Proceedings of 2016 5th International Conference on Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

The Media Use Analysis of New Generation Rural Migrant Workers` Adaptation to the Urban Society in China

Authors
Bin Li, Joyce Chen
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Bin Li
Available Online July 2016.
DOI
10.2991/ssehr-16.2016.255How to use a DOI?
Keywords
New generation rural migrant worker; culture adaptation; media effect; Uses and Gratification; difference
Abstract

Mass media has influenced the new generation rural migrant workers' culture adaptation based on their intimacy relationship of media use characteristics. This empirical study takes samples from Jilin province of Northeast China and analyzes this group's media use choice and differences through self-designed questionnaire scales. With the new generation migrant workers as audience subject, this study attempts to analyze mass media's influence on their adaptation to city life, demonstrate the needs gratification of job-hunting, daily life, interpersonal relationship, leisure and recreation. It also aims to identify the media use differences due to new generation rural migrant workers' diversity derived from demographic variables, contrast the use of traditional media with that of new media , and finally discuss the reasons for media use choice.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 2016 5th International Conference on Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2016
ISBN
10.2991/ssehr-16.2016.255
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/ssehr-16.2016.255How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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