Zheng da xin wen yan jiu suo shuo shi lun wen. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-53).

Under the circumstances of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China has been undergoing a series of remarkable changes in the social, economic, and family structures. Meanwhile, the great majority of Chinese families are officially allowed to have only one child in China since the introduction of the OCFP in the late 1970s. But what is happening as China becomes more developed and children are much more valued? Are Chinese children well protected from intra- and extra-familial violence? This study focused on the topic of bullying victimization, and was devised to explore the scope and the magnitude of child’s being bullied in China. Besides, this study adopted the ecological model to examine the multiple-contextual risk factors of bullying victimization, and to test the applicability of this model in the Chinese socio-cultural context. This study also paid special attention to investigate the unique role of children’s experiences of family violence in relation with bullying victimization. The present study used a subsample of the cross-sectional data from a representative population project in five cities of the Mainland China. The researcher actively participated in the whole process of the project, including being involved in the original methodology design and setting up of research questions. This dataset used a three-stage stratified random sampling design and included a total of 3175 students aged 15-17 years randomly selected from 24 schools in 3 districts (from both urban and rural areas) in Xi’an, China. Self-administrated questionnaires were employed to collect data. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) and Relational Aggression Scale were used as measures for bullying victimization. Family violence experiences include child abuse and witnessing spouse violence in this study. Results showed that 54.9% and 44.6% of Chinese children have been bullied in a lifetime and in the preceding-year, respectively, and cyber bullying victimization was more extensively common and frequently experienced by children. Meanwhile, the considerable overlap found between FV and bullying victimization indicated that a vast majority of children who were bullied by peers are also victims of child abuse or exposure to parental partner violence at home. Significant gender differences were observed both in FV and bullying victimization. Specifically, females were more likely to be indirect victims of FV, whereas males were more likely to be directly involved in child abuse and in all three subtypes of bullying victimization. By performing a series of logistic regressions, the current study identified a number of correlates significantly associated with child bullying victimization, which included demographics (e.g., young age, male participant, parents’ education level were From 3 or below, having one or more siblings, were from families with divorced or separated parents, had an unemployed father at home, whose family had no income, from rural schools, not from key schools), children’s personal characteristics (i.e., smoking, gambling, alcohol abuse, low self-esteem, depression, APT, BPT, PTSD, and insecure attachment with parents), school-related factors (i.e., school type and school location), as well as FV experiences. Follow-up structured multiphase regression analyses further delineate the unique role of FV in association with the three types of bullying victimization by controlling for socio-demographics, individual characteristics and school variables. The theoretical and research contributions and practical implications of the present research were discussed, along with limitations and recommendations for future research. / published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 200 . / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

published_or_final_version / abstract / Chinese / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

With rapid urbanization since the 1990s, many Chinese historic cities have faced the dual challenges of regenerating dilapidated historic inner urban areas and promoting local economic development. Rampant urban redevelopmentoriented planning and practices have been undertaken in many places. While bringing enormous economic returns, this trend also poses many threats to the character of the historic cities. Literature on urban regeneration shows that local communities should play an active role in regenerating a place in addition to other key actors such as the government and the private sectors. Local communities also play a critical role in conserving the indigenous lives of historic residential districts. Social capital enables local communities to act together to pursue shared objectives in the community-based regeneration processes. Based on this theoretical premise, the study seeks to examine the role of social capital in the regeneration of Chinese historic cities. This thesis aims to provide a historical and contextual understanding of the evolution of urban regeneration in Chinese historic cities. The thesis also explores the role of social capital in the current controversies surrounding urban regeneration in transitional China. In the current mode of urban regeneration governance in China, local governments often play a dominant role as both redevelopment advocates and project managers. Private developers are actively involved while local indigenous residents are often excluded from the regeneration processes. Urban regeneration practices in Chinese historic cities are often conducted through urban conservation-cum-redevelopment strategies to spur local economic growth and improve the physical environment. Since the focus is on the conservation of the physical environment, many local indigenous lives have to be excluded and relocated to give way to local redevelopment projects. The lack of community involvement in local regeneration processes severely undermines the goals of comprehensive urban regeneration and integrated urban conservation plans. Xi’an, a typical Chinese historic city, has been chosen as the study site. Two solid local case studies have produced the following major findings. In the Drum Tower Muslim District, traditional Muslim lives and businesses have sustained a vibrant local economy. Together with cohesive community relationships, this thesis argues that the historic Muslim district can actually sustain a self-regeneration process, given proper maintenance of the dilapidated urban infrastructures by local governments. The question is an institutionalized mechanism to facilitate this kind of regeneration. The implementation of the government-led regeneration projects within the Sanxuejie Historic District, where community relationships are weak with low level of social capital, was more “efficient”. However, it also means that regeneration efforts were less comprehensive and indigenous lives of the original neighborhoods were not conserved. To achieve the goals of comprehensive urban regeneration in historic cities, this thesis maintains the following: (1) the conservation of indigenous lives and local socio-cultural elements is important for local regeneration plans; (2) a strong social capital contributes to the conservation of local indigenous lives by facilitating community involvement in local urban regeneration processes; and (3) an institutionalized community participatory mode of urban governance is essential for a comprehensive regeneration plan at the local level. / published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

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Thesis (M.A.)--Zhongguo wen hua xue yuan. / Reproduced from typescript. Bibliography: p. 793-811.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.