Essays about: "Scientific Intellectual Movement"

Found 2 essays containing the words Scientific Intellectual Movement.

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

   University essay from

   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

3. 2. Internet Addiction Studies : A Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) of Research Articles Between 2000 and 2013

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Einar Stensson; [2015]
   Keywords : Internet Addiction; IA; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; MCA; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM; Strong Programme; Sociology of Scientific Knowledge; SSK; Normal Science; Extraordinary Science; Scientific Intellectual Movement; SIM;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I conduct a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) on a set of 206 research articles on Internet Addiction (IA). To begin with, in section 1, I introduce the background, rationale, theoretical approach, method, and aim to investigate the field of IA research from a Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (SSK) perspective. READ MORE