Invisible Poverty: Understanding of Consumption Strategies among Chinese Migrants in Europe
| Název práce v češtině: | Invisible Poverty: Understanding of Consumption Strategies among Chinese Migrants in Europe |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | Invisible Poverty: Understanding of Consumption Strategies among Chinese Migrants in Europe |
| Klíčová slova: | Urbanization, Income Gap, Social stratification, Comparative study, Camouflage Poverty |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | Urbanization, Income Gap, Social stratification, Comparative study, Camouflage Poverty |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2022/2023 |
| Typ práce: | bakalářská práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Katedra sociologie (23-KS) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | doc. Mgr. Martin Hájek, Ph.D. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd. |
| Datum přihlášení: | 26.06.2024 |
| Datum zadání: | 26.06.2024 |
| Datum a čas obhajoby: | 11.09.2024 09:40 |
| Místo konání obhajoby: | Areál Jinonice, B228, 228, seminární místnost ISS |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 31.07.2024 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 11.09.2024 |
| Oponenti: | Mgr. Maksym Kolomoiets |
| Seznam odborné literatury |
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| Předběžná náplň práce |
| 1. Statement of the Problem
Global economic structures and consumer attitudes have undergone significant change as a result of the pace of globalization. People rely more and more on the media as a way to understand others as the globe changes every day. Many of the so-called invisible poor are persons whose income is at or below the poverty line but who conceal it through a variety of tactics in order to preserve their social standing and standard of living. They purposefully hide from the media and the government or choose to ignore them via consumption methods, which causes them to disappear from view. This is referred to as "Camouflage Consumption," a strategy that attempts to purchase high-end goods. The main target population of this study is Chinese immigrants to developed countries. 2. Merit of studying the problem This study aims to expose the invisible phenomenon of poverty that is intentionally or unintentionally concealed, which helps to show the public the real situation of this group of people. Revealing the true living conditions and psychological needs of the invisible poor can also provide a basis for the government to formulate more effective and targeted poverty alleviation policies. At the same time, this paper focuses on Chinese immigrants, and studying the invisible poor in their perspective can help to study the consumption concepts and the situation of the rich and the poor before and after the Reform and Opening-up, and provide insights and references for promoting sustainable development and social equity. 3. Research Questions 3.1. How to view the consumer strategy of pretending to be poor/rich from the perspective of Chinese migrants? 3.2. How do the Chinese migrants define poor and wealthy? 3.3. Have changes in the socialist and capitalist economic systems brought about changes in the consumption attitudes of Chinese immigrants? If so, how? 4. Methods of data collections This study will adopt a semi-structured one-to-one interview format. The interviewees will focus on immigrants from China to developed capitalist countries before and after the Reform and Opening-up. Interviews will be conducted face-to-face or online to collect and analyse respondents' perspectives on invisible poverty and camouflage consumption strategies. There will also be extensive reference to existing research on invisible poverty and camouflage consumption strategies. 5. Methods of Data Analysis This study will transcribe the collected videos into Chinese characters using software such as Xunfei, and then encode them using software such as Nvivo. This study will use content analysis to generalise and summarise the links and differences between the consumption motivations, consumption psychology and consumption impacts of the invisible poor/rich population. After analysing the texts, the study will attempt to suggest some possible causes and solutions. 6. Ethical Considerations The study will strictly protect the privacy of the respondents, follow the relevant ethical principles and norms, and explain the purpose, content and methodology of the study to the interviewees, and will only start the interview after obtaining their consent. During the data collection and analysis process, respondents' wishes will be respected and their real information will not be disclosed. In the final conclusion and discussion, the study will be conducted in accordance with the principles of academic ethics and impartiality, avoiding the influence of personal bias and group interests, and will not use the conclusions of the study to the detriment of the groups represented by the respondents. |
| Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce |
| 1. Statement of the Problem
Global economic structures and consumer attitudes have undergone significant change as a result of the pace of globalization. People rely more and more on the media as a way to understand others as the globe changes every day. Many of the so-called invisible poor are persons whose income is at or below the poverty line but who conceal it through a variety of tactics in order to preserve their social standing and standard of living. They purposefully hide from the media and the government or choose to ignore them via consumption methods, which causes them to disappear from view. This is referred to as "Camouflage Consumption," a strategy that attempts to purchase high-end goods. The main target population of this study is Chinese immigrants to developed countries. 2. Merit of studying the problem This study aims to expose the invisible phenomenon of poverty that is intentionally or unintentionally concealed, which helps to show the public the real situation of this group of people. Revealing the true living conditions and psychological needs of the invisible poor can also provide a basis for the government to formulate more effective and targeted poverty alleviation policies. At the same time, this paper focuses on Chinese immigrants, and studying the invisible poor in their perspective can help to study the consumption concepts and the situation of the rich and the poor before and after the Reform and Opening-up, and provide insights and references for promoting sustainable development and social equity. 3. Research Questions 3.1. How to view the consumer strategy of pretending to be poor/rich from the perspective of Chinese migrants? 3.2. How do the Chinese migrants define poor and wealthy? 3.3. Have changes in the socialist and capitalist economic systems brought about changes in the consumption attitudes of Chinese immigrants? If so, how? 4. Methods of data collections This study will adopt a semi-structured one-to-one interview format. The interviewees will focus on immigrants from China to developed capitalist countries before and after the Reform and Opening-up. Interviews will be conducted face-to-face or online to collect and analyse respondents' perspectives on invisible poverty and camouflage consumption strategies. There will also be extensive reference to existing research on invisible poverty and camouflage consumption strategies. 5. Methods of Data Analysis This study will transcribe the collected videos into Chinese characters using software such as Xunfei, and then encode them using software such as Nvivo. This study will use content analysis to generalise and summarise the links and differences between the consumption motivations, consumption psychology and consumption impacts of the invisible poor/rich population. After analysing the texts, the study will attempt to suggest some possible causes and solutions. 6. Ethical Considerations The study will strictly protect the privacy of the respondents, follow the relevant ethical principles and norms, and explain the purpose, content and methodology of the study to the interviewees, and will only start the interview after obtaining their consent. During the data collection and analysis process, respondents' wishes will be respected and their real information will not be disclosed. In the final conclusion and discussion, the study will be conducted in accordance with the principles of academic ethics and impartiality, avoiding the influence of personal bias and group interests, and will not use the conclusions of the study to the detriment of the groups represented by the respondents. |