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03419aam a2200469 i 4500 001 07C626BAC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 220209s2022 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021059955 020 $a 0691210497 020 $a 9780691210490 020 $a 0691210489 020 $a 9780691210483 035 $a (OCoLC)1277276474 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a HQ799.C55 $b C447 2022 082 04 $a 305.2350951 $2 23 100 1 $a Chiang, Yi-Lin, $d 1984- $e author. 245 10 $a Study gods : $b how the new Chinese elite prepare for global competition / $c Yi-Lin Chiang. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xv, 265 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Princeton studies in contemporary China ; $v 16 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "How privileged adolescents in China acquire status and why this helps them succeed Study Gods offers a rare look at the ways privileged youth in China prepare themselves to join the ranks of the global elite. Yi-Lin Chiang shows how these competitive Chinese high schoolers first become "study gods" (xueshen), a term describing academically high-performing students. Constant studying, however, is not what explains their success, for these young people appear god-like in their effortless abilities to excel. Instead, Chiang explores how elite adolescents achieve by absorbing and implementing the rules surrounding status. Drawing from eight years of fieldwork and extensive interviews, Chiang reveals the important lessons that Chinese youth learn in their pursuit of elite status. They understand the hierarchy of the status system, recognizing and acquiring the characteristics that are prized, while avoiding those that are not. They maintain status by expecting differential treatment and performing status-based behaviors, which guide their daily interactions with peers, teachers, and parents. Lastly, with the help of resourceful parents, they rely on external assistance in the face of potential obstacles and failures. Chiang looks at how students hone these skills, applying them as they head to colleges and careers around the world, and in their relationships with colleagues and supervisors. Highlighting another facet of China's rising power, Study Gods announces the arrival of a new generation to the realm of global competition"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Adolescence $z China. 650 0 $a Elite (Social sciences) $x Education $z China. 650 0 $a Social status $z China. 650 6 $a Adolescence $z Chine. 650 6 $a Elite (Sciences sociales) $x Education $z Chine. 650 6 $a Statut social $z Chine. 650 7 $a Adolescence. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00796984 650 7 $a Elite (Social sciences) $x Education. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908117 650 7 $a Social status. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01123359 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 776 08 $i Online version: $a Chiang, Yi-Lin, 1984- $t Study gods $d Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022 $z 9780691237190 $w (DLC) 2021059956 830 0 $a Princeton studies in contemporary China ; $v 16. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117011447.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=07C626BAC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search