impact on children's socioeconomic achievement in China relative to that in Western societies. However, few studies have explored the long-term consequences of parental divorce on children's …
Covid-19 and social inequality in China
The existing literature suggests that external shocks, such as pandemics, stimulate people’s demand for social protections and prompt them to favor short-term social consumption over long-term investments. However, this argument may not apply fully in a society with an urban–rural divide in addition to an unequal welfare system. Through a telephone survey conducted in July 2020, this study sought to investigate public opinions on the social polic…
Exploring Chinese folk religion
Folk religion, as the basis of the religious landscape in traditional China, is a highly syncretic system which includes elements from Buddhism, Daoism, and other traditional religious beliefs. Due to the shortcomings of denomination-based measurement, most previous social surveys have documented a very low percentage of folk religion adherents in China, and found almost no overlapping among religious beliefs. This study offers a quantitative por…
The measure of Chinese religions
In the past two decades, scholars have devoted much attention to the measure of Chinese religions, mainly using the scheme based on denominational affiliation, which is the most common approach to religious classification in western societies. However, the denomination-based scheme cannot capture the actual religious life of China. We point out four challenges this scheme encounters in survey research in China: the foreignness of the Chinese term…
Are Children from Divorced Single-Parent Families Disadvantaged? New Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, divorced single parenthood has become more prevalent in China. Nevertheless, divorced single parenthood and its impact on child outcomes have not been studied as much in China as in the West. Most studies in Western societies have reported that divorce and single parenthood are associated with disadvantaged child outcomes. This has been attributed in part to the prevalence of divorce among parents …
Does the school cutoff date cause the disadvantage for children born in July and August
Compulsory education systems usually specify a cutoff date regulating the precise age for entry into primary school. Existing literature from the USA and Europe has demonstrated that children born just before the cutoff date are disadvantaged in academic performance and has formalized this phenomenon as the “age position effect.” A recent study by Liu and Li (Sociol Stud 6:169–245, 2015) reported similar findings for China. Our study, however, ch…
Ethnic enclaves revisited
Among rural-to-urban migrants, migrant workers from the same origins tend to concentrate in the same workplaces. When this concentration in a workplace is sufficiently dense, we may consider it a native-place enclave. According to a large literature on U.S. immigrants, enclave participation may improve the economic well-being of immigrants. This study borrows the same reasoning to evaluate whether or not working in a native-place enclave affects …
Short-term trends in China’s income inequality and poverty
In the past three decades, income inequality in China has increased rapidly relative to both China's own past and other countries at similar levels of economic development. Using recent longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this article examines changes in income inequality and poverty prevalence between 2010 and 2012. Surprisingly, we find a modest decline in income inequality as measured by the Gini coefficients in the C…
Military Service and Life Chances in Contemporary China
Military service as a turning point that redirects life trajectories has long been recognized in U.S. literature, but it has not been systematically studied in China. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this study examines the returns to military service on extensive social outcomes, including tertiary education, marriage, Party membership, income, housing, and occupational status. The study not only compares the outcome differences b…
Place of Origin and Labour Market Outcomes Among Migrant Workers in Urban China
The localistic enclave is a special kind of enclave in urban China, which is characterised by a high concentration of rural migrants from the same place of origin. Prior research has documented that rural migrants work in these localistic enclaves, but the significance of participation in them for labour market outcomes among migrant workers has yet to be determined. In this article, it is argued that localistic economic enclaves may improve the …
Covid-19 and social inequality in China
The existing literature suggests that external shocks, such as pandemics, stimulate people’s demand for social protections and prompt them to favor short-term social consumption over long-term investments. However, this argument may not apply fully in a society with an urban–rural divide in addition to an unequal welfare system. Through a telephone survey conducted in July 2020, this study sought to investigate public opinions on the social polic…
Ethnic enclaves revisited
Among rural-to-urban migrants, migrant workers from the same origins tend to concentrate in the same workplaces. When this concentration in a workplace is sufficiently dense, we may consider it a native-place enclave. According to a large literature on U.S. immigrants, enclave participation may improve the economic well-being of immigrants. This study borrows the same reasoning to evaluate whether or not working in a native-place enclave affects …
