Abstract

PINHEIRO-MACHADO, Rosana. Reaprendendo a ser chinês: o “processo civilizador” de um país em transformação. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2009, vol.34, n.01, pp.113-128. ISSN 1984-6444.

This article discusses the current changes in the Chinese society caused by the opening up of economy in the post-Mao era. It argues that, based on Nobert Elias’ work, China passes by its Civilization Process, since new practices and values are introduced from its insertion into globalization flows and into a capitalist market economy. Several spheres of the social life are affected, bringing deep consequences in the subjectivity of individuals. This will provoke a reinterpretation of cultural conceptions about the body and behavior, as well as an internal and external control process over them. The analyses are based on fieldwork carried out in China, Canton Province from 2006 to 2007.

Keywords : China; Civilization Process; Body; Consumption.

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