Yue Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-106). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- Literature Review --- p.6 / The Poor in the Market Transition --- p.6 / Political Impacts in Collective Era and Beyond --- p.8 / Cultural Capital´ة Effects on Stratification in Western Countries --- p.13 / The Analysis on Habitus: Szelenyi's Researches in Eastern Europe --- p.18 / The Transfer Mechanism of Cultural Capital --- p.22 / The Poverty Cycle: Lewis's Culture of Poverty --- p.28 / Chapter III. --- Methodological Design --- p.31 / Chapter IV. --- Before 1978，the Idol of Collectivism --- p.33 / Influences from Parents' Generation --- p.36 / Occlusive Living Circumstance and Personality --- p.40 / Insensitive to Education --- p.42 / Satisfaction with the Lives --- p.46 / Distributed Education Chances and Good Job Positions --- p.49 / Send Down Recommendation to Colleges --- p.51 / Big State-Owned Factories and Good Job Positions --- p.57 / Work In the Factories --- p.60 / Value Attached to Hard Work --- p.61 / Lack of Confidence and Impetus --- p.63 / Ineffectual Intercommunication --- p.66 / Limited Horizon --- p.70 / Chapter V. --- After 1978，Under Marketization --- p.75 / Reformation of Enterprises and Its Effects on My Interviewees --- p.76 / The Unconsciousness to the Coming of Crisis --- p.77 / Good Working Ability? --- p.82 / After Lay-off --- p.85 / Chapter VI. --- The Next Generation --- p.87 / Chapter VII. --- Discussion --- p.92 / Chapter VIII. --- Appendices --- p.98 / Chapter IX. --- References --- p.100