“Girl, you cannot find job ah?” : a study of generation Y hawkers in Singapore

In recent years, Generation Y hawkers in Singapore have been given more attention in the media because of the lack of young people entering the trade due to the common perceptions of the job. This paper will attempt to understand how they see themselves, especially in a profession where they are con...

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Main Author: Kwan, Julia Jia Yi
Other Authors: Sam Han
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61810
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description In recent years, Generation Y hawkers in Singapore have been given more attention in the media because of the lack of young people entering the trade due to the common perceptions of the job. This paper will attempt to understand how they see themselves, especially in a profession where they are considered the minority. Through in-depth interviews with Generation Y hawkers, this paper seeks to explore themes of culinary prejudice and performance of the Generation Y hawker role in Singapore.
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spelling ntu-10356/618102019-12-10T13:36:54Z “Girl, you cannot find job ah?” : a study of generation Y hawkers in Singapore Kwan, Julia Jia Yi Sam Han School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences In recent years, Generation Y hawkers in Singapore have been given more attention in the media because of the lack of young people entering the trade due to the common perceptions of the job. This paper will attempt to understand how they see themselves, especially in a profession where they are considered the minority. Through in-depth interviews with Generation Y hawkers, this paper seeks to explore themes of culinary prejudice and performance of the Generation Y hawker role in Singapore. Bachelor of Arts 2014-10-27T06:08:58Z 2014-10-27T06:08:58Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61810 en Nanyang Technological University 27 p. application/pdf
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