Essays about: "sociology of the body"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words sociology of the body.

  1. 1. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dana Stepankova; [2023]
    Keywords : freak; freak shows; BDSM; body suspension; edgework; dark play; subculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. READ MORE

  3. 2. Living in an Immaterial World: An exploratory study on consumer value perceptions in metaverse settings

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Linn Henriksson; Ellen Svärdh; [2023]
    Keywords : metaverse; consumption-value theory; value perceptions; virtual consumption;

    Abstract : As sung by Madonna, "we are living in a material world" underscored by the consumption of physical goods. Beyond the glitz of materialism lies the grand problem of overconsumption, and correspondingly overproduction, of the world's finite resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stories of persistence and desistance: A study on Maltese ex-inmates’ pathways in and out of crime

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jolin Mifsud; [2022]
    Keywords : desistance; persistence; identity; criminal pathways; narratives; social interactions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates five ex-inmates’ narratives on their pathways in and out of crime in Malta. In-depth interviews were conducted to generate their stories. Previous studies on criminal pathways tend to prioritise either the persistence or desistance path and present each path as a linear process. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Hell Harp of Hieronymus Bosch. The building of an experimental musical instrument, and a critical account of an experience of a community of musicians.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Johannes Bergmark; [2019-10-08]
    Keywords : Experimental musical instruments; improvised music; Hieronymus Bosch; musical performance art; music sociology; surrealism;

    Abstract : Taking a detail from Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights as a point of departure, an instrument is built for a musical performance act deeply involving the body of the musician. The process from idea to performance is recorded and described as a compositional and improvisational process. READ MORE

  6. 5. There is No Alternative: A Symbolic Interactionist Account of Swedish Climate Activists

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristoffer Berglund; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change; climate activism; symbolic interactionism; sociology of emotions; climate anxiety; environmentalism; social psychology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Today, a climate crisis is immanent. In this thesis I have conducted nine semi-structured interviews with Swedish climate activists. READ MORE