Identity Construction of "Little Town Problem-Solvers" in Chinese Social Media

Built a social-media corpus across Douban, Weibo, and related media narratives to study identity construction and stigma formation.

Highlights

Combined Python text analysis, SnowNLP sentiment modeling, and semi-structured interviews for triangulated qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Identified recurring patterns of boundary-making, social comparison, and platform-driven anxiety in exam-centered discourse.