Browsing Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework by author "Sociology and Social Policy"
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Changing spaces, changing faces: The shifting behaviour, performativity and identification of gay and lesbian individuals between different social spaces
Kapeleris, AphroditePublished 2010-01-01This study seeks to uncover how different spaces influence the behaviour of gay and lesbian individuals. Due to the heteronormative structure which exists in many social spaces, it is important to consider how these ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Deliberation and the Norm of Participation
McBride, AimeePublished 2010-01-01Participation is a term that by its own nature reflects the desire to be a part of something that is greater than the individual experience. In modern societies, the desire to socialise is most often positioned within the ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The disintermediation of the furniture supply chain: Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs at the global-local nexus
Lee, Frederick WilliamPublished 2010-01-01In the contemporary world-economy Chinese firms have significantly improved their positions within global supply chains. One way this has been achieved is through the disintermediation of supply chains, i.e. their evolution ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
FIGHTING FOR YOUR RITES: A STUDY OF RITUAL DYNAMICS IN JUDO
Wang, DavidPublished 2010-01-01Although rituals have been analysed across several perspectives, existing discussions offer limited interpretations of ritual behaviour. Rituals are commonly framed as conservative, static and homogenous processes that ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
“How cavemen did social media”: A comparative case study of social movement organisations using Twitter to mobilise on climate change
Campbell, AndrewPublished 2010-01-01In the face of widespread public disillusionment with traditional politics the internet is emerging as a popular tool for increasing public participation in social and political activism. Little research has been performed, ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Media Discourse and the “Truths” of Gender, Culture and Violence
Barnard, MerrynPublished 2010-01-01Indigenous Family Violence (IFV) became the subject of a highly politicised and mediatised debate during 2006 – 2007, culminating in the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act. This thesis investigates how the ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Neoliberalism as an Organising Principle for Society: Is There Really No Alernative?
Holland, BenPublished 2010-01-01Neoliberalism is the dominant economic ideology in the world today. However, the Global Financial Crisis has undermined the logic of the neoliberal project. This research study will investigate the role of the Transnational ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Where there’s smoke, there’s more smoke: The social settings and friendship interactions that encourage young adults to smoke cigarettes
Robilliard, GeorginaPublished 2010-01-01Despite widespread public health campaigns in Western countries people continue to smoke cigarettes and more worryingly, young people continue to take up the habit. In this thesis it is argued that cigarette smoking practices ...Open AccessThesis, Honours
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