Faculty

{栏目简称}

CHAI Xiangnan
Associate Professor
Email:xiangnanchai@nju.edu.cn ; westerncxn@gmail.com
Address:362,Heren hall
Areas of research and teaching:Life course research under the social milieu of China’s aging population, health behaviors and health lifestyles,etc.health literacy; digital health; living arrangements and its health implications; health disparities; health policies; elderly care,etc.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF version)
Education

Education

Ph.D. 2015-2019 (Sociology), The University of Western Ontario

Certificate. 2012-2013 (International Politics), The Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies

M.A. 20011-2014 (Sociology), Nanjing University;

B.A. 2007-2011 (Sociology), Anhui Normal University.


Course

Health and Health Inequalities Research (Graduate level)

Growing up, aging, and the life course (Graduate-Undergraduate level, for both)

Sociology of Health (Undergraduate level)

Social Statistics (Undergraduate level)


Publications

Chai, X., & Margolis, R. (2020). Does living alone mean spending time differently? Time use and living arrangements among older Canadians. Canadian Studies in Population, 47(1), 9-25.

Chai, X. (2021). Exploring the Politics of Sensibilities That Promote Marriage and Reproduction Among Young Chinese Adults Residing in Urban Areas. Cities, Capitalism and the Politics of Sensibilities, 157-176.

Chai, X., & Mei, J. (2022). Investigating food insecurity, health lifestyles, and self-rated health of older Canadians living alone. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2264.

Margolis, R., Chai, X., Verdery, A. M., & Newmyer, L. (2022). The physical, mental, and social health of middle-aged and older adults without close kin in Canada. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(7), 1350-1360.

Lyu, Z., & Chai, X. (2024). Media Influence on Intergenerational Attitudes toward Non-Conventional Sexual Behaviors in Contemporary China: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey. International Journal of Sexual Health, 1-23.

 


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