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The Research On The Landless Peasants' Lifestyle In The Process Of Urbanization

Posted on:2011-07-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q F WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360302997432Subject:Sociology
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Based on the results of previous research, this paper studies the landless peasants'lifestyle from the perspective of narrow sense. The landless peasants'is defined as activities of daily living characteristics and its manifestations. In reference to previous studies and expert advice, combined with the actual situation of peasants in China, this paper analyzes the status of landless peasant's way of life, characteristics, and the reasons. This research takes Luzhou as an example. In the survey,200 questionnaires were distributed,173 valid questionnaires were collected. Through the analysis of survey data, combined with case interviews and observations, this study reached the following conclusions:First, in the labor lifestyle, the landless peasants generally do lower level of work, poor stability, and work mobility. With time growing, the landless peasants are going to be internal differentiation, and poverty was evident. This is mainly because of their low qualification, old conception, and inadequate social security.Second, in the consumption lifestyle, the landless peasants are still the ype of consumption. Their consumption level is relatively low, and generally frugal. However, a large increase in consumer spending, expenditure diversified development. This is mainly determined by their income, and the traditional concepts. They have a strong sense of insecurity. An urban consumption is relatively high, so their spending increases faster than before.Third, in the leisure lifestyle, leisure and living arrangements of landless peasants is rather monotonous, and weak purpose. It is mainly determined by its income. Public space and cultural infrastructure are obviously insufficient.Fourth, in the social interaction, the landless peasants have emerged in the social interaction between the industry margin, means and methods also have more choices. However, the exchanges are still relatively closed space, scope, or have a high homogeneity. This is mainly due to the pressure of life, changes in residential patterns, and people's rejection.Fifth, in the concept of awareness, landless farmers have started to show the city's modern thoughts. Their urban way of life has begun to change from passive to active acceptance and adaptation. The main reason is to focus on the rural way of life for their resettlement way, the enhanced role, as well as landless peasants and the inner heart of the local circumstances of the exclusion of the city.Based on the above results, this study of the landless farmers on how to better integrate into urban life makes the following suggestions:First, change of mindset, enhance training, encourage entrepreneurship, etc. to actively guide the landless peasants re-employment; Second, improve the social security of landless peasants mechanism; Third, enhance community building and leisure life, rich spiritual and cultural life of landless peasants; Fourth, actively explore scattered resettlement of landless peasants in which landless peasants can really integrate into city life.
Keywords/Search Tags:Landless peasants, Lifestyle, Urban adaptation, Harmonious Society
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