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6 - Conclusion

Young and Restless in China: A Precarious Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2024

Xiaoshuo Hou
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Skidmore College, New York
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This chapter discusses the larger implications of Sanhe gods’ experiences. It analyzes the various forms of their resistance, from non-compliance to direct confrontation, and the state’s mechanisms of control, from gentrification to coercion. It ends with a discussion on Sanhe gods’ precarious future, as flexible employment becomes more widespread and the prospects for settling down in cities reduce even when the great gods have intentions to stay. It presents migrant workers’ experiences not only of factory hopping but also, and increasingly, of city hopping, as both livelihood strategies and coping strategies formed in response to state policies and repression.

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Young and Restless in China
Informal Economy, Gender, and the Precariat
, pp. 110 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Conclusion
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.007
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  • Conclusion
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.007
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  • Conclusion
  • Xiaoshuo Hou, Skidmore College, New York
  • Book: Young and Restless in China
  • Online publication: 02 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009511735.007
Available formats
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