A Study on the Perception of Congolese Students towards Sape

Basile Mulwani Makelele^1, , Patrick Litalema Libote² and Boniface Aspan A Kasas¹

¹Psychology, The University of Lubumbashi, DR Congo

²Psychology, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de la Gombe, DR Congo

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Basile Mulwani Makelele, Patrick Litalema Libote and Boniface Aspan A Kasas. A Study on the Perception of Congolese Students towards Sape. Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 2017; 5(1):6-12. doi: 10.12691/rpbs-5-1-2

Abstract

Sape or dandyism is a fashioning behavior which is very popular in some communities of Congolese. Characterized by well dress, beautiful clothes, expensive or designer labels, Sape as psychosocial phenomenon, doesn’t have a same perception in student’s area. Aims of the Study: The study measures perception of Congolese students towards Sape. Instruments: Questionnaire technique was used to collect data from 64 women and men students aged from 18 up to 40 years old leaving in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Results: It emerges from our investigations that Students of Kinshasa (66.6%) and Lubumbashi (86%) have a positive perception towards Sape. Conclusion: Fashioning behavior of Sape must be organized in intend of pushing all fanatics of clothes to buy and employ local fashions in state of spending too much money in foreigner designer labels.

Keywords:
Sape Congolese student perception dandyism fashion behavior

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