Essays about: "influential individuals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words influential individuals.

  1. 1. Influencers in Confinement : Measuring Covid-19’s Impact on Leadership in Pro- Eating Disorder Twitter Communities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

    Author : Jacquelynn Ennis; [2024]
    Keywords : Social Network Analysis; Twitter; Pro-eating Disorder; Eating Disorders; Covid-19; Topic Modelling; Online Communities;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges, with global lockdowns impacting individuals on a profound scale. Many took to social media to cope with feelings of anxiety and isolation. READ MORE

  3. 2. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
    Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

    Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  5. 4. The complexity of cancel culture: : Unveiling the personal and social drivers that influences the decision to cancel

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Najda Gvozden; Lovisa Zetterlind; [2023]
    Keywords : cancel culture; social media; canceled influencers; influencer marketing; social norms; moral transgression; social justice; social identity theory; theory of planned behavior;

    Abstract : The rise of social media has emerged the social phenomena called cancel culture, where individuals hold influencers and endorsed brands accountable for perceived immoral actions. Cancel culture originates from a desire for social justice, where the consequences of those cancelled could be temporary and long-lasting reputational damage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Individual to rioter: A theoretical analysis of collective behaviour

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Olivia Söderberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Capitol riots; emergent norm theory; social identity theory; riots; violence; milling; baiting; political violence.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study analyses the factors that contributed to the collective behaviour of the mob at the January 6th Capitol riot and which factors were most influential. Previous studies have primarily relied on motive and justification in explaining prevention means and in part the actions of crowds during riots. READ MORE