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Chapter 2 Great Expectations Singletons as the Vanguard of Modernization
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Tables vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 “The Next Few Months Will Determine Your Future” Eight Teenagers’ Stories 31
- Chapter 2 Great Expectations Singletons as the Vanguard of Modernization 69
- Chapter 3 Heavy is the Head of the “Little Emperor” Pressure, Discipline, and Competition in the Stratification System 87
- Chapter 4 “Beat Me Now and I’ll Beat You When You’re Old” Love, Filial Duty, and Parental Investment in an Aging Population 127
- Chapter 5 “Spoiled” First World Youth in the Third World 154
- Conclusion: Making a Road to the First World 178
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Tables vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 “The Next Few Months Will Determine Your Future” Eight Teenagers’ Stories 31
- Chapter 2 Great Expectations Singletons as the Vanguard of Modernization 69
- Chapter 3 Heavy is the Head of the “Little Emperor” Pressure, Discipline, and Competition in the Stratification System 87
- Chapter 4 “Beat Me Now and I’ll Beat You When You’re Old” Love, Filial Duty, and Parental Investment in an Aging Population 127
- Chapter 5 “Spoiled” First World Youth in the Third World 154
- Conclusion: Making a Road to the First World 178