Are Children from Divorced Single-Parent Families Disadvantaged? New Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, divorced single parenthood has become more prevalent in China. Nevertheless, divorced single parenthood and its impact on child outcomes have not been studied as much in China as in the West. Most studies in Western societies have reported that divorce and single parenthood are associated with disadvantaged child outcomes. This has been attributed in part to the prevalence of divorce among parents …
Place of Origin and Labour Market Outcomes Among Migrant Workers in Urban China
The localistic enclave is a special kind of enclave in urban China, which is characterised by a high concentration of rural migrants from the same place of origin. Prior research has documented that rural migrants work in these localistic enclaves, but the significance of participation in them for labour market outcomes among migrant workers has yet to be determined. In this article, it is argued that localistic economic enclaves may improve the …
Exploring Chinese folk religion
Folk religion, as the basis of the religious landscape in traditional China, is a highly syncretic system which includes elements from Buddhism, Daoism, and other traditional religious beliefs. Due to the shortcomings of denomination-based measurement, most previous social surveys have documented a very low percentage of folk religion adherents in China, and found almost no overlapping among religious beliefs. This study offers a quantitative por…
Military Service and Life Chances in Contemporary China
Military service as a turning point that redirects life trajectories has long been recognized in U.S. literature, but it has not been systematically studied in China. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this study examines the returns to military service on extensive social outcomes, including tertiary education, marriage, Party membership, income, housing, and occupational status. The study not only compares the outcome differences b…
The measure of Chinese religions
In the past two decades, scholars have devoted much attention to the measure of Chinese religions, mainly using the scheme based on denominational affiliation, which is the most common approach to religious classification in western societies. However, the denomination-based scheme cannot capture the actual religious life of China. We point out four challenges this scheme encounters in survey research in China: the foreignness of the Chinese term…
Short-term trends in China’s income inequality and poverty
In the past three decades, income inequality in China has increased rapidly relative to both China's own past and other countries at similar levels of economic development. Using recent longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this article examines changes in income inequality and poverty prevalence between 2010 and 2012. Surprisingly, we find a modest decline in income inequality as measured by the Gini coefficients in the C…
Does the school cutoff date cause the disadvantage for children born in July and August
Compulsory education systems usually specify a cutoff date regulating the precise age for entry into primary school. Existing literature from the USA and Europe has demonstrated that children born just before the cutoff date are disadvantaged in academic performance and has formalized this phenomenon as the “age position effect.” A recent study by Liu and Li (Sociol Stud 6:169–245, 2015) reported similar findings for China. Our study, however, ch…
Sociological studies on women/gender in China during the past 40 years
Since the reconstruction of Chinese sociology in the 1980s, the sociology of women and gender has evolved from a marginal field to a more mainstream and professionalized discipline. This research trajectory has been dedicated to incorporating gender perspectives and women's experiences into the understanding of China's economic reforms, family dynamics, and ideological shifts. This paper reviews the development of women's and gender studies in Ch…
Place of Origin and Labour Market Outcomes Among Migrant Workers in Urban China
The localistic enclave is a special kind of enclave in urban China, which is characterised by a high concentration of rural migrants from the same place of origin. Prior research has documented that rural migrants work in these localistic enclaves, but the significance of participation in them for labour market outcomes among migrant workers has yet to be determined. In this article, it is argued that localistic economic enclaves may improve the …
Short-term trends in China’s income inequality and poverty
In the past three decades, income inequality in China has increased rapidly relative to both China's own past and other countries at similar levels of economic development. Using recent longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this article examines changes in income inequality and poverty prevalence between 2010 and 2012. Surprisingly, we find a modest decline in income inequality as measured by the Gini coefficients in the C…
Military Service and Life Chances in Contemporary China
Military service as a turning point that redirects life trajectories has long been recognized in U.S. literature, but it has not been systematically studied in China. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this study examines the returns to military service on extensive social outcomes, including tertiary education, marriage, Party membership, income, housing, and occupational status. The study not only compares the outcome differences b…
Ethnic enclaves revisited
Among rural-to-urban migrants, migrant workers from the same origins tend to concentrate in the same workplaces. When this concentration in a workplace is sufficiently dense, we may consider it a native-place enclave. According to a large literature on U.S. immigrants, enclave participation may improve the economic well-being of immigrants. This study borrows the same reasoning to evaluate whether or not working in a native-place enclave affects …
Does the school cutoff date cause the disadvantage for children born in July and August
