Developmental Idealism in China

Wang Guangzhou, P.I.

The Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan has collaborated with the Population Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Science to conduct a survey concerning developmental idealism in Gansu Province, China. Dr. Wang Guangzhou of the Population Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Science is the primary Chinese collaborator responsible for the fieldwork of the survey. The survey was conducted in Fall 2007.

Project Documentation:

Recent Pub

Melegh, Thornton, Philipov, Young-DeMarco. "Perceptions of societal developmental hierarchies in Europe and beyond: A Bulgarian Perspective." European Sociological Review.

Reading History Sideways

The method of reading history sideways is described and critiqued by Arland Thornton

Recent Pub

Arland Thornton, "International Family Change And Continuity: The Past And Future From The Developmental Idealism Perspective." in Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty-First-Century Families.

Recent Pub

Thornton, Ghimire, Mitchell. The measurement and prevalence of an ideational model of family and economic development in Nepal. Population Studies.

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Developmental Idealism
Population Studies Center
University of Michigan