Browsing Sociology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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A comparative study of the juvenile justice systems of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 1984)This thesis consists of a comparative analysis of the trends in social policy in relation to the juvenile justice systems in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The work has addressed several key issues relating ... -
A social history of the Irish music industry, 1910 - 1985
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2015)This thesis re-inserts a number of key behind-the-scenes individuals and factors into the history of the Irish music industry, placing the commercial and artistic achievements of Ireland's popular music artists in their ... -
A sociology of institutionalisation of the 'mentally ill' in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)A Sociology of Institutionalisation of the ‘Mentally ill’ in Ireland. This dissertation proposes that the trajectory of the institutionalisation of ‘mentally ill’ persons in Ireland can be understood as a multi-layered ... -
Abuse and poor care practices in Irish nursing homes : An exploratory study of staff perceptions of abuse and their experiences of reporting
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Accomplishing consumer selves and relations : analysing the talk-in-interaction of preschoolers' focus groups
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2011)This study furthers sociological understanding of children as consumers by adopting a CA-infomied discourse analytical approach to examining preschoolers' talk-ininteraction around commercial material artefacts in a focus ... -
Achievement Gaps by Migration Background and the Role of Early Childhood Education and Care: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Irish Cohort Study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2023)Drawing on the longitudinal data from the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) '08 Cohort, this thesis sets out to contribute to the literature on the academic achievement of children with a migration background and Early Childhood ... -
All Welcome Here? Studies on Anti-Immigration Attitudes and Discriminatory Behaviour towards Ethnic Minorities in Irish and European Contexts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2020)The main aim of this thesis is to examine prejudice, via anti-immigration sentiment, and discriminatory behaviour in Ireland and other European countries. The thesis consists of four separate papers which constitute four ... -
Ambivalence and Acquiescence: Gender and the Cosmopolitan Class in Cairo
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2019)Socioeconomic and demographic transformations have led to the decreased occurrence of marriage, chipped at the link between sexuality and marriage, and increased the liminal period of ‘waithood’ in Egypt. However, there ... -
An analysis of the labour market integration of immigrants : examining the role of gender, ethnicity, discrimination and recession
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2017)This thesis focuses on the labour market integration of migrants between 2004 and 2011, a period of unprecedented change in Irish society. The work analyses some of the factors that may influence migrants’ labour market ... -
An exploratory longitudinal acculturation study with Polish immigrant teenagers in Ireland : parental and children's perspectives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2014)The objective of this research project was to understand how young immigrants adjust to their new socio-cultural context, and to contribute to the existing understanding of the social phenomena of acculturation, on the ... -
Bosnian post-refugee transnationalism : a case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2012)This thesis presents a sociological case study of Bosnian migrants in Ireland who are involved in post-refugee transnationalism. The focus of the thesis is on a group of programme refugees who arrived in Ireland two decades ... -
British Jewish opposition to Israel : the relationship between local and distant fields of contention in a social movement
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Building counter culture : the radical praxis of social movement milieux
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2000)This thesis falls into two parts. The first (chapters one to three) states the problematic of the research, develops a critique of the dominant "social movements" literature as unhelpful for understanding the counter culture ... -
Capital, Capabilities and Culture: A Human Development Approach to Student and School Transformation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2018)The aim of this research is to apply the capability approach as an evaluative lens through which to explore the range of capabilities that emerged over a three-year period, through a longitudinal study with a group of ... -
Child and adolescent digital use and well-being outcomes: evidence from an Irish birth-cohort study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2024)The rapid digitalization of society over the past decades has fundamentally changed how people socialize, work, and play. Subsequently, children and adolescents’ use of digital technologies has increased rapidly, facilitated ... -
Citizenship, colonialism and self-determination Dublin in the United Kingdom 1885-1918
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Co-producing development : participation, power and conflict in the upgrading of informal settlements in Nairobi
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2013)This thesis analyses how social and political conflicts among different social actors shape the implementation of slum-upgrading programmes. The research focuses on the first two years (2008-2010) of the implementation of ... -
Community and drugs : a case study in community conflict in the inner city of Dublin
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Confronting global capital: Trade union organising for higher wages in Cambodia's garment and footwear industry
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2019)After almost a decade of declining wages in Cambodia’s garment and footwear industry, worker incomes have steadily improved since 2013. Minimum wages increased from 80USD a month to 170USD a month in just 4 years, an average ... -
Considering the work in workplace bullying : a sociological approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2011)In recent years, bullying has come to be established as a significant issue for contemporary workplaces, in Ireland as elsewhere. Our research knowledge is largely psychologically-based, with many studies focusing on the ...
