How do hawker vendors achieve upward social mobility despite low educational status?
This research seeks to elucidate how hawkers achieve upward social mobility. To do so, 12 hawker owners or co-owners were obtained via purposive sampling and interviewed. The results showed that hawkers need to embody cultural capital that includes grit, skill and knowledge, language to communicate...
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Main Authors: | Cheang, Joanne Zu Er, Khoe, Wei Jun, Lim, Yu Cheng |
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Other Authors: | Jung Jong Hyun |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78713 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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