Browsing Department of Sociology and Anthropology by Author "Agger, Ben"
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Addressing The Grocery Gap: An Ethnographic Study Of Food Access In Three Tarrant County Neighborhoods
Thompson, SharneseThis study examines the impact of food insecurity in three neighborhoods in Fort Worth, Texas. The neighborhoods in this study include, Southside, Stop Six, and Como. Food Deserts can be defined as poor urban areas that ... -
Burger Cultures: McDonaldization And De-McDonaldization In Croatia And The U.S.
Kranjac, Ashley Wendell (Sociology, 2012-07-25)The primary goal of this thesis is to contribute to critical/ social theory through food theory by examining the interactions between local (i.e., internal food trends) and delocalization/ globalization, which are external ... -
Conversations In Private Spheres: Reconstructing Habermas's Universal Pragmatics And Ideal Speech Situation In Private Spheres
Casteel, Phillip Dewayne (Sociology, 2007-08-23)The author makes the argument that "public spheres" do not exist and demonstrates how Habermas's communicative actions, specifically Habermas's concepts of universal pragmatics and the ideal speech situation, can be ... -
The Culture Industry, Hip Hop Music, And The White Perspective: How One Dimensional Representation Of Hip Hop Music Has Influenced White Racial Attitudes
Hart, Walter Edward (Sociology, 2010-03-03)This theoretical study builds from Ben Agger's theory in his 1992 book, Cultural Studies as Critical Theory:The ideological outcomes of the culture industry are in a sense unintended; they emerge in the interplay of ... -
Facebook Or Face-to-face? Connection And Community In A Wired World
Ridenour, Sara (Sociology, 2012-07-25)We live in a state of constant connection. Literally speaking, businesses provide free Wi-Fi connections to patrons, and smartphones allow people to connect to the Internet anywhere and everywhere. Social networking ... -
Gender, Style, Technology: The Changing Landscape Of Motorcycle Culture
Blankenship, Paul Dean (Sociology, 2014-03-12)This thesis demystifies the cultural process of symbolic interpretation and appropriation within contemporary American motorcycle culture by using literature review and cultural analysis to explore the impact and influence ... -
Guiltless Girls: Unpacking 100-calorie Snacks
London, Lauren (Sociology, 2009-09-16)The intended purpose of this paper is to consider how 100 calorie snacks are primarily advertised and produced for women. Little research has been done on 100 calorie snacks as they were introduced to the food market in ... -
The Idols Of Modernity: The Humanity Of Science And The Science Of Humanity
Szrot, LukasThe Idols of Modernity draws upon the work of early thinkers in the sociology of knowledge such as Karl Mannheim in an effort to delineate the history of--and unmask the ideology behind--many of the formative aspects of ... -
"If The Hells Are Not Empty": A Framework For A Buddhist Critical Social Theory
Yowell, John M.Marx's eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach, which stands immortalized as his epitaph, draws a clear line in the sand between the descriptive philosophy of antiquity and the necessarily prescriptive character which he hoped would ... -
Legislating Innovation: Why Charter Schools Can't Fix Public Education
Cordrey, Richard (Sociology, 2014-07-14)How do we account for the fact that, despite myriad school reform and counterbalancing resistance efforts, the education system in America seems to be in a constant state of disrepair? Some observers attribute this to the ... -
Maxim-izing Profit: New Men's Magazines And The Rise Of Consumer Masculinity
Olsberg, Joshua Edward (Sociology, 2007-08-23)This is content analysis of Maxim magazine, published by Dennis Publications, and first appearing in American newsstands in 1997. Maxim is the most widely circulated men's magazine in the United States, with an estimated ... -
Music Piracy Or A Permanent Passive Revolution
Neely, Kevin D (Sociology, 2007-09-17)The goal of this thesis is to examine a classic interpretation of Antonio Gramsci's notion of hegemony in the modern era and the emergence of counter-hegemonic forces through technology. The individualization of modern ... -
The Rugged Action Hero And His Sexy Love Interest: Gender In Popular Movie Posters
Gabriel, Brandyn Paige (Sociology, 2012-07-25)As a social institution, the media exert a profound influence on people's lives and shape the way people conceive gender. Although a great deal of research exists analyzing gender in the media, the area of gendered ... -
A Theoretical Exploration Of The Modern Health Care Crisis In The United States And The Lack Of Universal Health Care Coverage.
Biedenbach, Christopher (Sociology, 2009-09-16)The United States is unique amongst industrialized wealthy nations in not providing health care to all of its citizens. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a theoretical explanation as to why the United States does ... -
When Black Is White: The Social Construction Of Race At Predominantly Black And White Colleges.
Evans, Louwanda (Sociology, 2007-08-23)The intended purpose of this project is to examine the social construction of race for Black students attending predominantly Black and Predominantly White colleges. Previous research has examined the experiences of Black ... -
Women In The Twentieth Century : Modernity, Feminism, And Islam In Turkey
Gelgec Gurpinar, Aysu (Sociology, 2007-08-23)Presenting the effects of religion especially upon the family, gender roles, and the workforce is important. Islam's compatibility or incompatibility with modernization and feminism is one of the most important issues ...