Understanding the identities and motivations of backpackers with regard to their stay in a Housing Development Board (HDB) hostel.

This research aims to explore in depth the specific concepts of authenticity and backpacking through hypothesizing that travelers who choose to stay in a HDB hostel whilst in Singapore during their travels are backpackers, in particular alienated individuals seeking to experience some form of authen...

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Main Author:	Lin, Jonathan Guo Rong.
Other Authors:	Lim Khek Gee, Francis
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51734
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-517342019-12-10T13:57:32Z Understanding the identities and motivations of backpackers with regard to their stay in a Housing Development Board (HDB) hostel. Lin, Jonathan Guo Rong. Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This research aims to explore in depth the specific concepts of authenticity and backpacking through hypothesizing that travelers who choose to stay in a HDB hostel whilst in Singapore during their travels are backpackers, in particular alienated individuals seeking to experience some form of authenticity. Findings through means of a case study conducted at a selected HDB hostel in Singapore have revealed that although most of the respondents interviewed were indeed seeking to experience one form or another of authenticity, the backpackers’ identity was found to be one that is fluid and largely constructed by self-definition, with respondents offering varying interpretations of the term ‘backpacker’. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-09T04:40:08Z 2013-04-09T04:40:08Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51734 en Nanyang Technological University 30 p. application/pdf
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description	This research aims to explore in depth the specific concepts of authenticity and backpacking through hypothesizing that travelers who choose to stay in a HDB hostel whilst in Singapore during their travels are backpackers, in particular alienated individuals seeking to experience some form of authenticity. Findings through means of a case study conducted at a selected HDB hostel in Singapore have revealed that although most of the respondents interviewed were indeed seeking to experience one form or another of authenticity, the backpackers’ identity was found to be one that is fluid and largely constructed by self-definition, with respondents offering varying interpretations of the term ‘backpacker’.
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title	Understanding the identities and motivations of backpackers with regard to their stay in a Housing Development Board (HDB) hostel.
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Understanding the identities and motivations of backpackers with regard to their stay in a Housing Development Board (HDB) hostel.

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