Browsing Sociology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Shareholder capitalism, normative smokescreens and the angry, insecure knowledge worker
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2010)This thesis is rooted within the discipline of industrial sociology. It makes connections between workplace structures and subjectivities within a contemporary, stock market listed, high technology and knowledge intensive ... -
Social policy and ageing-related care in Ireland : an exploration from a social constructionist perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2010)In the context of population ageing and increasing demands on welfare state spending, issues relating to the care of older people are at the forefront of social policy debates at national, European and international levels. ... -
Stigma, agency and mental health : a discourse analysis of service users talk. Ewen Scott Speed.
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2004)This thesis is a social constructionist analysis of talk produced in research interviews with people with a psychiatric diagnosis. In total ten interviews were included in an analysis of different ways of talking about the ... -
A Tale of Two Heteronormative sites: Considering Militaries and (Video)Gaming
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2021)This thesis explores two sites that have traditionally been associated with heteronormative masculinity (militaries and videogames). Through the use of qualitative methodologies, it seeks to unearth and examine the ways ... -
The economic, family and identity experiences of first- and second-generation Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland : a case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2013)This case study explores the economic, family and identity experiences of first- and second generation Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland. Though they are the earliest Chinese group in Ireland, their lived experiences have been ... -
The environment in the public sphere : democracy and discourse in the genetically modified organism debate in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2002)This thesis is an exploration of the possibilities of democratising environmental decision-making in Ireland. A specific attempt at enhancing dem ocratic involvement in policy decision-making is analysed. The case study ... -
The introduction of Solution-Focused Therapy to Irish social workers : a case study of innovation diffusion
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The part-time soul : case studies in the management of culture and flexibility in Irish retail
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2000)Post-modem organisational analysis claims to have identified a post-modern organisational form. This new organisational form is alleged to be non-bureaucratic, flexible, opaque in organisation and to involve the management ... -
The principles and discourses of the social model : exploring their use and usefulness in the Irish context
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2008)The principles and discourses of the social model challenge the individualised interpretation of disability, redefining it as social oppression. Within the last three decades this model has successfully translated the ... -
The responses of hospital nurses in Ireland and Southern Italy to the rationalisation of public health care, 1985-2000
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2004)This thesis seeks to address three interrelated research questions regarding changes in the funding, organisation and management of the health service in the Republic of Ireland and Southern Italy over the past two decades. ... -
The small island scarcely heard : Ireland's multiple integrations and identities
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2001)This dissertation develops a theory of loose multiple integrations that is applied to the Republic of Ireland. The theory focuses on the importance of analysing simultaneous loose integration processes on national and ... -
The spiralling swallow : a sociological auto-ethnography of "eating disorders(s)" and "recovery"
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2008)This thesis is a sociological auto-ethnography of "eating disorder(s)" and "recovery".Using creative methodologies, I have created an intersubjective, poly-vocal account of bodies in encounter with medicine. I position ... -
The Universal Surname : a theoretical-empirical enquiry into the relationship between globalization and sameness
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)The dissertation The Universal Surname - A Theoretical-Empirical Enquiry Into The Relationship Between Globalization and Sameness has developed a theoretical-empirical model of globalization and cultural sameness. The ... -
Towards a sociology of art collections : the making of an art collection for the Irish Museum of Modern Art
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2003)This thesis offers an exploration into the making of an art collection for the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin. Its aim is to set out a distinct methodology for a sociological approach to the study of art collecting. ... -
Transforming the fisheries : the politics of environmental sustainability
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2012)This thesis looks at the current transformations in the Irish and European fisheries as a way of critically examining the politics of environmental sustainability. It begins by analysing how the crisis of the fisheries is ... -
Transition, reconstruction, and decline : a portrait of NGO development in post-apartheid South Africa
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2008)This dissertation is a contribution to the sociology of NGOs operating in post-conflict societies. The research is based on an ethnographic study of an NGO undergoing change and transition in a rapidly changing South Africa. ... -
Translocality and the Class Conditions of Filipino Nurse Migrants in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2024)The rise in the number of international labour migrants and their situatedness in and attachments to multiple locations are creating complex class conditions for migrant labour, which are only beginning to be understood ... -
Trends in Educational Homogamy and Heterogamy - Analyzing the Roles of Assortative Mating and Structural Opportunities using a Novel Decomposition Method
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2024)Higher education expansion has reshaped the educational composition of partner markets. Despite this notable shift in structural opportunities for mating, our understanding of how these changes have influenced marital ... -
Trust and Cooperation in International Peacekeeping: Approaches to Assessing Trust in a High-Risk Networked Environment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2021)Trust has been described as an essential social lubricant (Luhmann, 1979) and one of the most important synthetic forces within society (Simmel, 1950). Trust acts as a reducer of social complexity and is often viewed ... -
Vigilantes, anti-drug movements, and community empowerment : a Dublin case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2006)The Dublin anti-drug movement was a response to the escalation of the overt heroin problem in inner-city areas. In the early 1980’s, Concerned Parents Against Drugs (CPAD) became a citywide network whose intention was to ...
