Essays about: "Social Constructionism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 138 essays containing the words Social Constructionism.

  1. 21. “We are also just normal people, like everybody else.” : Young Jehovah’s Witnesses in Belgium and their Experiences of Others’ Conceptions About their Religion.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Liselotte Erika Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : young Jehovah’s Witnesses; youth’s perspectives; religion; media; mis conceptions;

    Abstract : This study examines young Jehovah’s Witnesses’ experiences of others’ conceptions of their religion in media and through real-life encounters, and how they think it affects their everyday life. To get an insight into their subjective experiences, this research applied a qualitative approach with an interpretivist epistemological standpoint and constructionism as an ontological position. READ MORE

  3. 22. Raising children in the midst of gang crime : A minor field study in South Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för pedagogik och lärande (PEL)

    Author : Mirjam Einarsson; Jennifer Ljungkrantz; [2022]
    Keywords : Caregivers; Cape Flats; South Africa; Gangsterism; Risk and protective factors; Social initiatives;

    Abstract : The purpose of this field study is; through caregivers' description of their community, to gaina greater understanding of caregivers' experiences of raising children in areas with high gang crime in the Cape Flats, South Africa. This is achieved through ethnography and qualitative interviews with six caregivers. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Odd Couple

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jesper Gunnarsson; Lukas Morneweg; [2022]
    Keywords : Unconventional Brand Collaborations; perceived fit; brand partnerships; consumer culture perspective; Gen Z; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to explore the phenomenon of Unconventional Brand Collaborations from a consumer culture perspective and discover the factors that make them appealing to Gen Z. Hence, this study aims to give another perspective than the one given by previous literature on brand collaborations, which emphasizes the need for a high perceived fit between the parent brands. READ MORE

  5. 24. Outage of Meta-owned Social Network Sites (SNS) - University students' experiences and insights for strategic communication practice and its relevance for social acceleration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Jie Yue; [2022]
    Keywords : university students; social media; social network sites; social acceleration; slipping slopes; uses gratifications theory; strategic communication; Hartmut Rosa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the socially constructed phenomenon that has arisen as a result of the proliferation of social network sites that has penetrated our daily lives. The qualitative study analysed how university students experienced the global outage of Facebook, Instagram and, WhatsApp on October 4th, 2021, because of the Meta-owned ecosystem of social media. READ MORE

  6. 25. APES TOGETHER STRONG!!! An Exploratory Case Study Into Newcomer Socialization Within the GameStop Movement

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Sebastian Luser; Toni Schreier; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital movement; social movement; online community; socialization; GameStop; Wallstreetbets; collective action; connective action; jargon;

    Abstract : Background: “APES TOGETHER STRONG“ was one of the slogans, that participants of the influential GameStop movement (who ironically called themselves “apes“) utilized to show their unity (“together strong“) and relentlessness in their seemingly irrational actions. Erupting in January 2021, retail investors that had formed a community via Reddit, collectively achieved to multiply the stock price of American gaming retail chain GameStop, causing huge losses for hedge funds, resulting in political discussions and social outrage. READ MORE