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Groupings between floating children and urban children: A Bourdieusian social network analysis of physical and social distance in space

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on Bourdieu’s sociology, the concept of space in particular, this paper discussed the positions and dispositions of floating children in the urban space. It used social network analysis to test the homophily hypothesis that socially similar agents are physically proximate. Data were collected from 45 floating children and urban children in a community school in China. The results rejected the homophily hypothesis, calling for collective activism for small-scale but sociologically meaningful change to disrupt the correspondence between the physical and social distance established through the “site effects” of the hukou (household registration) system.

Source: Children and Youth Services Review

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107520

Author: Guanglun Michael Mu

Institution: University of South Australia

Language: English

Topic: Social and Cultural Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,370