Repository

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Title

Chinese Society in Change: A Conference on the Legacy of Yang Ch'ing-kʻun Collection

Creator

Chinese Society in Change : A Conference on the Legacy of Yang Ch'ing-kʻun (Hong Kong : 2000)

Collection Number

UA.90.08.35-T2000

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Date

November 30-December 2, 2000

Abstract

A collection of 25 papers presented at this international sociology conference in 2000 that memorialized the contributions of University of Pittsburgh professor, Dr. C. K. Yang.

Language

The language of the material in this collection is English and Chinese.

Author

Justin Curry and David Grinnell.

Publisher

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Address

University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Scope and Content Notes

A collection of papers presented at a conference held in 2000 in honor of the late Yang Ch'ing-kʻun (C. K. Yang) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, presented by the University of Pittsburgh, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Zhongshan University and the Lingnan Foundation. Dr. C. K. Yang was a longtime sociology professor at the University of Pittsburgh. The conference was held in Shatin, Hong Kong. Included are 25 papers which were presented at the conference.

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Justin Curry and David Grinnell in February 2013.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Burkart Holzner in May 2001.

Preferred Citation

Chinese Society in Change: A Conference on the Legacy of Yang Ch'ing-kʻun Collection, 2000, UA.90.08.35-T2000, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

History

The Asian Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh co-hosted the international sociology conference, Chinese Society in Change: A Conference on the Legacy of Yang Ch'ing-kʻun, from November 30 to December 2, 2000 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The organizers of the conference were Zhongshan University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Pittsburgh with sponsorship by Lingnan Foundation. The conference examined the future of social science in China and promoted an understanding of China in the world.

The University of Pittsburgh's delegation was led by Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and included Patricia Stranahan, director of the Asian Studies Program and professor of history; Michele Ferrier, the assistant director of the Asian Studies Program; Cho-yun Hsu, professor emeritus of history and sociology; Burkart Holzner, professor of sociology and former director of the Center for International Studies; Thomas Rawski, professor of economics and history; Wenfang Tang, associate professor of political science; and Neil Diamant, Asian Studies Program post-doctoral fellow.

Dr. C. K. Yang was a professor in sociology at the University of Pittsburgh from 1953 to 1981. He was born in Canton, China in 1910 and received his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts degrees in sociology from Yenching University in 1932 and 1934. He came to the United States to study at the University of Michigan where he received his Ph.D. in 1939. During his tenure at Pitt, Dr. Yang was one of the leading experts in the study of Chinese society and culture. His studies and wrote on various aspects of contemporary China including, the family, the village, and religion. Dr. Yang was instrumental in the formation of sociology departments at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhongshan University. Dr. Yang died in January 10, 1999.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Previous Citation

Chinese Society in Change: A Conference on the Legacy of Yang Ch'ing-kʻun Collection, 2000, UA.90.08.35-T2000, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Previously this group of papers was housed with the Archives of Industrial Society (AIS) Assorted Manuscripts.

Subjects

Corporate Names

• University of Pittsburgh -- Faculty

Personal Names

• Yang, C. K.

Genres

• Proceedings
• Conferences

Other Subjects

• University of Pittsburgh
• Sociology -- China

Container List

Conference Schedule, 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 1

Hsu Cho-yun (University of Pittsburgh), "Comments on C. K. Yang's Research on Markets and Its Extension" [outline only], 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 2

Language

English.

Lau Chong-chor (Chinese University of Hong Kong), "Institutional Restructuring, Organizational Integration and the Chinese Revolution: C.K. Yang's Theory of Social System Change", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 3

Language

English.

Deborah Davis (Yale University), "When a House Becomes his Home", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 4

Language

English.

Neil Diamant (University of Pittsburgh), "The Rural Family in the Chinese Revolution: Assessing C.K. Yang's Contributions in Light of New Archival Evidence", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 5

Language

English.

Wang Feng (University of California at Irvine), "New Communities' and the Changing Pattern of Social Stratification in Urban China", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 6

Language

English.

Qiu Haixiong (Zhongshan University), "Restructuring of Property Rights and the Formation of Enterpirse Elite", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 7

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Cai He (Zhongshan University), "The Authoritarian Mentally of Enterprise Employees and its Impact on Enterprise Management", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 8

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

He Zhaofa, "In Memory of Professor Yang Ch'ing-K'un", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 9

Language

Chinese.

Holzner Burkhart (University of Pittsburgh), "C.K. Yang: Sociology in the Encounter of Civilizations", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 10

Language

English.

Chen Jieming (Texas A&M University), "When to Give and Why: Intergenerational Transfer of Resources in Urban Chinese Families", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 11

Language

English.

Rance P.L. Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong), "Institutional and Diffused Medicine in Chinese Society", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 12

Language

English.

Wang Ning (Zhongshan Univeristy), "A Study of Lujiang Village: Following C.K. Yang's Footsteps", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 13

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Sun Qingzhang, "C.K. Yang's Perspective on Chinese Religion", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 14

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Thomas Rawski (University of Pittsburgh), "Social Capabilities and Chinese Economic Growth", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 15

Language

English.

Mark Selden (State University of New York, Binghamton), "Revisiting China's Countryside: Reflections on a Quarter Century of Research in Rural China", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 16

Language

English.

Alvin Y. So (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), "The Sinification of Sociology in the 21st Century: Challenges and Metamorphosis", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 17

Language

English.

Isabelle Thireau (CNRS, France), "Evolution of Institutions Dealing with Migration and Labor in Shenzhen", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 18

Language

English.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom (Indiana University), "Familial Imagery and Chinese Political Movements", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 19

Language

English.

Liu Weiwen (Zhongshan University), "A Sociological Study of Labor in Rural Enterprises in China", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 20

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Li Wenbo (Zhongshan University), "An Empirical Study of the Layoff Workers in Guangdong: The Idea and Behavior of Collective Job Searching", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 21

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Xu Wei (Wuhan University), "Chinese Politics in Transition", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 22

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.

Bian Yanjie (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), "Family Social Capital in Urban China", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 23

Language

English.

Haihui Zhang, "A Bibliography on Professor C.K. Yang", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 24

Language

English.

Zhang Zhenxin (Hong Kong Univeristy of Science and Technology), "Change in Labor Institutions and Income Inequality: An Analysis of Income Surveys of Chinese Residents", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 25

Language

English.

Zhao Zixiang (Liaoning Academy of Social Science), "Sociology and Chinese Society in Transition", 2000

Containers

box 1, folder 26

Language

The language of the material in this collection is Chinese.