Identity Work at a Normal University in Shanghai

Alexander Gray Cockain

doi:10.1111/aeq.12154

Identity Work at a Normal University in Shanghai

Alexander Gray Cockain

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Abstract

Although students’ symptoms of disappointment seem to indicate the power of university experiences to extinguish purposeful action, this article suggests they are associated with students' identity work, central to which are attempts to cope with disintegrations to school-related identities and efforts to construct alternate senses of self.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-328
Number of pages	15
Journal	Anthropology and Education Quarterly
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aeq.12154
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016

Keywords

Agency
China
energetic/reluctant individualism
identity work
tertiary education

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Education
Anthropology

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