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Analyzing the Cause of Left-Behind Children by Bourdieu’s Practical Theory
School of Humanities, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Electrical and Information College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- 1 School of Humanities, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- 2 Electrical and Information College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management·Volume 08 (2018)·Pages 1433–1439·Published 5 June 2018·DOI10.4236/ajibm.2018.86096
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Abstract
At present , the related research on the causes of “left-behind children” is very seldom . Most of literatures are simply summarized as two points: farmers need to survive, and it is the choice of the subject; the second is the inevitable process of China ’ s economic and social development and the objective necessity. In this paper , Bourdieu’s Practical Theory, such as Field, capital and habitus three elements , is analyzed and the behavior of workers is explained. It is considered that the phenomenon of left-behind children appearing in large scale in China is not only a problem of economic development, but also a special habitus of “ working ” , which is not simply the individual choice behavior of the parents of left-behind children.
KeywordsPractical TheoryWork FieldHabitusLeft-Behind Children
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