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The Research On The New Generation Of Migrant Workers' Discordant Presses

Posted on:2012-06-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L S ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166330335462918Subject:Sociology
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The new generation of migrant worker is playing the more and more important role in the economic and social development. As a result, they are getting more and more attention by government,society and scholars. In the first half of 2010, more than ten migrant workers of new generation suicide in Foxconn Group, making people think about the living predicament of the new generation of migrant workers and the social,personal reasons behind the phenomenon. In this paper, taking Foxconn Group (Kunshan) for example, using mixed methods, the author is trying to make exploratory and descriptive research of the strain of the new generation of migrant workers on the basis of the Strain theory of suicide. The conclusion is that prevalence of great discordant stresses exists in the new generation of migrant workers. Nowadays they have sensed four different discordant stresses, such as 1) value conflict; 2) gap between reality and ideal in eight aspects; 3) the sentiment of relative deprivation; and 4) the lack of ability to deal with the crisis. On the basis of the conclusions, the paper puts forward the relevant countermeasures and advice to solve the problem of the new generation of migrant workers'discordant presses from the perspective of society, government, enterprise and individual. The research has the extremely important theoretical value and practical significance. The research not only helps to know the situation of the new generation of migrant workers and solve the problem of the new generation of migrant workers'discordant presses, but it helps to advance smoothly the urbanization and modernization process. Most of all, it provides theoretical reference and practical meaning for building a people-oriented harmonious socialist society.
Keywords/Search Tags:The new generation of migrant workers, Strain theory of suicide, discordant press, suicide
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