2 - Boundary Setting
The Formation of an Identity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2024
Summary
This chapter discusses the different subgroups of Sanhe gods – day laborers, job intermediaries, and gambling dogs – and their experiences of becoming precarious to varying degrees. It also explores the space of the urban village that sustains the everyday life of Sanhe gods, providing them with food, shelter, clothing, showering, pawning, and other types of goods and services. It ends with a discussion on the subculture of Sanhe gods and its presence on the internet.
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- Young and Restless in ChinaInformal Economy, Gender, and the Precariat, pp. 22 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024