Martin King Whyte
Biographic Data
| ID | 3627023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin King Whyte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin King |
| FAMILY NAME | Whyte |
| SIGNATURE | WHYTE M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 81 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From Physics to Russian Studies and on into China Research
I was initially reluctant to become a sociologist because my father, William Foote Whyte, was a prominent sociologist. Growing up during the Cold War led me in sequence through studying physics to Russian studies and then into Chinese studies, and I finally chose sociology as the best discipline for research on China, the primary focus of my career. The theoretical and methodological eclecticism of our discipline enabled me to do research on many…
One Country, Two Societies
One Country, Two Societies
Paradoxes of China's Economic Boom
China's stunning economic performance for the past three decades was not only unexpected but contradicts much received wisdom in the study of development. Four paradoxes posed by China's record are critically examined: (a) China's traditional culture and institutions as obstacles to development; (b) the necessity of big bang comprehensive reforms to transform a centrally planned economy into a market economy; (c) the perils of state-directed econ…
China’s Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations
China's Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations counters the widely accepted notion that traditional family patterns are weakened by forces such as economic development and social revolutions. China has experienced wrenching changes on both the economic and the political fronts, yet from the evidence presented here the tradition of filial respect and support for aging parents remains alive and well. Using collaborative surveys carried out in …
Urban life in contemporary China
Family, Lineage, and Team in South China Today
The status of women in preindustrial societies
Paradoxes of China's Economic Boom
China's stunning economic performance for the past three decades was not only unexpected but contradicts much received wisdom in the study of development. Four paradoxes posed by China's record are critically examined: (a) China's traditional culture and institutions as obstacles to development; (b) the necessity of big bang comprehensive reforms to transform a centrally planned economy into a market economy; (c) the perils of state-directed econ…
One Country, Two Societies
The status of women in preindustrial societies
The status of women in preindustrial societies
Family, Lineage, and Team in South China Today
Urban life in contemporary China
China’s Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations
China's Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations counters the widely accepted notion that traditional family patterns are weakened by forces such as economic development and social revolutions. China has experienced wrenching changes on both the economic and the political fronts, yet from the evidence presented here the tradition of filial respect and support for aging parents remains alive and well. Using collaborative surveys carried out in …
Paradoxes of China's Economic Boom
China's stunning economic performance for the past three decades was not only unexpected but contradicts much received wisdom in the study of development. Four paradoxes posed by China's record are critically examined: (a) China's traditional culture and institutions as obstacles to development; (b) the necessity of big bang comprehensive reforms to transform a centrally planned economy into a market economy; (c) the perils of state-directed econ…
One Country, Two Societies
One Country, Two Societies
From Physics to Russian Studies and on into China Research
I was initially reluctant to become a sociologist because my father, William Foote Whyte, was a prominent sociologist. Growing up during the Cold War led me in sequence through studying physics to Russian studies and then into Chinese studies, and I finally chose sociology as the best discipline for research on China, the primary focus of my career. The theoretical and methodological eclecticism of our discipline enabled me to do research on many…
Political science (6 works) · China (4 works) · Social conditions (4 works) · china (3 works) · 1949 (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Cities and towns (2 works) · Communism (2 works) · Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies (2 works) · Economics (2 works)