"9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.)" (CIA World Factbook "China") the occupation breakdown for the nation is also rather simplistic, with a large protion of the population still being engaged in agricultural industries: "agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% (2003 est.)" (CIA World Factbook "China") Cultural habits of China are relatively universal as the nation has relatively few national minorities and limited immigration from other nations due to its communist legacy. The majority ethnic group Han Chinese constitutes 91.9% of the total population with the significant minorities including Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities, constituting only a total of 8.1%. There is though a significant social and cultural disparity between urban and rural populations. Urban China is relatively modern, with many conveniences and some estimation of social success while rural communities lag behind in the reflection of social attainment. For this reason the cultural practices of the nation tend to be dichotomous, though there are many centralized traditions, due to universalization of social norms, holidays and social practices during the "cultural revolution" or the communist take over of the nation. Some historical cultural practices are still employed, at least nominally, such as traditional...

To some degree the level of social collectivism is still a strong part of the cultural fiber of the nation, and civic social responsibility is a strong part of the nationalistic culture. Individuality is downplayed, and expressed as personal ambition, rather than an appropriate way of being. The family is said to be the most individualized it gets and the responsibility to the local community is just as important. Religious practice is limited, though it clearly does exist, as a result again of the cultural revolution, which targeted faith as archaic and unnecessary and removed popular and official support of such institutions that had been successful and strong prior to the cultural revolution. China has limited acceptance of outside influences on this issue and therefore any resurgence of religion that has occurred since the nation has become more open to social/cultural change has been limited.
In general almost every aspect of the nation and its people are in a period of transition, as more and more people begin to reject the communist structural economy and social norm. China will likely face many social, cultural, economic and geographic changes as the nation continues on a path to compete in the world market and as a member of global organization.

Works Cited

CIA World Factbook "China" at http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2005/geos/ch.html

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