The Health Consequences of Social Mobility in Contemporary China

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Yan ◽  
Guangye He ◽  
Yunsong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Contemporary China

Guanxi and Gospel: Conversion to Seventh-day Adventism in Contemporary China

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 167-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie Chui-Shan Chow
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Conversion Process ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Contemporary China ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
The Family ◽  
Relational Resources ◽  
Secular Institutions

This article studies the symbiotic relationship between social networks and Christian conversion among some Seventh-day Adventists in contemporary China. Drawing on the Chinese Adventist testimonies, I argue that the longstanding kinship, friendship, and discipleship networks (guanxi 關係) are fundamental to the Adventist conversion process. This extensive web of human relationships helps sustain potential converts’ interest in Christianity, nurture their understanding of Adventism, and reinforce their efforts to cultivate a distinctive Christian selfhood and identity in Adventist terms. These relationships also give meaning to the Adventist congregational practices such as Sabbath observance and healthy lifestyle, insofar as the converts rely on the relational resources of the family and church for support. In addition to the positive connection between social mobility and conversion, these stories reveal the challenge of downward social mobility when the converts are confronted with the tension between adhering to Adventist doctrinal practices and pursuing higher education in secular institutions. Lastly, this study addresses the function of Christian publication in the conversion process. Through the publication of their conversion testimonies, the converts seek to make Adventism easily accessible to ordinary people by showing the relation between Adventist theology and the daily lives of Christians.

Social Mobility and Education in Britain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erzsébet Bukodi ◽  
John H. Goldthorpe
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility

Review of Adverse Health Consequences of Cocaine Abuse.

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 729-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Cocaine Abuse ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Adverse Health

Health Consequences of Rural Illicit Drug Use: Questions Without Answers

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis G. Fisher ◽  
◽  
Henry H. Cagle ◽  
Dawn C. Davis ◽  
Andrea M. Fenaughty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Health Consequences

The Moderating Effect of Resilience on Mental Health Consequences of Military Victimization

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica K. Morgan ◽  
James Trudeau ◽  
Joel K. Cartwright ◽  
Pamela K. Lattimore
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Health Consequences
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