The Lost Generation: Life Course Dynamics and Xiagang in China

Hung, Eva; Chiu, Stephen W K

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The Lost Generation: Life Course Dynamics and Xiagang in China

Date

2003

Authors

Hung, Eva

Chiu, Stephen W K

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

In this article, we describe and analyze the experiences of the xiagang workers from the perspective of life course analysis. Our primary data come from open-ended interviews we conducted between June and August 1999 with 80 redundant workers in Beijing,