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Conceptual Framework relating financial capability, social influences and consumer attitude to purchase intention. Source: Developed basing on ideas adopted from Chaudary et al. (2014); Jaafar, Lalp and Naba (2012); Rahpeima et al. (2014); Rizwan et al. (2014) andTrinh and Phau, (2011). The conceptual framework (Figure 1.1) shows that there are determinants of Zara purchase that lead purchase intentions. The determinants are namely; financial capability, social factors consumers’ attitudes and…

Semi-structured Interviews Semi-structured interviews will be conducted after focus groups as a development tool for my research. During focus groups, personal views may be restrained, as individuals are uncomfortable in expressing their own perspectives in front of a group (Finch & Lewis 2003, p185). Therefore, interviews will be a suitable method for my explanatory work by exploring young people’s personal views further. I will…

eye.” Besides that, just as we want things to be organized as simple as possible, people would inadvertently apply one stereotype to all Asian American groups. It is a common way to identify Asian Americans. However, through the lesson from this class, I realized the importance of disaggregated data, which it focuses on a particular ethnic group individually and would make the invisible problem and issues…

1. Indicate causes of risky adolescent behavior (i.e. drug use, sexual behaviors, criminal activity) and discuss whether these operate independently or whether they interact. The prefrontal cortex is not fully evolved and it enables planning, emotional regulation and impulse control. However the limbic system has developed and it regulates intense fear and originates excitement (Berger, 2010). This means adolescents are ruled by their emotions, as the cognitive areas of the brain are still under…

help students navigate their school environment and culture, but also to increase the involvement of other teachers and parents. It is important for all students to interact with people who look and act differently than they do in order to build social trust and create a wider sense of community. The benefits of diversity are not just for minority students. They are also important for white students (Boser, 2014). Furthermore, research shows that minority teachers often serve in a variety of…

He pointed adolescence as the period where identity development is particularly critical, given the significant physical, psychological and social changes that they are taking place (Stantrock, 2014). Refining and extending Erikson’s work, James Marcia (2002) came up with four Identity Statuses of psychological identity development: diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium and achievement. In early…

Korea by Lee Byung-Chul as a commercial enterprise. In the late 1951s, Samsung group mainly focused on food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail and in the late 1960s and 1970s, Samsung joined the electronic business and shipbuilding industries. The founder of Samsung, Lee Byung-Chul died in 1987 and Samsung was split into 4 groups which is Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group. Samsung has increasingly internationalised its activities and electronics which…

upholding a hierarchy that perpetuates ethnic inequality by privileging a dominant group. This privileged group is the white male, whose culture permeates into all other cultures, subtly altering and eliciting behavior to conform to the white male’s norms. Social scientists acknowledge and personify such influence of and social pressure from this culture with notions such as “white gaze,” which depict a totalitarian view of social relations (Flores & Rosa, 2015, p. 150-151). To challenge the…

cardiovascular disease (CVD), embracing innovative approaches is necessary to supplement the conventional healthcare models. Besides, they recognize that the CVD, along with its causative factors, affects individuals across different ethnic, social class, and racial groups. However, they illustrate the disproportionate burden it has on the disadvantaged populations including ethnic minorities and low-income earners. This constitutes the target population of this study where participants were…

method and that is still being used to this day. Lobbying means persuading individuals or groups with decision-making power to support a position you believe is right. A person who does the lobbying is called a lobbyist. A lobbyist is an activist who seeks to persuade members…