Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status
Singaporeans are spending more on leisure travel and there appears to be a greater necessity to travel. In light of the greater significance in travelling, this study draws the links between leisure travel and social status. Qualitative research in the form of in-depth interviews was done with 13 re...
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| author | Yeo, Genevieve Shuen Siew |
| author2 | Lim Khek Gee, Francis |
| author_facet | Lim Khek Gee, Francis Yeo, Genevieve Shuen Siew |
| author_sort | Yeo, Genevieve Shuen Siew |
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| description | Singaporeans are spending more on leisure travel and there appears to be a greater necessity to travel. In light of the greater significance in travelling, this study draws the links between leisure travel and social status. Qualitative research in the form of in-depth interviews was done with 13 respondents of varied economic backgrounds, mostly through face-to-face interviews and a few through email interviews. Findings suggest that economic capital plays a large part in having social status. Other factors that influence social status are the discourses of travel and the ability to gaze into the lives of others while one’s is hidden from the tourists. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/618092019-12-10T13:07:22Z Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status Yeo, Genevieve Shuen Siew Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences Singaporeans are spending more on leisure travel and there appears to be a greater necessity to travel. In light of the greater significance in travelling, this study draws the links between leisure travel and social status. Qualitative research in the form of in-depth interviews was done with 13 respondents of varied economic backgrounds, mostly through face-to-face interviews and a few through email interviews. Findings suggest that economic capital plays a large part in having social status. Other factors that influence social status are the discourses of travel and the ability to gaze into the lives of others while one’s is hidden from the tourists. Bachelor of Arts 2014-10-27T06:06:01Z 2014-10-27T06:06:01Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61809 en Nanyang Technological University 30 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Yeo, Genevieve Shuen Siew Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title | Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title_full | Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title_fullStr | Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title_short | Satisfying wanderlust : a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| title_sort | satisfying wanderlust a study on how leisure travel influences social status |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
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