Essays about: "berger luckmann"

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  1. 1. Rethinking Imaginaries: A Discussion on the Swedish Tradition of Openness, the GDPR, and the Case of Publication Certificates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Diana Stefania Grigorescu; [2023]
    Keywords : openness; freedom of expression; privacy; data protection; GDPR; social imaginary; ideology; utopia; Swedish Riksdag; social reality; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has an almost three-century-long tradition of openness, whose principles are enshrined in the state’s fundamental laws. When the revolution of the Internet was in full bloom at the turn of the century, with new forms of mass communication innovating the media landscape, Sweden saw the opportunity to strengthen freedom of expression and information, as one of the main pillars of openness. READ MORE

  3. 2. Construction of knowledge in online fandom spaces : Sexuality discourse in Taylor Swift fans' subreddits

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Author : Elin Forslund; [2023]
    Keywords : Knowledge construction; Fandom studies; LGBTQ studies; Taylor Swift; Reddit; Community; Parasocial relationships;

    Abstract : This study explores how knowledge and reality is constructed within an online fandom’s communication, with a focus on LGBTQ+ discourse within Taylor Swift’s fans on Reddit. This is done through a qualitative digital ethnographic method and uses LGBTQ+ symbols and parasocial relationships as tools to analyse 75 posts and 850 comments total. READ MORE

  4. 3. Understanding Bordering in the Context of War: an exploration of the experiences of Syrians frequently traveling to Lebanon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Sarah Maria Janse; [2018]
    Keywords : Syria; Lebanon; Syrian conflict; Bordering; Migration; Traveling; Habitus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore the bordering experiences of Syrians who frequently cross the border into Lebanon during the Syrian conflict. I draw on five in-depth interviews conducted in March 2018 to show how they live, understand and manipulate the border. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Saviour Emerges: A processual view on normative control in practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Jönsson; Luisa Sophie Caroline Minssen; [2017]
    Keywords : Anti-identity; Corporate Culture; Dramaturgy; Ethnographic Case Study; Narrative; Neo-Normative Control; Normative Control; Organizational Identity.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This Master’s Thesis contributes with a rich description of normative control as a social process, through the illustration and interpretation of the practical efforts and sense-making that surround it. These contributions are made possible through an ethnographic case study at a medium-sized, fast-growing dotcom company with a distinct and salient corporate culture and normative control efforts. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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