Morality and Power in a Chinese Village
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"Morality and Power in a Chinese Village" is a sociological study by Richard Madsen that examines how moral values, social relationships, and political authority interact in rural Chinese community life.
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| Morality and Power in a Chinese Village canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morality and Power in a Chinese Village Context triple: [Richard Madsen, notableWork, Morality and Power in a Chinese Village]
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A.
Habits of the Heart
Habits of the Heart is a widely influential sociological study of individualism and community in American life, co-authored by Robert N. Bellah and colleagues.
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B.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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C.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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D.
The Social System
The Social System is a foundational sociological work by Talcott Parsons that systematically outlines his theory of social action and the structural-functional organization of society.
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The Civic Culture
The Civic Culture is a seminal political science book that analyzes how citizens’ attitudes and political participation shape stable democratic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morality and Power in a Chinese Village Target entity description: "Morality and Power in a Chinese Village" is a sociological study by Richard Madsen that examines how moral values, social relationships, and political authority interact in rural Chinese community life.
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A.
Habits of the Heart
Habits of the Heart is a widely influential sociological study of individualism and community in American life, co-authored by Robert N. Bellah and colleagues.
-
B.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
-
C.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
-
D.
The Social System
The Social System is a foundational sociological work by Talcott Parsons that systematically outlines his theory of social action and the structural-functional organization of society.
-
E.
The Civic Culture
The Civic Culture is a seminal political science book that analyzes how citizens’ attitudes and political participation shape stable democratic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
moral sociology
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political sociology ⓘ |
| author | Richard Madsen ⓘ |
| concerns |
Chinese rural society
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local governance in China ⓘ moral order in small communities ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | China ⓘ |
| examines |
how moral values shape local authority
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how political structures influence everyday morality ⓘ patterns of obligation and reciprocity in village life ⓘ tensions between traditional values and socialist ideology ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Chinese studies
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linked to:
China Studies program
anthropology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interaction between moral values and political power
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kinship networks ⓘ local community life ⓘ local leadership ⓘ moral norms and sanctions ⓘ relationship between state and village ⓘ role of the Communist Party in village life ⓘ village-level social structure ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Richard Madsen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
morality
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political authority ⓘ power ⓘ rural communities ⓘ social relationships ⓘ |
| perspective |
ethnographic
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sociological ⓘ |
| placeOfStudy | Chinese village ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese Communist Party
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rural governance in the People’s Republic of China ⓘ social control mechanisms in villages ⓘ |
| setting | rural China ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | case study ⓘ |
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