Ethnicity, Children & Habitus

The Author: Feng-Bing grew up in China. She obtained her first degree in English language and literature from Luoyang Foreign Languages University, did her post-graduate studies in American studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University and received her doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland. She has many years of cross-cultural teaching experience at many universities in China, the Netherlands, Singapore and Northern Ireland. Currently, she is lecturing at the School of International Studies of Zhejiang University, People’s Republic of China. Her publications include translated academic book and journal articles.

• Contents: Literature Review – Theoretical Framework – Searching for a Methodology – The Mainland Chinese School Children: Practice of Relation-Building – The Hong Kong Chinese School Children: The Construction of Cultural Alienation – Narratives of the Mainland Chinese Parents – Narratives of the Hong Kong Chinese Parents – Discussion and Conclusion – A Critical Reflection on the Research Process.