Using survey data (n = 1,600) collected in Ürümchi in Xinjiang, China, this paper examines the Han-Uyghur gap in schooling and offers a nuanced account of educational stratification by ethnicity in urban China. Data analysis shows that Han Chinese are more likely than Uyghurs to receive schooling, and the ethnic variation persists when holding main background characteristics constant. However, the differences in schooling between Han and Uyghur men fade away when background characteristics are controlled for, whereas no similar patterns are found among women. Gender roles account for both ethnic parity in schooling between Han and Uyghur men and ethnic inequality in schooling between Han and Uyghur women, which underlies the overall Han-Uyghur gap in educational attainment in Ürümchi.
乌鲁木齐教育水平中的性别角色和族裔差异
利用在中国新疆乌鲁木齐收集到的调查数据(n = 1,600)，本论文考察了汉-回族裔在学校教育方面的差距， 并提出了一个对中国城市人口教育水平族裔分层的更精微的解释。数据分析表明中国的汉族比维吾尔族接受学校教育的可能性更高，而且当主要的背景特征保持不变时，这种族裔差异仍然存在。但当对背景特征进行控制后，汉-回男性之间在学校教育方面的差异消失了，但女性人口却未表现出类似的规律性特征。 性别角色既解释了汉-回男性在学校教育水平上的族裔平等，也解释了汉-回女性之间在学校教育上的族裔差异，而这就是造成乌鲁木齐的汉-回族裔在受教育水平上的总体差异的根本原因。
Translated from English by Li Guo
Xiaowei Zang