Essays about: "what is sociology"

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1. 1. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Aleksandra Dominika Kas; [2023]
   Keywords : Media practices; Cultural middle-class; Bourdieusian sociology; Interviews; Self-stigma; Habitus; Class reproduction;

   Abstract : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. READ MORE

5. 4. ”The shrieking of nothing is killing me” : Representations of society of the spectacle and hyperreality in David Bowie’s lyrics

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Mariann Gabrielsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This text explores how the lyrics of David Bowie can be applied as supporting the critique against hyperreality and society of the spectacle, as articulated by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. This is done by focusing on three questions: 1) what elements in Bowie’s lyrics support Debord and Baudrillard, 2) how can these elements function to portray Bowie as primarily a sociologist and secondly an artist, and 3) what are the benefits of using fiction (in this case lyrics) as empirical material? From a theoretical framework building on Debord’s society of the spectacle and Baudrillard’s focus on hyperreality, I will apply a two-folded methodology of sociology through literature and socio-poetics. READ MORE

6. 5. Dioxins: An Easy Problem to Solve or a Hard-Fought Battle for the Environment? a Case Study of How and Why the Pulp and Paper Industry in Sweden Transitioned Away From Chlorine-Bleaching

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

   Author : Marcus Aronsson; [2023]
   Keywords : environmental sociology; ecological modernization; treadmill of production; middle-range; industrial transition; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The situation for the environment is in many ways dire. However, amidst all the negative environmental developments it is easy to neglect the successes that have actually happened. READ MORE