Essays about: "thesis on sociology"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 125 essays containing the words thesis on sociology.

  1. 21. LGBT gamers’ perceptions of LGBT content in games : Based on young gamers in China and Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Weijia Huo; [2022]
    Keywords : LGBT; Game Development; Sociology; Ethics;

    Abstract : The research topic of this thesis is the perceptions and expectations of the LGBTcommunity in China and Sweden regarding LGBT-related content in games. With the development of games, the frequency and ways of LGBT content appearing ingames have become more and more diverse, but whether these are what the LGBT groupitself expects, and whether Chinese LGBT groups and Swedish LGBT groups in differentenvironments and policies are having a different view is the focus of my research. READ MORE

  3. 22. Becoming a Woman Through Tomboyism : A Qualitative Study of the Female Gender Identity of the Tomboy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Alvemark; [2021]
    Keywords : tomboy; gender identity; social psychology;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the female gender identity generally known as the tomboy – a non-marginal gender identity. As a result of the non-marginality and complexity of this gender identity research on the subject is sparse. Moreover, previous research has not shown a limitation of tomboyism to homosexuality. READ MORE

  4. 23. Pushing Authenticity. Challenging Narratives and Performances on Women’s Subcultural Participation

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

    Author : Filippa Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : cultural sociology; subcultural theory; gender; ethnography; rave; skateboarding; authenticity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines women’s subcultural participation based on ethnographic fieldwork and 73 interviews with women within the skateboarding and rave cultures. The study explores and develops how we view female participation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Circular Economy in Sweden: a critical discourse analysis of the Swedish government’s strategy to transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Marcus Aronsson; [2021]
    Keywords : circular economy; sustainable development; critical discourse analysis; policy analysis; treadmill of production; ecological modernization theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of a circular economy (CE) has gained traction in the EU as a pathway towards sustainability. However, beyond the goal of closing resource loops there is no consensus on the key components of CE. READ MORE

  6. 25. Behind Every Social Robot Finds itself a Community of Developers: A socio-legal exploration on developers of humanoid social robots with a focus on the context of depression diagnosis and its embedded gender norms.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Laetitia Tanqueray; [2021]
    Keywords : Socially Assistive Robots; HRI; Sociology of Law; Depression Diagnosis; Gender norms; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The rise in new digital technology is bringing with it new ethical questions around how we, as a society, can trust them. However, what if the question was before the technology itself? What if the role of the developers was influencing the way those new technologies were being programmed? This thesis situates itself at the point of exploration, where developers of humanoid social robots look for ways to advance the human-robot interaction as a field as well as getting social robots commercial-ised. READ MORE