Essays about: "descriptive sociology"

Found 3 essays containing the words descriptive sociology.

  1. 1. Framing the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests: a socio-legal study of partisan news coverage

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Leander Clément; [2022]
    Keywords : Black Lives Matter; Protest Paradigm; Moral Foundations Theory; police brutality; racial bias; news coverage; CNN; Fox News; New York Times; framing; legal culture; socio-legal; sociology of law; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests brought national attention to the issue of police brutality against black Americans. Across the US, millions of people participated in the protests. This study was conducted with the aim to study news coverage of those events from a socio-legal perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Logical tensions in health care - A case study in quality improvement work

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Fredrik Viktorsson; [2019-10-01]
    Keywords : Swedish Healthcare; Organizing; Practice; Quality improvement; Science of Improvement; Institutional logics; Translation of Ideas;

    Abstract : Todays healthcare organizations face increasing challenges which has led to the interest in Quality improvement (QI) work in healthcare. Studies have found that a focus on developing care quality is one way to combat these challenges. READ MORE