英文摘要 |
The research attempts to discuss the place connections and disconnections through everyday consumption, and argues that the geographical patterns of routine consumption as well as the connection and disconnection between consumers and particular places are all related to the intention and practices of consumers in social relations. Based on the interviews and shopping records from field study at Sanchong, the typical geographical pattern of everyday consumption can be identified which reveals a clustering around working place and home. However, inside this pattern, there are detailed connections and disconnections with places of consumption: (1) Practical concerns and interpersonal relationships, such as buyer-seller relationship and shopping partners, are factors affecting shop selection and meanings of consumption places. (2) The images of consumption places and the modes of trust for modern and traditional places, all show significant generational difference. And although modern consumption places are symbolic of the ”advanced”, the negative regional image still plays an important role. (3) The familiarity with neighborhood consumption places is determined by whether one takes charge of household shopping, and this can be seen through gender difference. (4) The simplified geographical imagination of production place and individualized concerns for shopping disconnect the geography of product from political and ethical meanings of consumption. |