Essays about: "Richard Jenkins"

Found 4 essays containing the words Richard Jenkins.

  1. 1. ‘I feel like I do not really belong anywhere’ : Multiethnic and Multiracial Identities in the Finnish Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Leila Kuusiniemi; [2023]
    Keywords : identity construction; social identity theory; Finland; discrimination; mixed race;

    Abstract : This study examines the experiences of multiracial and multiethnic young adults in Finland, aged between 24-28, as they negotiate their daily lived experiences and construct their identities in the framework of ethnicity, race, belonging, and discrimination. The study utilises a qualitative research approach with a thematic analysis of four semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Theatrical Rules in Collaborative Consumption - A case of Airbnb

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Joakim Strömblad; Junxian Toh; [2017]
    Keywords : Collaborative consumption; sharing economy; access-based consumption; dramaturgy; habitus; strategies of action; structuration theory; symbolic interactionism; Airbnb; collaborative lifestyles; consumer culture theories; Pierre Bourdieu; Richard Jenkins; Ann Swidler; Erving Goffman; Herbert Blumer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The study aims to advance the understanding of collaborative consumption through the research on the engagement rules, conventions, and norms that govern the practice. The study postulates that it is through the possession of the right competences and meaning that permit insiders to successfully apply the rules of collaborative consumption while deterring outsiders from making an initial or repeated attempt. READ MORE

  4. 3. We're not a gang, we're a group : A micro-ethnographic study on the roles of football, religion and community in the work with youth delinquency in Panama City

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Hanna Juntti; [2015]
    Keywords : Youth delinquency; Change; Identity; Symbolic constructions; Collectives; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to understand what, according to social workers and people with criminal backgrounds in Panama, contributes to change in criminal behaviour amongst delinquent youth with focusing on projects using football, religion and community as changing means. The empirical data was collected according to micro-ethnographical requirements and consisted of twelve hours of observations, seven interviews and additional information through web pages and brochures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender In Reality Television : A semiotic analysis of masculinity and femininity in the Survivor franchise

    University essay from Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Michelle Timmermans; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis intends to bring up masculinity and femininity as presented in the American adaptation of the Survivor series. Focus will lie on exposing subtle differences in the programs presentation of men and women in the first episode of the currently on-air season of the show. READ MORE