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The Fabric of Society: An Investigation of the Emotional and Sensory Experience of Wearing Denim Clothing
Candy, Fiona - In: Sociological Research Online 10 (2005) 1
This article aims to open up the realms of sensory experience and affect in connection with the wearing of clothing. By creating a visual focus on denim, an 'ordinary' everyday style of generic urban dress, my intention is to present a new approach to the study of clothing in general. This...
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Reflections on the Process of Researching Disabled People's Sexual Lives
Liddiard, Kirsty - In: Sociological Research Online 18 (2013) 3, pp. 10-10
This article offers a reflexive account of the processes, politics, problems, practicalities and pleasures of storying disabled people's sexual lives for the purposes of sociological research. Drawing upon a doctoral study which explored disabled people's lived experiences of sex, intimacy and...
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Flanking Gestures: Gender and Emotion in Fieldwork
Benz, Terressa - In: Sociological Research Online 19 (2014) 2, pp. 15-15
Fieldwork is wrought with challenges and emotional obstacles. Techniques of dealing with these logistical challenges are well discussed in the literature; however, rarely are the emotions involved in fieldwork explored, nor are the specific techniques for dealing with this emotional fallout. In...
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Embarrassment as a Key Emotion in Young People Talking About Sexual Health
Teijlingen, Edwin van; Reid, Jennifer; Shucksmith, Janet; … - In: Sociological Research Online 12 (2007) 2
of emotion. A qualitative approach was adopted in the form of focus group discussions, which included questions on sex …
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Flows of Affect in the Olympic Stadium
Fox, Nick J. - In: Sociological Research Online 18 (2013) 2, pp. 2-2
that downplays individualised or embodied analysis of emotion, and oppositions between the ‘emotional’ and the ⠅
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Is Romantic Love a Linking Emotion?
Seebach, Swen; Núñez-Mosteo, Francesc - In: Sociological Research Online 20 (2015) 1, pp. 12-12
inspired us to rethink existing definitions of romantic love. Rather than emotion or bond, the concept ‘linking emotionâ … love as linking emotion, this article will point at the 4 most important dimensions of love that we encountered in the … allows us to discuss the usefulness of defining love as linking emotion. …
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Emotional Reflexivity in Contemporary Friendships: Understanding It Using Elias and Facebook Etiquette
Holmes, Mary - In: Sociological Research Online 16 (2011) 1, pp. 11-11
The popular social networking site Facebook has become a part of millions of people\'s everyday lives. In order to help people navigate the friendships they form and maintain on Facebook there are many websites offering advice about etiquette. This advice, and responses to it, can help reveal...
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Preconditions for Citizen Journalism: A Sociological Assessment
Watson, Hayley - In: Sociological Research Online 16 (2011) 3, pp. 6-6
The rise of the citizen journalist and increased attention to this phenomenon requires a sociological assessment that seeks to develop an understanding of how citizen journalism has emerged in contemporary society. This article makes a distinction between two different subcategories of citizen...
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Using Social Media Data Aggregators to Do Social Research
Beer, David - In: Sociological Research Online 17 (2012) 3, pp. 10-10
This article asks if it is possible to use commercial data analysis software and digital by-product data to do critical social science. In response this article introduces social media data aggregator software to a social science audience. The article explores how this particular software can be...
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The 'Peaks and Troughs’ of Societal Violence: Revisiting the Actions of Turkish and Kurdish Shopkeepers During the 2011 London Riots
Doná, Giorgia; Taylor, Helen - In: Sociological Research Online 20 (2015) 1, pp. 4-4
This article examines an instance of contained violence during the 2011 riots in London, when Turkish and Kurdish ‘shopkeepers’ in Dalston, East London prevented rioters from entering the area. Introducing a ‘peaks’ and ‘troughs’ approach to the...
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