Essays about: "social Habitus"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 103 essays containing the words social Habitus.

  1. 21. Gang entry and exit - A study of previous gang members in Sweden

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

    Author : Alexandra Westerlund; [2021]
    Keywords : defector; experience; gang; narrative criminology; street culture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Serious violence that is connected to gangs has escalated drastically in Sweden in the past years. I argue that understanding the values and attractions of joining a criminal gang are crucial in order to prevent further recruitment. In order to successfully reintegrate previous gang members, increased knowledge of the exit-process is needed. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Dilemmal Socialization on Social Media Platforms : A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Online Socialization and the Infrastructure of Social Media Platforms

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Nour Fahed; [2021]
    Keywords : Front stage backstage; algorithm; mediatization; social identity; cyberbullying; social Habitus; phatic communication; adolescence;

    Abstract : Social media effects may affect self-perception and the way media users live their offline lives. The purpose of this essay was to examine the phenomenon of social media saturation in order to understand the possible risks to the development of human identity during the adolescent period. READ MORE

  4. 23. Fashion Beyond Sight : Perceptions of fashion and dress by visually impaired women in Finland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Mikko Kukkonen; [2021]
    Keywords : non-visual fashion and dress; material culture; everyday embodiment; visually impaired people; habitus; field of fashion; aesthetic knowledge; diversity;

    Abstract : Understanding fashion and dress is frequently dictated by the sense of sight and the social fact of visibility. This thesis aims to explore the phenomenon of non-visual fashion and dress with a particular focus on visually impaired people and their bodies as a site of knowledge production. READ MORE

  5. 24. Pushing buttons: an ethnographic interview study on toxicity in online gaming cultures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Ruben Melin; [2021]
    Keywords : toxicity; online gaming; symbolic violence; cultural domination; masculinity;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to research toxicity through how it was understood, experienced, and described by game enthusiasts. The toxicity described is further explored through theories of cultural and symbolic domination and through feminist game studies and the lens of masculinity theory. READ MORE

  6. 25. The creative spark : A qualitative analysis of students’ pathways to preparatory art schools using Bourdieusian concepts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Lisa Högkil; [2020]
    Keywords : Bourdieu; Symbolic capital; Art student trajectories; Illusio; Libido;

    Abstract : This qualitative study focuses on trajectories leading to preparatory art schools. It departs from in-depth interviews of considerable length with a small number (9) of students in preparatory art schools in Stockholm. READ MORE