What changes have taken place in the concept of migrant workers?

Migrant workers are a unique phenomenon in the social and historical development of China. Studying the ideological changes of migrant workers is a unique theoretical problem in contemporary China society, and it is also an unprecedented social problem in the history of ideological development in various countries. It is obviously of great theoretical significance and urgent practical value to explore the deep connotation of migrant workers' ideological changes, reveal the contradictions and roots in their changes, and then put forward countermeasures to solve the contradictions in their ideological changes and guide them to develop in a positive direction.

This paper mainly analyzes the manifestations of migrant workers' ideological changes, as well as the contradictions, roots and adjustment paths in migrant workers' ideological changes, which are divided into six chapters:

The first chapter is the introduction. The background and research significance of the topic selection are expounded. This paper combs the research context of migrant workers' thoughts at home and abroad; This paper summarizes the main contents and methods of this study.

The second chapter is the policy basis for the interpretation and research of migrant workers' thoughts. Firstly, the related concepts of migrant workers' thought are defined: migrant workers; Ideas; Thoughts and concepts of migrant workers; The thought of the first generation of migrant workers; The idea of a new generation of farmers. Secondly, it summarizes the policy basis for studying the ideological changes of migrant workers, which is divided into four stages: the stage of loosening migrant workers' policies; Strictly control migrant workers in the policy stage; Policy stage of migrant workers dredging downstream; Policy stage of protecting and supporting migrant workers.

The third chapter, the changes of migrant workers' interests. Firstly, it analyzes the fairness of migrant workers' economic interests: the strong demand for improving living conditions; Eager desire for citizenship; The urgent requirement of equalization of public and private services; The unremitting pursuit of urban lifestyle. Secondly, it expounds the rationalization of the political interests of migrant workers: the legal consciousness is gradually awakening; The awareness of labor rights protection is increasingly strong; The willingness to participate in politics has become more active. Thirdly, it expounds the modernization of migrant workers' cultural interests: the alienation of rural cultural interests; The concept of enjoying cultural benefits is trendy; The concept of interest in consumer culture is fashionable.

Chapter four, the promotion of migrant workers' life values. First of all, it analyzes the prominent self-worth consciousness of migrant workers: fully affirming their main position; High awareness of their own ability resources; The remarkable enhancement of self-enterprising spirit. Secondly, it analyzes the realistic demands of migrant workers' self-employment consciousness: the purpose of employment-survival and development; The demand of working environment-humanistic care; Pursuing professional standards-stability and prospects. Thirdly, it analyzes the enhancement of migrant workers' self-development consciousness: high-value expectation for future ideal work; A beautiful vision for a happy life in the future; The urgent expectation for the future old-age security.

Chapter five, the evolution of migrant workers' ethics. Firstly, it analyzes the promotion of social morality of migrant workers: the awareness of social morality is increasing day by day; Consciously identify with social moral norms; Actively pursue noble moral realm. Secondly, it analyzes the progress of migrant workers' professional ethics: the spirit of loving their posts and dedication is gradually formed; The concept of honesty and trustworthiness continues to be pursued; Dedicate social consciousness and practice hard. Thirdly, it analyzes the strengthening of the family virtues of migrant workers: abandoning and updating the concept of marriage and childbearing; The concept of raising and caring for young people has been reversed; The concept of respecting the elderly and supporting the elderly continues to be carried forward.

The sixth chapter, the contradictions and roots in the ideological changes of migrant workers and the adjustment path. First of all, it reveals five contradictions in the ideological changes of migrant workers: the contradiction between the urgent desire to "go to the city" and psychological alienation; The contradiction between traditional farmers' moral consciousness and modern citizens' moral requirements; The contradiction between strong awareness of rights and interests and relatively backward means of safeguarding rights; Desire to get rid of the contradiction between spiritual loneliness and lack of humanistic care; The contradiction between high development expectation and weak capital. Secondly, it discusses the five sources of contradictions in the ideological changes of migrant workers: the existence of urban-rural dual structure; Conflicts between urban and rural lifestyles; Difficulties in safeguarding rights according to law; Insufficient support from social forces; The comprehensive quality of the subject is low and weak. Thirdly, it puts forward five paths to solve the contradiction of migrant workers' ideological transformation: speeding up the process of urban-rural integration; Constantly improve the equalization public service system; Comprehensively improve the supporting ability of social organizations; Give full play to the guiding role of public opinion; Gradually improve the comprehensive quality of migrant workers.