Areas of Focus
- Social Structure and Social Attitudes
- Social Mobility
- Social Research Methods
- Educational Attainment
- Marriage Matching
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD in Social Sciences: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Executive Director: Chinese Sociological Association
- Chairman: Social Research Methods Professional Committee
- Vice Chairman: Social Stratification and Mobility Professional Committee
- Secretary General: Political Sociology Professional Committee
- Executive Director: Social Network Research Professional Committee
Publications
- Intergenerational Social Mobility: Analytical Framework and Reality, Yu Li, 2019
- Shanghai Citizens' Social Attitudes Report (2014), Yu Li (Editor), 2014
- Changes in Marriage Matching: A Perspective of Social Openness, Yu Li, 2011
- Patterns of Intergenerational Mobility: Theoretical Ideal Types and Chinese Reality, Yu Li, 2009
- Educational Matching in Mate Selection: Changes Over 50 Years, Yu Li, 2008
- Institutional Change and Educational Inequality: Mechanisms of Educational Stratification in Urban China (1966-2003), Yu Li, 2007
- Institutional Change and the Mechanisms of Educational Inequality: Educational Attainment of Urban Children in China, Yu Li, 2006
