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Groups Of Duckweed

Posted on:2014-01-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:P GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2247330398479729Subject:Anthropology
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Population migration between regions has never stopped in China’s five thousand years of civilization history. Nowadays, the urbanization process gave birth to the uneven development of the economy in the east and west, unbalanced regional economic development is the direct result of divergences in the levels of living and different interests to enjoy, which traces of the floating population in urban communities. As a marginalized group, Minority Floating Population group has particularity because of its "national minorities" and "floating population" double identity. In addition, as a minority, it has a unique sub-culture which is different from the mainstream Chinese culture and as the floating population; the original minority cultural factors have changed after they came into the urban communities.Minority Floating Population as a special group of people came into the urban community, due to the changes in living environment and the collision with the mainstream culture, minority cultures which exist in the original body have changed. Because the ethnic identity is a double identity of person and ethnic groups, firstly, we have to understand its own unique cultural characteristics from a personal point of view. Secondly we should seek to the sense of belonging in their relationships with others. Lastly we deepen the research to the spirit of the Minority Floating Population. So the Ethnic Identity of Hefei Minority Floating Population is mainly reflected in cultural factors, interpersonal and religious identity three aspects. Deeply describe the inheritance present situation and the change of the Minority Floating Population’s original cultural in Hefei. Cultural factors of the Minority Floating Population include clothing, language, diet and so on. Interpersonal communication can be divided into living pattern, neighborhood relations, marriage principle, dating strategy (including the education of children) aspects. Religious identity is classified by space:mosque, hand-pulled Noodles restaurant and flowing small stalls. These coincide with the "circumstantialist approach", the rise and fall of the ethnic consciousness is determined by the change of the specific political and economic scene.Although some cultural factors of Minority Floating Population appeared to change in the status quo, the sense of ethnic identity is increased rather than decreased. Reason why some cultural factors have changed is the necessary for survival of the Floating Minority Population, as duckweed, adrift in the top of the water with the water together, after the storm, these external forces causing them away from home, drifting into the distance, but surrounded with duckweed seems even stronger force, they can deal with the more violent strong storm. In addition, we must consider the national policy Minority Floating Population right to speak, including countries to grant preferential policies for the Floating Minority Population and Ethnic Minority Floating Population response initiatives. Floating Minority Population interpersonal circle with the multiple identities transform increasingly wide symbol of these identities and ultimately synchronic and diachronic dual role, thereby forming a circle of communication by the parent and sparse. These will eventually Minority Floating Population increasing level of awareness of ethnic identity.
Keywords/Search Tags:Minority Floating Population, Floating Muslim, ethnic identity, cultural change, duckweed, Hefei
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