Essays about: "sociology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 340 essays containing the word sociology.

  1. 1. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

    Abstract : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. READ MORE

  3. 2. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
    Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perspectives of dropped-out children on quitting public primary schools in Kasur- Pakistan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Somia Bashir; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : dropped-out children; dropout rate; public primary schools; Kasur- Pakistan; perspectives; education;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis is an endeavour to explore the causes behind the significant rate of students leaving their primary-level education at the Primary level. The study aims at exploring the causes of high dropout rates by recording the voices of out-of-school children and examining the help they receive from their learning institutions after leaving their studies and schools in the Kasur District in Pakistan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mastering the shift: exploring external CEO successions in a comparative case study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nils Karlflo; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Actor-Network Theory; ANT; actors; negotiations; Sociology of translation; Management; Corporate Governance; CEO successions; CEO retirements; CEO departure; chief executive officer; boards; chairman of the board; externalizing; owner-led; owner-steered; owner-led companies; process theory; translation theory; family successions;

    Abstract : This paper critically examines the claim made by previous research that explains CEO successions as a result of a linear process, influenced by isolated factors of causality succeeding one another. Thus, it seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of the process of CEO successions, acknowledges the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability in its nature. READ MORE

  6. 5. Worrying about the war and its consequences for political participation: gender analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yevheniia Konotopets; [2023]
    Keywords : worries; war; political participation; gender; Ukraine.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper examines how worries about war affect the political participation of women and men in Ukraine. The analysis is based on secondary data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey 2017-2020. READ MORE