%0 Journal Article
%T Migrant Workers' Community in China: Relationships among Social Networks, Life Satisfaction and Political Participation Comunidad de Trabajadores Emigrantes en China: Relaciones entre Redes Sociales, Satisfacci車n Vital y Participaci車n Pol赤tica
%A Qingwen Xu
%A Neal A. Palmer
%J Intervenci車n Psicosocial
%D 2011
%I Colegio Oficial de Psic車logos de Madrid
%R 10.5093/in2011v20n3a5
%X The millions of persons migrating from China∩s rural areas to urban spaces have contributed greatly to the country∩s decades-long economic growth, and the influx of migrants has changed the fabric of China∩s urban social and economic life. These internal migrants, similar to many international immigrants, depend heavily on their social networks, which are often developed in their rural villages, for jobs, housing, financial assistance, and social support both during and after migration. Consequently, migrants∩ networks function distinctly in well-being and behavior. Using data from the 2006 China General Social Survey, this article seeks to 1) investigate the existence of migrant sub-groups in China, 2) understand the characteristics of social networks among sub-groups, and 3) explore the relationships social networks hold to life satisfaction and political participation among China∩s migrant population. This article asserts that China∩s migrant population includes several sub-groups emerging on the basis of gender, education, age, and marital status, which in turn produce different patterns of ties and social interactions among their social networks. While this article finds very different employment patterns among migrant sub-groups, migrant networks do not appear to strongly influence perceptions and behaviors, such as life satisfaction and political participation. This article also argues that individual networks could facilitate the development of migrant communities in cities. Durante d谷cadas, millones de personas han emigrado desde las 芍reas rurales de China hacia las ciudades, y realizado una importante contribuci車n al desarrollo econ車mico del pa赤s, cambiando el tejido social y econ車mico de las ciudades. Estos emigrantes internos, al igual que los inmigrantes internacionales, dependen en gran medida de sus redes sociales para encontrar trabajo, vivienda, asistencia financiera, y apoyo social tanto durante como despu谷s de la migraci車n, contribuyendo significativamente a su bienestar. A partir de los datos del Encuesta Social General de China del 2006, este art赤culo 1) describe los diferentes subgrupos de inmigraci車n en China, 2) analiza las caracter赤sticas de sus redes sociales, y 3) explora la contribuci車n de 谷stas a su participaci車n pol赤tica y satisfacci車n vital. Este art赤culo propone clasificar la poblaci車n emigrante china en subgrupos por raz車n de g谷nero, educaci車n, edad y estado civil, los cuales producen diferentes patrones de conexiones e interacciones entre sus redes sociales. El presente estudio revela patrones de empleo muy diferenciado
%K an芍lisis de cluster
%K an芍lisis de red
%K emigraci車n interna china
%K hukou
%K migraci車n del campo a la ciudad
%U http://www.copmadrid.org/webcopm/publicaciones/social/in2011v20n3a5_en.pdf