Internet Use of Migrant Workers in the Pearl River Delta |
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Authors: | Yinni Peng |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China |
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Abstract: | The paper is a report on the study of Internet use and migrant workers in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). First, the paper illustrates
that educational attainment is a significant factor in determining the type of Internet use that appeals to migrant workers.
Second, it points out that both work-oriented and entertainment-oriented uses of the Internet have a positive influence on
migrant workers’ jobs and social lives in the PRD. Access to work-related information improves their employment opportunities,
while the various means of entertainment provide relaxation. The online chat and the virtual community provide migrant workers
with emotional support and a strong sense of their local identity. The Internet café and online games allow migrant workers
to relieve the pressures of work and passively challenge the power hierarchy in the modern factory regime. The paper concludes
that the Internet use has become the integral part of the city lives of migrant workers in the PRD.
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Keywords: | Internet use Migrant workers Pearl River Delta |
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