Analysis On Self-identiy Of The New Generation Of Migrant Workers Under The New Media Enviroment

At present, the academic circle at home and abroad about the empirical research of new media usage in the new generation of the migrant worker is scarce, although the research of new generation of the migrant worker is much more than we think. The appellation of"The new generation of the migrant worker"repeatedly appeared in vision of mass media and academic research field, but specifically research about self-identity of new generation of the migrant workers in the new media environment is blank. Therefore, this study will use qualitative research methods to research the blank of academic field from the view angle of self-identity under modernity vision and talk about this group's daily life and social relations and Self-identity experience reform process under the background of the global information. It is conducive to realize the living situation of peasant-workers especially the new generation of the migrant workers from the side. Also discuss the social meaning of the new media in this group's life to provide some revelation for the deep research about the problem of peasant-workers.The heart of the matter presents by this study is whether the new generation of the migrant workers have expressed same or similar views in the respects of identity, occupation and life, etc. Do they recognize the inborn peasant identity? If not, how do they treat their social identity? Of these, what kind of role does new media such as mobile phone, computer play? Whether new media can answer the question "who am I" or make their own positioning more fuzzy? Meanwhile, research hypothesis suggested by this study is the fact that they are tend to refuse the peasant identity given by social system under the environment of new media, and give their own identity more and updated meaning.With the vast amount of using of new media such as mobile phone, internet and so on, research has find that the usage of new media has not rested on primary use level. They take advantage of new media as a communication tool not only to keep up their social relation net, but also regard it as a stage to show up their personal character. The initiative acceptation and extensive usage of new media technologies, has obscured their own identity to a certain degree. At the time of"new citizen"identity has not been really set up, new media technologies has helped them to build and manage their social relation net and mix identity in a large part. Under the new media environment, The new generation of the migrant workers are tend to refuse the peasant identity given by social system under the environment of new media, and give their own identity more and updated meaning.