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The suit maketh the man: Masculinity and social class in Kingsman: The Secret Service (Vaughn, 2014) [PDF]
, 2018 This article outlines the ways in which suits are synonymous with masculinity examining the, sometimes paradoxical, nature of suits worn by men of all social classes, and for different reasons.
Morgan, Ashley
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
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Teorias das práticas na análise do consumo
Ciências Sociais Unisinos, 2010 The article offers a presentation of the contributions of the British sociologist Alan Warde on theories of practice, emphasizing the analyses that seek to understand the phenomena of consumption in the contemporary societies. In this sense, it discusses
Marcelo Castañeda
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Sociología del Trabajo, 2018 How can we stop the consumption of society, the primary commitment for sociolo-gists in our time?. The paper compares three exemplar approaches to the problem: the sociology of experience by François Dubet, social and economic regulation after the ...
Arnaldo Bagnasco Bagnasco
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Consumed with Sleep? Dormant Bodies in Consumer Culture [PDF]
: This paper takes the neglected sociological matter of sleep and applies the insights contained therein to issues and debates within the sociology of consumption.
Sharon Boden, Simon Williams
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Working to consume: consumers as the missing link in the division of labour [PDF]
, 2013 This paper argues that the work of consumers is a significant and constantly developing field of work, and proposes a conceptual framework for understanding consumption work as part of the division of labour. The labour associated with consumption is not
Glucksmann, MA
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
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Woolworths and Wales: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of the Loss of a Local Brand [PDF]
In this paper we present a multi-dimensional analysis of the closure of Woolworths in Wales and the way in which the loss of this familiar high-street brand can be accounted for at a number of levels and within different social arenas.
Ian Stafford +2 more
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Medical Technology and the Production of Health Care [PDF]
, 2011 This paper investigates the factors that determine differences across OECD countries inhealth outcomes, using data on life expectancy at age 65, over the period 1960 to 2007.
Badi H. Baltagi +2 more
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Platform Business Model Innovation for Sustainability: A Framework for Industry 5.0 Integration
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A comprehensive framework is developed for adopting Platform Business Model Innovation (PBMI) to enhance sustainable performance in the Industry 5.0 (I5.0) era. While PBMI plays a growing role in corporate transformation, tensions persist between profit‐driven objectives and broader sustainability imperatives.
Mohamed Ashmel Mohamed Hashim +3 more
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