Because we all love K-Pop

How young adults reshape symbolic boundaries in Paris, Manchester, and Philadelphia

Bibliographic Data

ID5609772
AuthorsVincenzo Cicchelli (0000-0002-3550-401X, Centre Population et Développement Université Paris Cité/IRD Paris France), Sylvie Octobre (0000-0002-3326-0170, DEPS/Ministère de la Culture/Centre Max Weber (UMR 5283) Paris France), T Katz-Gerro (0000-0002-1157-083X, Department of Sociology University of Haifa Haifa Israel), N Yodovich (0000-0002-3764-7284, University of Haifa), Femida Handy (0000-0003-3200-8042, School of Social Policy and Practice University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA, corresponding author), Stefanie Ruiz (College of Behavioral, Social & Health Sciences Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA), A Stefanie Ruiz (0000-0003-1859-5340, Clemson University)
Year2023
Volume74
Issue1
Pages17-34
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-4446.12983
PMID36351886
OpenAlexW4308647068
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited37

In this paper, we examine how young adults who are consumers of K-Pop in three culturally diverse cities (Paris, Philadelphia, and Manchester) reshape their symbolic boundaries to face social challenges. Analyzing data from 132 interviews, we show how young adults mainly confront social exclusion in Paris, fight racism in Philadelphia and deal with xenophobia in Manchester. Although K-Pop adds to the dynamics of exclusion due to being perceived as culturally foreign, our participants use K-Pop as a resource to reshape social boundaries towards new forms of inclusion. They do this by relying on K-Pop as a cultural product that promotes inclusion, and on their affiliation with the K-Pop community on a local and global level

Face (sociological concept · Inclusion (mineral · Media studies · Political science · Racism · Social exclusion · Social science · Sociology · Xenophobia · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Music History and Culture

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