Making Cities and Regions in Globalising East Asia

Qian, Junxi; Ling, and Jia; He, Shenjing

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“…Cities are relatively large residential areas inhabited by people with heterogeneous social environments (Petermann & Schönwälder, 2014). The city is a central hub of the economy, culture, government, and politics, and therefore that it has an appeal for people to come and stay (MacLeod, 2011;Qian et al, 2021). A city's population grows yearly, resulting in an imbalance of space and work opportunities (Xiao et al, 2021).…”

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The Dramaturgy Communication of Beggars in an Indonesian Market

Sulastri¹,

Sulaeman²,

Hakim³

et al. 2022

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In Padangsidempuan, Indonesia, the Sangkumpal Bonang market is a prominent place for individuals begging. A beggar is a person who earns money in public in various ways in the hopes of receiving charity from others and who engages in activities by exploiting physical impairments to make others feel sorry for them. In addition, some beggars deliberately create physical disabilities and poverty that lead to feelings of compassion from others. However, these beggars’ lives are not as poor as it seems; they live decent and luxurious life. The research focuses on how persons who engage in begging activities manage their front stage, backstage, and impressions. Through a study of dramaturgy, this study employs a qualitative methodology. The results demonstrate that beggars verbally managed impressions by saying, “have mercy, sir, madam.” Using bowls as a symbol of asking, beggars with unclean clothes, sorrowful faces, and sluggish movements remove their hands. Their onstage image takes advantage of physical handicaps, pretending to be crippled, and living an impoverished and nomadic existence to elicit sympathy. It contrasts with a figure in the backstage appearance who is in good physical condition, goes about her daily activities, dresses well, smiles, lives in luxury, and has good social contacts with her family and society.

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“…The level of competition in life is high and difficult. Since some people lack skills and a high level of education, many people miss out on the opportunity to live a normal or good life (MacLeod, 2011;Qian et al, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020). It is one of the reasons why many people, especially in cities, choose to become beggars to survive.…”

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confidence: 99%