Sep. 2000 – Oct. 2003 Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Graduate School,CUHK

Sep. 1984 – Jul. 1986 M.A., Department of Sociology, Nankai University 

Sep. 1980 – Jul. 1984 B.A., Department of Philosophy, Nankai University

Sep. 2022 — present: Professor of Department Sociology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

Sep. 2021— Aug. 2022: Distinguished Professor and Ph.D. supervisor, Department of Sociology, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

Jul. 2011—Aug. 2021: Dean at School of Sociology and Political Science, Deputy Party Secretary, Second-level Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, Shanghai University.

Oct. 2006—Jun. 2011: Assistant Dean at College of Liberal Arts, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, Deputy Director of Discipline Office, Shanghai University.

Jun. 2005—Sep. 2006: Assistant Dean at Department of Sociology, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, Department of Sociology, Shanghai University.

Mar. 2004—May. 2005: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Sociology, Distinguished Researcher of Shanghai University Sociology E Research Institute, Shanghai University.

Nov.2003—Oct. 2004: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Jun. 1999—Jul. 2000: Associate professor, Master’s Supervisor, Department of Society, Nankai University.

May. 2000—Aug. 2000: Visiting Scholar at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Mar. 1994—May.1999: Research associate, Director of the Family Research Office, Institute of Sociology, Tianjin Academy of Social Science.

Feb. 1998—Aug. 1998: Senior Visiting Scholar, University of California, Irvine, the USA.

Jul. 1988—Feb. 1994: Research associate, Director of the Family Research Office, Institute of Sociology, Tianjin Academy of Social Science.

Sep. 1993—Nov. 1993: Visiting Scholar, University of California, Irvine, the USA.

Jul. 1986—Jun. 1988: Researcher Intern, Institute of Sociology, Tianjin Academy of Social Science.

Social Capital; Social Stratification

Monograph：

---Social Stratification and Class Harmony in Contemporary China. Beijing: Social Science Literature Press. 2021. 

---Occupation, Life and Social Attitude of Urban Residents. Beijing: Social Science Literature Press. 2020.

---Research on ""Urban Disease"" in Megacities. Beijing: Social Science Literature Press. 2020.

---The Class Structure and Social Network of Chinese Cities (Second Edition). Beijing: Social Science Literature Press.2019. 

---Social Networks, Occupational Mobility and the Labour Market. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press. 2017. 

---The Class Structure and Social Network of Chinese Cities. Shanghai:Shanghai People's Publishing House. 2006. 

---""Shanghai University Sociology Library"" Series. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.

---""Urban Social Development and Social Policy"" Series. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press.

Co-authored Works:

---A Study on New Immigrants of Urban White Collars. Beijing: Social Science Literature Press. 2017.

---Social View of Economic Reform. Tianjin: Tianjin People's Publishing House. 1995. 

---Youth Sociology(Youth marriage and family). Beijing: People's Liberation Army Press. 1988.

---Tianjin Surveys of One Thousand Urban Households. 1983-1992. Special Issue of Chinese Law and Government (November -December) :1-99. New York: M.E. Sharpe Inc. 1996.

Theses (selected):

---“Status Identity Deviation of Mega-city Residents and Their Participation in Public Welfare Activities”, Journal of University of Jinan(Social Science Edition), 2022(03):5-21.

---“The Localized Social Networks Analysis and Countermeasures for Youth Living Alone in Metropolises”, Academic Research, 2022(05):37-45+177.

---“Social Governance in Public Health Emergencies: A Social Capital Perspective”, Wuhan University Journal(Philosophy & Social Science), 2021(05):148-155.

---“Relative Income and Class Identification of Chinese Couples——Analysis Based on the Framework of “Social Compariso...