Category: Research papers
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Migration for Education and Employment: Exploring the impact of Social and Cultural Capital among Indian students
“The point of my work is to show that culture and education are not simply hobbies or minor influences. They are hugely important in the affirmation of difference between groups and social classes and in the reproduction of these differences.’’ – Pierre Bourdieu Abstract: This paper is an analysis of migration of Indian students from…
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The Very Significant, Yet Underrepresented Social Problem of Disability Representation in Media and Film
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) notes that disabilities affect approximately 61 million Americans (the equivalent of 1 in 4 persons) and are defined as “any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with…
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Do we truly live in a “paranoid parenting” era? An Exploration into Furedi’s (2002, 2008) claim that parenting culture is marked by a sense of paranoia around risk and child safety.
Abstract: A discussion into how parenting is fixated in a new era of Paranoia and why this may be the case. I will not only use Furedi’s work into paranoid parenting, but it will also explore other key scholars in this area such as Anneke Meyer 2007, Helene Guldberg 2009 and Jones Phil 2009. By…
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Media: Ownership and control of media – AS and A Level Notes
Media is a universal channel of sending and receiving information since time immemorial. There are a lot of aspects related to media that has kept it relevant so far by exposing it to the fruit of technology. This paper will deal with media to understand its journey from traditional media to new media, theories of…