Essays about: "Master thesis sociology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Master thesis sociology.

  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

  2. 2. The Twisted Logic of Remote Work : A qualitative study on employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of Covid-19

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Malin Arneson; [2022]
    Keywords : Remote work; Virtual work; Telework; Covid-19; Work Situation; Organizational Culture; Work-life balance; Dramaturgy; Work-Family Border Theory; Business Administration; Psychology; Sociology;

    Abstract : This master thesis highlights employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the thesis is to understand how remote work during pandemic times impacts employees’ perception of their overall working life. READ MORE

  3. 3. Employees’ experiences of working remotely from home during the covid-19 pandemic - a mixed method study at Försäkringskassan

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

    Author : Lina Dahlberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Remote work; work-life balance; performance; work-related well-being; working from home; employees.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Title: Employees’ experiences of working remotely from home during the covid-19 pandemic - a mixed method study at Försäkringskassan Author: Lina Dahlberg Supervisor: Jan Mewes, Lund University Sweden Course: SOCM03 Master thesis course, Master of Science in Human Resource Development and Labour Relations, 30 credits. Department of Sociology, spring 2021 Background & aim: The unique situation of covid-19 caused immediate changes to our working landscapes when workers from countries all over the world had to transition into immediate remote work. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Construction of Sex Trafficking - Swedish Policy-making, Effects and the Complexity of a Global Social Problem

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

    Author : Tekla Münger; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: sex trafficking; victims; policy analysis; public sector; non-governmental organisations; Bacchi; intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Author: Tekla Münger Title: The Construction of Sex Trafficking – Swedish Policy-making, Effects and the Complexity of a Global Social Problem Master’s thesis SOCM04 Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Supervisor: Erik Hannerz Department of Sociology, spring 2021 The purpose of this qualitative study is to analyse how sex trafficking is constructed and represented as a social problem in policy documents. Further, to investigate how the problem representation of sex trafficking impacts the work of public and non-governmental organisations, and in the end the victim’s right to support and protection. READ MORE

  5. 5. Consumer Research in the 2000s and 2010s: A Quantitative Assessment and Qualitative Review

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

    Author : William Hagströmer; [2020]
    Keywords : consumer research; consumer culture theory; bibliometric mapping; VOS; VOSviewer; scientific fields; Pierre Bourdieu; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis presents and analyses the results of a bibliometric mapping study of the field of consumer research between 2000 and 2019, aiming to provide a simultaneously descriptive and analytical account of consumer research that identifies the overall structure of the field, as well as the major sub-specializations within it. By utilizing Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory and sociology of science, I analyse the central tendencies exhibited by consumer researchers with regards to the conventions they follow, the literatures they draw from and the way they relate to each other’s texts. READ MORE