Theses - Sociology
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The New Halal: Islamic Ethical Consumerism in the UK, Germany, and Egypt. A Social Movement Framing Approach
This dissertation examines political consumerism using a social movement theory approach. It investigates the origins of Islamic consumer campaigns aimed at changing Muslim consumer behaviour, and integrating them into ... -
THE STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL CONFLICT: KINSHIP NETWORKS AND POLITICAL ALIGNMENTS IN THE CIVIL WARS OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY CHILE
(2020-03-31)Based on a novel database of kinship relations among the political elites of Chile in the nineteenth century, this thesis identifies the impact of family networks on the formation of political factions in the period ... -
Making the Right Time: the transition to motherhood in contemporary Chile
(2020-05-16)Despite significant changes in gender roles and fertility patterns, most women become mothers and this experience shapes their identities and lives in meaningful ways. As important as whether or not women have children, ... -
A Fine Frenzy: A Sociological Analysis of the Field of Contemporary British Poetry
(2020-05-16)To date, there has been very little sociological research on the field of poetry, and even less on the field of British poetry. To rectify this oversight, my study systematically examines the specific ‘logic of the field’ ...
