Introduction to Chinese Youth.pdf

University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Children, outh, Families Schools, Nebraska Faculty Publications from CYFS Center for Research on 1-1-2006 Introduction to Chinese Youth (with a Commentary) J ieying Xi China Youth and Children Research Center, C hina Yan Xia University of N ebraska - Lincoln, rxia2@ Follow this and additional works at : /cyfsfacpub Part of the Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education Commons Xi, Jieying and Xia, an, Introduction to Chinese outh (with a Commentary) (2006). Faculty P ublications from CYFS. Paper 2. /cyfsfacpub/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Children, outh, Families Schools, Nebraska Center for Research on at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications from CYFS by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Published (as Chapter 5) in Chinese Youth in Transition, edited by Jieying Xi, Yunxiao Sun, and Jing Jian Xiao (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006), pp. 79-105. Copyright © 2006 Jieying Xi, Yunxiao Sun, and Jing Jian Xiao. Used by permission. Yan Xia’s “Commentary” on this essay begins on page 97. Introduction to Chinese Youth Jieying Xi Researcher and Director, Academic Committee, China Youth and Children Research Center, China; email: xjy7996@ Different countries and fields of study differ in determining the age group of youth. Based on the census result from the National B