Author(s)

Zhaoyu (Steven) Chen ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ The Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author

Zhaoyu (Steven) Chen

ABSTRACT

In this paper, I will describe the qualitative community study I have conducted for the SOCI 382 course I have been attending. The first part of the paper will be an introduction to the community and my research objectives. This would be followed by a brief literature overview of previous research related to my research interest. The third part of this paper will discuss the specific methodologies I employed for this qualitative research. Next, I will present the major findings of this study and discuss their implications. I believe that my themes have provided possible explanations of the challenges international students face, as I have attempted to use a systematic view of sociology to interpret this phenomenon rather than from a more practical angle.

KEYWORDS

Chinese international students, Race, Group socialization, Qualitative community research

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhaoyu (Steven) Chen, Unknown in Alien—A Study of the Ethnic-Exclusive Group Socialization among Undergraduate Chinese International Students and the Conflict between Chinese and Canadian Interaction Order behind It. Information and Knowledge Management (2025) Vol. 6: 92-101. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/infkm.2025.060212.

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