Essays about: "Erving Goffman"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Erving Goffman.

1. 1. The Devil Wears (New) Prada

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Björkman; Elsa Spenninge; [2023]
   Keywords : identity projects; self-presentation; luxury fashion rental; Consumer Culture Theory; access-based consumption; luxury fashion; Impression Management; Social Distinction; the extended self; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In contemporary society, it is emphasised that ownership of clothing plays a crucial role in construction- and presentation of personal identities. With the rise of sustainable consumerism and the sharing economy, access-based consumption has emerged as a notable trend, offering individuals temporary access to non-exclusively owned clothing. READ MORE

3. 2. Your post has not been uploaded. Try again?: A Study on the loss of social media during incarceration

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

   Author : Shahed Athir Hadi; [2023]
   Keywords : Incarceration; Social media; Identity; Social reclamation; Control; Power; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the loss of social media during incarceration and how incarcerated individuals reflect on the abrupt absence of social media in their lives. Based upon eight interviews with previously incarcerated individuals, this thesis studies the emotional process incarcerated people go through when doing identity work. READ MORE

4. 3. Streaming as a Virtual Being : The Complex Relationship Between VTubers and Identity

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Anna Birna Turner; [2022]
   Keywords : vtuber; livestreaming; streaming; twitch; motion capture; identity;

   Abstract : The boundary between offline and online worlds is rapidly shrinking with improvements in technology. Virtual Youtubers (VTubers) have emerged in recent years as a new Twitch streaming phenomenon. Replacing the use of webcams, VTubers obscure their true physical appearance and instead choose to represent themselves through a fictional character. READ MORE

5. 4. The creative arts as an intervention tool for clients with bipolar disorder : Madness or an eye opener for social workers?

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Olivia Ahlin; Marilena Mouzoura; [2022]
   Keywords : Creative arts; bipolar disorder; humanistic; stigmatization; international social work.;

   Abstract : Adaptability and cultural competency are core qualities that concern the profession of social work. The primary goal for a social worker is to enhance human well-being and improve for all sorts of complex and basic needs. READ MORE

6. 5. Play it cool - Understanding Consumer Identity Performances through Musical Taste

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Miriam Barbara Tröndle; Tsvetelina Rakova; [2022]
   Keywords : Bourdieu; Consumer Culture Theory CCT ; digital selves; digital world; Goffman; identity; fragmented self; judgement; legitimization; musical taste; music consumption; music-streaming services; selective self-presentation; symbolic violence; Spotify; stigma; performances; validation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Sharing music and displaying one’s musical preferences have become an inseparable part of the content circulating on social media, dating apps, and the online world as a whole. Accordingly, music-streaming services are providing users with more and more functions to share musical content on other platforms and even introduced summaries of their annual music consumption. READ MORE