Shaoying Zhang
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
PhD Student
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School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Shaoying joined the Department of Sociological Studies in October 2023 as a PhD student connected to the .
Shaoying finished her undergraduate study in Public Relations at Sun Yat-sen 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ with a Bachelor of Management Honours degree, later studied sociology at the Renmin 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of China, and gained a Master of Laws degree. From 2020 to 2021, she studied for her second master's degree in Marketing at Alliance Manchester Business School, 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Manchester, focusing on consumer behaviour in the digitalisation world. Shaoying previously worked as a service operation trainee at DJI and specialised in customer experience design and optimisation.
Shaoying’s current research interests fall in the intersection of digital well-being and digital disconnections.
- Qualifications
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MSc in Marketing (Distinction), 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Manchester
Master of Laws in Sociology, Renmin 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of China
Bachelor of Management (Hons) in Public Relations, Sun Yat-sen 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- Research interests
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My research focuses on the relationships between digital well-being and digital disconnection practices, especially in the inequalities scope as well as non-western perspectives.
Research interests:
- Digital well-being;
- Digital disconnection;
- Digital inequalities;
- Self;
- Risk and uncertainty
- Research group
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