A Study On Livelihood Change Of Xiamen Village In Pingliang City Of Gansu

Livelihood is an important part of economic life.It is not only a simple economic behavior but also a cultural element embedded in social life.The changing process of livelihood is the reflection of the interaction track of macro forces.Studying livelihood can reveal the path of structural factors' downward penetration.Taking Xiamen village,Kongtong District,Pingliang,Gansu province as a research object,this paper pay attention to the change process of livelihood and focus on the guiding role of state and market forces on the village economic life.This paper argues that under the influence of national policies and market factors,the livelihood changes of Xiamen village show an outward trend,which is manifested in part-time,diversification and vulnerability.The change of economic life has an obvious influence on cultural life.The change of livelihood in Xiamen village has changed its family structure,reshaped its ethical standards,integrated public space and order,and promoted the deconstruction of village culture.This paper is mainly composed of five parts.The first part account of the research background,related research overview and the village introduction,including the social and cultural life of the village.The second part introduces the general situation of the change of livelihood in Xiamen village,which is divided into three categories: planting industry,animal husbandry,working and doing business.The changes of each category are different.The third part briefly analyzes the change trend and characteristics of livelihood in Xiamen village,trying to sort out the process of change and the interaction of forces in the process.The fourth part mainly analyzes the causes of livelihood changes,including the national macro policy on population and land,and the mechanism of the invasion of urban market system on rural livelihood.The fifth part discusses the impact of livelihood changes on the basis of the above contents,including family level and village level.Changes of livelihood have changed the fission form of family structure,consumerism redefines the endogenous moral rules,and the culture of the whole village has been integrated.