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Cellphone: The Propeller Of Rural Reside Nts' Lifestyle Transformation

Posted on:2012-09-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H Y ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2217330362451102Subject:Sociology
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In the context of social transformation in China, People's lifestyle has alsoundergone a significant change, changes of lifestyle in rural are the result of socialtransformation, which is also a microcosm of social transformation. Looking at theinfluencing factors of changes in rural lifestyle, Phone plays an integral role. Atpresent, at home and abroad, functional analysis of mobile which affect changes oflifestyle are relatively few. This study based on field research in the town ofChangWu, ZhaoDong City, Heilongjiang Province, analyze cell phone in what wayto change people's value in its own specific way, become a pusher of changes inrural resident's lifestyle. As empirical research, this study has important theoreticaland practical significance, which not only provides a reference framework for thestudy of relevance between cell phone and the rural lifestyle, but also provides areference for guiding the correct usage way of cell phone to the rural residents.Starting from changes in rural resident's lifestyle, Study and analyzes whatkind of role the cell phone plays in the process of major changes of rural residentlifestyle, and use it to answer how the cell phone can be named the propeller ofchanges in rural resident's lifestyle. First, from the perspective of the rapiddevelopment of means in information dissemination in rural areas and the usage ofcell phone, describes the recent development of mobile communications context andthe rapid development of mobile in ChangWu town. Elaborate the integral value inlifestyle. Secondly, from four different dimensions as below: occupation, region,age, gender, to analyze the existing difference in using phone from different groups.People influenced by different living concept, reasonably allocate living resources,use mobile according to their needs. Finally, focus on the rebuild from cell phone tothe rural resident's lifestyle; analyze the instrumental value that the phone plays inlifestyle. The changes of rural lifestyle in China reflect the process of changes inChina's modernization, which should follow the dual transformation of social theory,Changes in China's rural way of life reflects the changes in China's modernizationprocess, The rebuild from phone to rural residents lifestyle covers all aspects of life:Using cell phone influence the feelings of the couple, and parent-child relations;Using cell phone influence on the leisure lifestyle of rural residents; cell phonechange the way of communication in traditional rural communities; Using cellphone have impact on the freedom of the human beings on their own development;cell phone acts on the political consciousness of rural residents; Using cell phonehave the negative impact of relations and personal life in traditional acquaintancecommunity; And as more and more cell phones are used by modern rural residents, the anti-control phenomenon appears, which the mobile begins to control humanbeings.
Keywords/Search Tags:rural resident, lifestyle, information dissemination, cell phone
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