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Identity and Schooling among the Naxi
Becoming Chinese with Naxi Identity
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2009
Summary
Identity and Schooling among the Naxi examines the identity construction of Naxi students in Lijiang No.1 Senior Secondary School in China, focusing on the changing roles of school, community, and family in the identity construction of the students. Through participant observation, interviews, and student essays, Yu finds that Naxi students of the school retain a strong Naxi identity while also managing to fit into mainstream culture through a process she characterizes as 'harmonious creative identity engagement'. Three main forces affecting the identity construction of the Naxi students are highlighted: the state and the school, Naxi intellectuals, and socialization in the family and community. As an institution of the state, the school conveys national ideology and instills a sense of ethnic unity and an understanding of the culture of the Chinese nation. However, the school also takes an active role in ethnic identity construction of the Naxi students. At the same time, Naxi intellectuals, through their research publications and responses to state policies, preserve and revitalize Naxi culture. Socialization within the community and family allows the Naxi students to learn about their heritage. These factors result in both an asserted and assigned identity of the Naxi.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3290-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3292-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
233
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List of Tables, Figures, and Pictures No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter One Rationale No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter Two China's Ethnic Minority Education and the Case of the Naxi No access Pages 15 - 40
Chapter Three Ethnic Identity Construction andSchooling No access Pages 41 - 68
Chapter Four Naxi Students' Identity of the ChineseNation No access Pages 69 - 100
Chapter Five Ethnic Identity of Naxi Students andSchooling No access Pages 101 - 126
Chapter Six The Impact of Family and Community No access Pages 127 - 150
Chapter Seven Naxi Graduates and Ethnic Identity No access Pages 151 - 168
Chapter Eight Analysis and Conclusion No access Pages 169 - 190
