Home away from home : a study on the family staycation experience.

The busy Singaporean lifestyle has resulted in more families choosing to take a quick break in a local hotel instead of travelling overseas. Data collected using qualitative methods from a sample of 20 respondents aged from 21 to 59 provided insights into the social construction of the ‘family gaze’...

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Main Author:	Ng, Sharon Xumin.
Other Authors:	Lim Khek Gee, Francis
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51622
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-516222019-12-10T13:02:23Z Home away from home : a study on the family staycation experience. Ng, Sharon Xumin. Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women The busy Singaporean lifestyle has resulted in more families choosing to take a quick break in a local hotel instead of travelling overseas. Data collected using qualitative methods from a sample of 20 respondents aged from 21 to 59 provided insights into the social construction of the ‘family gaze’ and the influence of staycations on family cohesiveness. This study aims to draw the link between the concept of the gaze and family leisure studies. Findings showed the interplay between the ‘family gaze’, core and balance model in leisure studies and purposive leisure leading to the outcome of increased feelings of family bonding during a staycation. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-05T08:26:29Z 2013-04-05T08:26:29Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51622 en Nanyang Technological University 43 p. application/pdf
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description	The busy Singaporean lifestyle has resulted in more families choosing to take a quick break in a local hotel instead of travelling overseas. Data collected using qualitative methods from a sample of 20 respondents aged from 21 to 59 provided insights into the social construction of the ‘family gaze’ and the influence of staycations on family cohesiveness. This study aims to draw the link between the concept of the gaze and family leisure studies. Findings showed the interplay between the ‘family gaze’, core and balance model in leisure studies and purposive leisure leading to the outcome of increased feelings of family bonding during a staycation.
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Home away from home : a study on the family staycation experience.

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