Essays about: "Thesis Abstract on sociology"

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  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. 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

  3. 3. The Intersections of Race and Class-Based Social Movements under Fordism: Rediscovering a Neglected Form of Critical Social Analysis

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

    Author : Jonas Grahn; [2020]
    Keywords : Race and class; Johnson-Forest tendency; Hegelian Marxism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When critical scholars coming from different academic disciplines, such as sociology, gender studies, or Black studies, meet and discuss today, discussions sometimes take the form of whether recognition of particular identities or redistribution of material resources is of most importance. In this thesis, my aim is to explore resources that could contribute to moving beyond this framing of the question, which inevitably implies that one always would need to step back in order for the other to move forward. READ MORE

  4. 4. The social construction of nature : an explorative investigation of the constructed meaning of nature within four national park exhibitions in Austria and Germany

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sarah Wendl; [2016]
    Keywords : social construction of reality; nature; national parks; exhibitions;

    Abstract : Nature is and has always been a highly discussed concept. Over centuries, its meaning, appreciation and perception has changed. Today, facing global warming and other environmental problems, a deeper reflection about our general understanding of the concept of nature seems more necessary than ever. READ MORE

  5. 5. Being a Case Manager - Doing Case Management; Translating Political Policy to Pratice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Jenny Melind Bergschöld; [2014]
    Keywords : Case Managers; Case Management; Managers; Labour Conditions; Political Policy; Sociology of Work; Critical Relativism; Critical Social Psychology; Grounded Theory; Situational Analysis; Empowerment; Power; Professionalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Case managers and Case management were implemented in the Swedish mental health care system as a result of political policies which aimed towards the empowerment of mentally disabled clients. This thesis engages the implementation of policy into local practice in terms of a translation process performed by case managers as they go about understanding and handling their everyday labour conditions. READ MORE