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Beckys Consumerism and Identity Construction in Sophie Kinsellas Confessions of a Shopaholic WAHYU EKA PUTRI
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 7 No 1 (2019): April
Publisher : The English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (247.751 KB) | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v7i1.26716

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This study analyze the novel entitled Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. In the novel tells about a woman who is addicted to shopping. This study is written by focusing on two questions: (1) How is consumerism portrayed on Beckys character? And (2) How does the fashion brands affect on women’s identity construction depicted in Beckys consumerism?. To analyze those questions, this study using the concept of consumerism and three other theories, such as Marxist Feminist, ChickLit theory as the genre of the novel, and Postfeminism theory. The findings reveal that Becky’s character was lured to consumerism because she lived in capitalist and matrelistic society. Matrealistic society requires woman to be beautiful , whereas a capitalist world offers and cleverly markets various products to people , including woman. This method uses critical interpretation as data analysis. The result of this study are, first is the temptation of consumption activity portrayed on Beckys character and and the second is live in matrealistic sociaty can affect Becky to using many fashion brands to construct her identity. Keywords: consumerism, shopping, identity construction, fashion brands. Skripsi ini menganalisis novel yang berjudul Confessions of a Shopaholic karya Sophie Kinsella. Dalam novel tersebut bercerita tentang seorang wanita yang kecanduan belanja. Penelitian ini ditulis dengan berfokus pada dua pertanyaan: (1) Bagaimana konsumerisme digambarkan pada karakter Becky? Dan (2) Bagaimana pengaruh merek-merek fashion terhadap konstruksi identitas wanita yang digambarkan dalam konsumerisme Becky?. Untuk menganalisis pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu, penelitian ini menggunakan konsep budaya konsumerisme dan tiga teori lainnya, seperti Marxis Feminis, teori ChickLit sebagai genre novel, dan teori Postfeminisme. Temuan ini mengungkapkan bahwa karakter Becky terpikat pada konsumerisme karena dia hidup dalam masyarakat kapitalis dan matrelistik. Masyarakat matrealistik menuntut wanita untuk menjadi cantik, sedangkan dunia kapitalis menawarkan dan secara cerdik memasarkan berbagai produk kepada orang-orang, termasuk wanita. Metode ini menggunakan interpretasi kritis sebagai analisis data. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah, pertama adalah godaan kegiatan konsumsi yang digambarkan pada karakter Becky dan yang kedua adalah hidup dalam masyarakat matrealistik dapat mempengaruhi Becky untuk menggunakan banyak merek fashion untuk membangun identitasnya. Kata Kunci: konsumerisme, belanja, kontruksi identitas, merek-merek fashion.
Assessment of Product Attributes, Consumer Perceived Value, and Repurchase Intention: A Case of All-You-Can-Eat Beef Buffet Mujtahidah Anggriani Ummul Muzayyanah; Wahyu Eka Putri
International Journal of Social Science and Business Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): February
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23887/ijssb.v8i1.57481

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Products with higher attribute values will create higher consumer value perceptions. The higher the perceived value, the higher the consumer's repurchase intention on the product. This study seeks to analyse the effect of product attributes on the consumer's perceived value and intention to repurchase beef dishes at the All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) buffet. Unrestricted self-selected surveys were conducted with convenience sampling is utilized, and the number of samples obtained is 230 respondents. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis was used to investigate the effect of the variables. This study reveals that respondents are predominantly female (66.10%) in the range of 18 to 25 years old, and have visited AYCE to buy beef dishes at least one time. The higher the product attributes value, the higher the consumer's perceived value of beef dishes at AYCE buffet (p <0.05).  Regarding the intention to repurchase, this study indicated that perceived value and product attributes have a significant positive effect (p <0.05) on consumers' intention to repurchase beef dishes at AYCE buffet. This research highlights the both intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes bring high perceived value and consumer repurchase intentions. The findings of this study recommend marketers for developing effective marketing strategies through adding value to consumers. Differentiation products and making the decision on intrinsic and extrinsic attributes. To compete with similar businesses, product attributes need to be upgraded and given careful consideration.