The exemplary society human improvement, social control, and the dangers of modernity in China Bakken, Børge creator author. text Electronic books. enk 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiii, 516 pages). In China, the modernization process is seen as creating the "disorders" of criminality, sex, and modern youth culture. This study analyzes traditional and modern Chinese beliefs about, and reactions to education, discipline, human improvement, and social control. Børge Bakken. Previously issued in print: 2000. Includes bibliographical references and index. Social control China Social change China Moral education China China Social conditions 1976-2000 Contrôle social Chine Éducation morale Chine Chine Conditions sociales 1976-2000 Moral education Social change Social conditions Social control China 1976-2000 fast 306.0951 Studies on contemporary China 9781383018752 1383018758 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/51976 STBDS 000316 20260318171006.8 in00005699822 eng