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Impact of Family Factor on Individual’s Reading Habit in China
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Abstract
Though it is nearly a common recognition that reading is beneficial to an individual’s internal growth, the size of reading population seems to shrink so fast in modern society: people always use their lack of leisure time as well as the busyness of working and studying as their excuses. However, reading is not only a hobby, but also a long-term habit that may company an individual for the whole lifetime. We form all kind of habit since childhood time, does family attribute to our reading habits? This paper summarizes some previous literatures which investigates the influence of family factors on individuals’ reading habit, but surprisingly notices that some of the findings do not align with today’s phenomenon in China. To find out how the family factors such as family income and parents’ attitudes toward reading influence one’s reading habit, this paper conduct research using self-report questionnaire, analyzes some of the potential factors that may contribute more to today’s changing reading trend, while debunking some findings that do not fit today’s situation.
Keywords
Literature, Socioeconomic, Family, Reading Habits
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Chen,X. (2024). Impact of Family Factor on Individual’s Reading Habit in China. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,43,181-188.
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