This book examines issues of citizenship, citizenship education, and social change in China, exploring the complexity of interactions among global forces, the nation-state, local governments, schools, and individuals - including students - in selecting and identifying with elements of citizenship and citizenship education in a multileveled polity. It also provides a clear, detailed guide to studies on China, discussing the countrys responses to global challenges and social transitions for over a century - from its military defeats by foreign powers in the 1840s to its rise as a world power in the early 21st century - on its path toward reviving the nation and making a modern Chinese citizenry. Citizenship and Citizenship Education in a Global Age is accessible to readers in the fields of sociology, globalization, citizenship studies, comparative education, and Chinas development.

Contents: Kevin B. Wright/Lynne M. Webb: Preface – Erin M. Bryant/Jennifer Marmo/Artemio Ramirez, Jr.: A Functional Approach to Social Networking Sites – Jeffrey T. Child/Sandra Petronio: Unpacking the Paradoxes of Privacy in CMC Relationships: The Challenges of Blogging and Relational Communication on the Internet – Catalina L. Toma/Jeffrey T. Hancock: A New Twist on Love’s Labor: Self-Presentation in Online Dating Profiles – Deborah Ballard-Reisch/Bobby Rozzell/Lou Heldman/David Kamerer: Microchannels and CMC: Short Paths to Developing, Maintaining, and Dissolving Relationships – W. Scott Sanders/Patricia Amason: Communication Competence and Apprehension during CMC in Online and Face-to-face Relationships – Stephanie Tom Tong/Joseph B. Walther: Relational Maintenance and CMC – Andrew C. High/Denise H. Solomon: Locating Computer-Mediated Social Support Within Online Communication Environments – Kevin B. Wright/Ahlam Muhtaseb: Personal Relationships and Computer-Mediated Support Groups – Jinsuk Kim/Kathryn Dindia: Online Self-Disclosure: A Review of Research – Jeanine Warisse Turner/N. Lamar Reinsch, Jr.: Multicommunicating and Episodic Presence: Developing New Constructs for Studying New Phenomena – Paige P. Edley/Renée Houston: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: The Role of ICTs in Work and Family Connections – Amy Janan Johnson/Jennifer A. H. Becker: CMC and the Conceptualization of «Friendship»: How Friendships Have Changed with the Advent of New Methods of Interpersonal Communication – Katheryn C. Maguire/Stacey L. Connaughton: A Cross-Contextual Examination of Technologically Mediated Communication and Social Presence in Long-Distance Relationships – Theodore A. Avtgis/E. Phillips Polack/Sydney M. Staggers/Susan M. Wieczorek: Healthcare Provider-Recipient Interactions: Is «Online» Interaction the Next Best Thing to Being There? – Gustavo S. Mesch/Michal Frankel: Family Imbalance and Adjustment to Information and Communication Technologies – Mark L. Hans/Brittney D. Selvidge/Katie A. Tinker/Lynne M. Webb: Online Performances of Gender: Blogs, Gender-Bending, and Cybersex as Relational Exemplars – Norah E. Dunbar/Matthew Jensen: Digital Deception in Personal Relationships – Makenzie Phillips/Brian H. Spitzberg: Speculating about Spying on MySpace and Beyond: Social Network Surveillance and Obsessive Relational Intrusion – Andrew R. Schrock/Danah Boyd: Problematic Youth Interactions Online: Solicitation, Harassment, and Cyberbullying. Inhaltsverzeichnis