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Marginality, identity and politicisation of the Bhangi community, Delhi.
Thesis
Marginality, identity and politicisation of the Bhangi community, Delhi. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417032

This research is about the Bhangi community of Old City of Delhi. Bhangis are the hereditary sweepers/scavengers in India. They are the ex-untouchables in the traditional caste system. The caste society is a form of stratification system where social... Read More about Marginality, identity and politicisation of the Bhangi community, Delhi..

Literacy, health literacy and the association with health behaviours
Thesis
Literacy, health literacy and the association with health behaviours. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418478

Background
Socioeconomic status is directly related to health in the UK. People from non-skilled households are twice as likely to smoke, drink excessively, have a poor diet and insufficient activity levels compared to those in professional househol... Read More about Literacy, health literacy and the association with health behaviours.

The position of Iraqi women within the family: with particular reference to married women
Thesis
Al-Khayyat, S. A. S. The position of Iraqi women within the family: with particular reference to married women. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415298

The central theme of this research is an investigation of the extent to which traditional familial attitudes have been instilled in Iraqi women, resulting in deep conflicts amongst those who recognise modern liberalising trends.
By allowing Iraqi w... Read More about The position of Iraqi women within the family: with particular reference to married women.

A sociological analysis of the organisation, distribution and uses of health care in Mauritius
Thesis
Parahoo, A. K. A sociological analysis of the organisation, distribution and uses of health care in Mauritius. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415342

The main causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries are infectious and parasitic diseases and malnutrition. While there is a growing consensus among health workers that these diseases are in the main preventable, approaches to health c... Read More about A sociological analysis of the organisation, distribution and uses of health care in Mauritius.

A transformational theory of socialisation and cultural reproduction
Thesis
Webster, D. C. H. A transformational theory of socialisation and cultural reproduction. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415367

The thesis begins with two apparently empirical questions:
(1) why do those in subordinate positions within the social order acquiesce?
(2) how does the existing cultural order persist?
The thesis is an attempt to provide a single coherent framew... Read More about A transformational theory of socialisation and cultural reproduction.

An analytical ethnography of sickness absence in an English primary school
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Prout, A. An analytical ethnography of sickness absence in an English primary school. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415522

Medical sociology has characteristically dealt with children as inactive In the processes of their own illness and health. In part this reflects the treatment of children in sociology generally. It Is intensified by typically studying childhood sickn... Read More about An analytical ethnography of sickness absence in an English primary school.

A study of the policy implications arising from a local survey of perinatal mortality
Thesis
Robinson, J. J. A. A study of the policy implications arising from a local survey of perinatal mortality. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415527

In this study the policy implications arising from a locally commissioned survey of perinatal mortality are analysed at several levels, and are examined in relation to factors associated with the policy process.
Part I contextualises perinatal mort... Read More about A study of the policy implications arising from a local survey of perinatal mortality.

The sociology of friendship: historical, literary & empirical perspectives
Thesis
Skidmore, D. The sociology of friendship: historical, literary & empirical perspectives. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415665

Friendship has been extensively examined over recent years, particularly in the field of social psychology. I argue that, rather than friendship, other relationships implying friendship, which I term 'association', have been the focus of attention in... Read More about The sociology of friendship: historical, literary & empirical perspectives.

A study of social relations in the recording of popular music
Thesis
Struthers, S. J. R. A study of social relations in the recording of popular music. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415668

The production of recordings is examined from a social production perspective. It is argued that "conventional sociology of art" presents a partisan view of creative activity which prevents it acknowledging the reality of cultural production today as... Read More about A study of social relations in the recording of popular music.

Miners and social character: a case study of a face team in mining, the work group and their social relationships
Thesis
Walter, M. A. Miners and social character: a case study of a face team in mining, the work group and their social relationships. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415696

In this thesis I present an interpretation of the social situation of a face team in coal mining. My central theoretical focus is the idea of social character, as elaborated most extensively in the work of Erich Fromm. The relationship of social char... Read More about Miners and social character: a case study of a face team in mining, the work group and their social relationships.

Training in counselling: the development, implementation and evaluation of 'listening and responding', an approach to teaching communication skills to nurses
Thesis
Connor, M. Training in counselling: the development, implementation and evaluation of 'listening and responding', an approach to teaching communication skills to nurses. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415873

A model for training nurses in the skills of communication and counselling was developed from microcouselling and problem management approaches.
The model was used with twenty trainee nurse teachers during a course of one day per week, for ten weeks... Read More about Training in counselling: the development, implementation and evaluation of 'listening and responding', an approach to teaching communication skills to nurses.

Class and the civilising process social factors in the organisation of museums in the nineteenth century
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Class and the civilising process social factors in the organisation of museums in the nineteenth century. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/409145

In this thesis I first consider some ways in which the developing economy in the Nineteenth Century affected both local and national government, including policing, the Civil Service, incorporation and education. Charity, class and the ways in which... Read More about Class and the civilising process social factors in the organisation of museums in the nineteenth century.

Online sociological research: methods, ethics and the law
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Online sociological research: methods, ethics and the law. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/409112

This thesis offers a comprehensive examination of the dilemmas posed by cyberspace for contemporary social research and in how far current ethical frameworks can manage the risks that may emerge in this new research environment. The study is situated... Read More about Online sociological research: methods, ethics and the law.

Living in the ‘in-between’ – narrating identity, re-imagining home and negotiating belonging: an ethnographic investigation of the Iranian diaspora in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Thesis
Soleiman, N. M. Living in the ‘in-between’ – narrating identity, re-imagining home and negotiating belonging: an ethnographic investigation of the Iranian diaspora in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/408530

Using concepts by Homi Bhabha (1994) such as ‘hybridity’, ‘in-betweens’ and ‘third space’ the aim of this thesis is to investigate the tensions between identity, location, culture and belonging in an attempt to understand how Iranians who have moved... Read More about Living in the ‘in-between’ – narrating identity, re-imagining home and negotiating belonging: an ethnographic investigation of the Iranian diaspora in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism.
Thesis
Fletcher, D. K. The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407658

This thesis seeks to explore the cultural tendencies of contemporary anti-capitalism by relating such tendencies to the wider cultural context. It is argued that contemporary anti-capitalist movements such as the Occupy movement are marked by a self-... Read More about The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism..

Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester
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Clarkson, A. Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407771

This thesis presents a 'reading' of the Wootton Bassett phenomenon: public mourning accompanying the repatriations of the bodies of members of the British armed forces between 2007–2011. Wootton Bassett, much discussed in the local and national press... Read More about Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester.

Understanding the experience, meaning and messages of on the spot penalties
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Snow, A. J. Understanding the experience, meaning and messages of on the spot penalties. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407234

This thesis is a qualitative examination of the meanings, messages and experiences of those using and receiving on the spot penalties across a range of contexts in which such penalties arise. It explores the policy framework in which communications a... Read More about Understanding the experience, meaning and messages of on the spot penalties.

Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach
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Taylor, J. Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407101

A substantial body of research has addressed the continuing popularity of sunbed tanning despite increasing evidence of the associated risks. Much of this research has tended to be atheoretical or underpinned by theoretical assumptions which neglect... Read More about Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach.

Great expectations: exploring the hopes and experiences of international business students in the United Kingdom
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Gilliland, M. D. Great expectations: exploring the hopes and experiences of international business students in the United Kingdom. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407124

The number of international students coming to the UK to study has increased significantly over the past decade and while much has been written about their recruitment and retention, the development of a deeper understanding of the international stud... Read More about Great expectations: exploring the hopes and experiences of international business students in the United Kingdom.