Cultural identity in Hong Kong as reflected through demeanor.

• Other Authors: Yau, Sin Yee Christine.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Group identity; Group identity > China > Hong Kong; Human behavior; Human behavior > Cross-cultural studies; Civilization
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5894697; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-327456

Yau, Sin Yee Christine. === "November 2010." === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-229). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Abstract --- p.i === Acknowledge --- p.iii === Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 === Background: --- p.6 === What is Demeanor? --- p.6 === What is Resistance? --- p.8 === Who are they? --- p.9 === Chapter - --- Heunggongyahn --- p.9 === Chapter - --- Daaihlohkyahn --- p.10 === Chapter - --- Gwailou --- p.11 === Research Significance --- p.12 === Literature Review: --- p.13 === Demeanor: Cultural Knowledge --- p.14 === Demeanor: Embodiment and Presentation of Cultural Identities --- p.16 === Politicizing Demeanor: Struggling for Power and Conveying Messages --- p.17 === Hong Kong Identity: Its Shaping Process --- p.19 === Methodology: --- p.21 === Entering the Field: Daily Observation --- p.21 === Pilot Test --- p.22 === "In-depth, Semi-structured, and Structured Interviews" --- p.23 === Participant Observation --- p.24 === Organization of the Thesis --- p.25 === Informants' Details --- p.28 === Chapter 2. --- Heunggongyahn and Daaihlohkyahn --- p.30 === Introduction --- p.30 === "Pride: Certain Demeanor as ""Superior"" Prestige" --- p.31 === The Prestige in Not Disturbing Others --- p.32 === "The Prestige in Sitting ""Properly"": Preserving City's Image" --- p.34 === "The Prestige in Having Gungdaksam, Public Virtue" --- p.41 === The Prestige in Keeping some Distance from Strangers --- p.43 === The Prestige in Endurance and Keeping Quiet: Saving Face --- p.44 === "Prejudice: Certain Demeanor as ""Inferior"" Stigma" --- p.47 === The Stigma of Squatting --- p.48 === The Stigma of Public Excretion --- p.56 === The Stigma of Nose Picking --- p.62 === The Stigma of Spitting --- p.63 === Conclusion --- p.67 === Chapter 3. --- My Informants' Everyday Life --- p.69 === Introduction --- p.69 === "The Civilizing Process: Demeanor as a ""Linear Evolution""" --- p.70 === "Using Seat-Toilets ""Properly""" --- p.71 === Lining up --- p.76 === Demeanor as Capital --- p.81 === Cultural Capital --- p.81 === Symbolic Capital --- p.83 === Social Capital --- p.86 === "My Informants' Sense of ""Shame""" --- p.88 === """We are from Hong Kong""" --- p.89 === Cultural Identity is Presented: Conscious Performance --- p.92 === Cultural Identity is Embodied: the Practice of Eye Contacts --- p.98 === General Rule: Avoid Eye Contact --- p.98 === Complaints Conveyed: Be (睥)，Stare --- p.101 === Conclusion --- p.103 === Chapter 4. --- Hong Kong Cultural Identity --- p.105 === Introduction --- p.105 === Changing Relationships --- p.106 === Political Situation --- p.106 === Economic Situation --- p.113 === Social Situation --- p.118 === The Cultural Identity of Heunggongyahn --- p.123 === "Senses of ""Superiority"" and ""Inferiority"":" --- p.135 === Economic Differences --- p.136 === Levels of Corruption --- p.138 === Mass Media's Portrayals --- p.139 === Freedom and Rights --- p.140 === The Long Separation --- p.142 === "The ""Middle Class"" Mentality of Heunggongyahn" --- p.143 === The Return of Sovereignty: Double Colonization --- p.146 === "The Border in Our Heads: One Country, Two Castes" --- p.149 === Conclusion --- p.152 === Chapter 5. --- "Demeanor, Emotions and Resistance" --- p.154 === Introduction --- p.154 === Double/ Multiple Standards --- p.155 === Squatting Practiced by Non-Mainlanders --- p.155 === Nose Picking Practiced by Non-Mainlanders --- p.157 === Jumping the Queue Practiced by Non-Mainlanders --- p.159 === Complicated Emotions --- p.162 === Love --- p.163 === Anxiety --- p.165 === Hatred --- p.167 === Discontent --- p.168 === Demeanor as Social Marginalization: Mainlanders as Scapegoats --- p.170 === The Official Discrimination against Mainland Chinese --- p.170 === The Malignant Portrayal of Mainland Chinese --- p.172 === Vitriolic Criticisms towards Mainlanders --- p.174 === Consequence: Social Marginalization of Mainlanders --- p.177 === Fears and Concerns of Heunggongyahn: --- p.179 === 1949-1976 --- p.179 === After 1976 --- p.181 === "Identity, Emotions and Resistance" --- p.184 === "Demeanor as ""Weapons of the Weak""" --- p.187 === Demeanor as Symbolic Violence --- p.189 === Conclusion --- p.192 === Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.194 === The Case of Hong Kong --- p.197 === """Mainlander"" as an Adjective" --- p.199 === "The ""Residue"" of Political Wants?" --- p.200 === Would the Repugnance Be Alleviated? --- p.201 === Power Struggle --- p.202 === Forms of Resistance --- p.203 === The Politics of Cultural Identity --- p.204 === Afterthoughts: The Reproduction of Cultural Identity --- p.205 === Appendix I --- p.207 === Appendix II --- p.208 === Glossary --- p.209 === Bibliography --- p.210