Compulsory education systems usually specify a cutoff date regulating the precise age for entry into primary school. Existing literature from the USA and Europe has demonstrated that children born just before the cutoff date are disadvantaged in academic performance and has formalized this phenomenon as the “age position effect.” A recent study by Liu and Li (Sociol Stud 6:169–245, 2015) reported similar findings for China. Our study, however, ch…
The measure of Chinese religions
In the past two decades, scholars have devoted much attention to the measure of Chinese religions, mainly using the scheme based on denominational affiliation, which is the most common approach to religious classification in western societies. However, the denomination-based scheme cannot capture the actual religious life of China. We point out four challenges this scheme encounters in survey research in China: the foreignness of the Chinese term…
Are Children from Divorced Single-Parent Families Disadvantaged? New Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, divorced single parenthood has become more prevalent in China. Nevertheless, divorced single parenthood and its impact on child outcomes have not been studied as much in China as in the West. Most studies in Western societies have reported that divorce and single parenthood are associated with disadvantaged child outcomes. This has been attributed in part to the prevalence of divorce among parents …
Exploring Chinese folk religion
Folk religion, as the basis of the religious landscape in traditional China, is a highly syncretic system which includes elements from Buddhism, Daoism, and other traditional religious beliefs. Due to the shortcomings of denomination-based measurement, most previous social surveys have documented a very low percentage of folk religion adherents in China, and found almost no overlapping among religious beliefs. This study offers a quantitative por…
Sexual harassment experiences and their consequences for the private lives of Chinese women
Sexual harassment is a global issue threatening individuals’ safety and rights, especially for women. Previous studies mainly focused on the negative impact of sexual harassment on women's health, work, and education. Using data from the Chinese Private Life Survey, this article examines the effect of sexual harassment in both physical and non-physical forms and probes the effect of the perpetrator's relationship to the victim on women's sexual b…
The effect of parental divorce on the sexual life and marital well-being of offspring in China
Over the past few decades, the increasing divorce rate has been one of the most prominent behavioral changes influencing Chinese families and the nurturing and socialization of children. Research has found that parental divorce exerts only a limited negative impact on children's socioeconomic achievement in China relative to that in Western societies. However, few studies have explored the long-term consequences of parental divorce on children's …
Covid-19 and social inequality in China
The existing literature suggests that external shocks, such as pandemics, stimulate people’s demand for social protections and prompt them to favor short-term social consumption over long-term investments. However, this argument may not apply fully in a society with an urban–rural divide in addition to an unequal welfare system. Through a telephone survey conducted in July 2020, this study sought to investigate public opinions on the social polic…
Parental Homes as Feathered Nets
Research on young people’s transition to independent living has focused primarily on the stay/leave dichotomy, an approach increasingly inadequate for capturing the prolonged, reversible, and complex nature of contemporary transitions. This is particularly salient in East Asia, where intergenerational coresidence is a long-standing norm that is now being reshaped by shifting socioeconomic pressures and evolving youth aspirations. Existing researc…
Changing pathways in young people’s school-to-work transition
Single Parenthood and Child Development in Contemporary China
This article systematically reviews the literature on single parenthood and its impact on child development in mainland China. Over the past 4 decades, China has witnessed a moderate rise in the prevalence of single‐parent families. Parental divorce has emerged as the leading cause of single parenthood, surpassing parental death, while unmarried single parenthood remains relatively uncommon. Single parenthood in China exhibits several distinctive…
Are parents not integral to our family? perceptions of young adults in the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong
Sociological studies on women/gender in China during the past 40 years
Since the reconstruction of Chinese sociology in the 1980s, the sociology of women and gender has evolved from a marginal field to a more mainstream and professionalized discipline. This research trajectory has been dedicated to incorporating gender perspectives and women's experiences into the understanding of China's economic reforms, family dynamics, and ideological shifts. This paper reviews the development of women's and gender studies in Ch…
Parental perceptions of economic inequality and investment in education in China
Using data from the 2012–2018 waves of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we investigate how parenting practices vary by parents' perception of inequality in contemporary China. We ask three questions: (1) Whether and how do parents' perceptions of inequality differ by their socioeconomic background? (2) Are parenting practices related to parents' perception of inequality? (3) Whether and how the relationship between parenting practices and p…
China (15 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Economics (8 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Demography (5 works)