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2 - Boundary Setting

The Formation of an Identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2024

Xiaoshuo Hou
Affiliation:
Skidmore College, New York
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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 China
Informal Economy, Gender, and the Precariat
, pp. 22 - 42
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Boundary Setting
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.003
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  • Boundary Setting
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.003
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  • Boundary Setting
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.003
Available formats
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