Qualitative Sociology Review: Recent submissions
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Identities and Everyday Interethnic Relationships
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article examines the nature of group identity in order to gain insight into the character and quality of intergroup contacts, particularly the conditions for positive contacts between members of different ethnic groups. ... -
The Meso-World: Tiny Publics and Political Action
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)In recent decades, sociologists have too often ignored the group level—the meso-level of analysis—in their emphasis on either the individual or the institution. This unfortunate absence misses much of what is central to a ... -
Jane Addams and the Lost Paradigm of Sociology
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)The present work is the beginning of a discussion that again addresses the question of Jane Addams’ sociological heritage. That latter is defined as a puzzle which may finally have a solution in that all of the pieces now ... -
An Essay on Self-Enslavement: The Pathology of Power and Control
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article discusses certain parallels between Du Bois’ notion of double consciousness, Fanon’s discussion of the neurotic inter-relationship between the colonial master and the native, and Marcuse’s concept of ... -
Symbolic Interactionism and the Perceived Style of Parenting
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article utilizes a symbolic interactionist approach in an investigation of perceived parenting during early adulthood. The aim is to explore the family environment and family relationships in the light of how parenting ... -
The Perception of Security Threats in Lithuania: A Human Security Perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article presents original research concerning subjective security and the perception of security threats in Lithuania. It is based on an analysis of data collected during qualitative interviews conducted in 2016 within ... -
Cannabis, Moral Entrepreneurship, and Stigma: Conflicting Narratives on the 26 May 2016 Toronto Police Raid on Cannabis Shops
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)On May 26, 2016, the police raided 43 cannabis dispensaries in Toronto, Canada, making 90 arrests. This article aims to describe the narrative of the responsible state agencies concerning the police raid and compare it to ... -
Introduction to the Special Issue.
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The Return of the Surreal: Towards a Poetic and Playful Sociology
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article argues that the time is ripe to reacquaint sociology and surrealism. Taking inspiration from surrealism’s emphasis on making the ordinary strange through bizarre, lively and sometimes haunting methods might ... -
Uncloaking the Researcher: Boundaries in Qualitative Research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)Qualitative researchers are expected to engage in reflexivity, whereby they consider the impact of their own social locations and biases on the research process. Part of this practice involves the consideration of boundaries ... -
“I Mean, Define Meaningful!”: Accounts of Meaningfulness among Restaurant Employees
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)Drawing on ethnographic data collected over a five-year period, this study addresses the complex topic of what constitutes meaningful lives. This research examines restaurant employees’ accounts of meaningfulness in and ... -
The Trials and Tribulations of Zimbabwean Precarious Women Workers in Johannesburg: A Cry for Help?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)There is a growing literature on the conditions of Zimbabwean women working as migrant workers in South Africa, specifically in cities like Johannesburg. Based on in-depth interviews and documentary analysis, this empirical ... -
Constructing Masculinity in Women’s Retailers: An Analysis of the Effect of Gendered Market Segmentation on Consumer Behavior
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)While gender-based differences in consumer behavior have been previously investigated within the context of gender-neutral or unisex retailers, men’s behavior in women’s retailers remains largely unexplored. Furthermore, ... -
What Support? Foucault, Power, and the Construction of Rape
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This paper is concerned with the social and cultural constructions of male rape in voluntary agencies, England. Using sociological, cultural, and post-structural theoretical frameworks, mainly the works of Foucault, I ... -
Redefining the Sociological Paradigm: Emile Durkheim and the Scientific Study of Morality
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)Whereas Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) has long been envisioned as a structuralist, quantitative, and positivist sociologist, some materials that Durkheim produced in the later stages of his career—namely, Moral Education (1961 ... -
Online Gamers, Lived Experiences, and Sense of Belonging: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Individuals who partake in video games are often regarded with prejudice. It is an activity that is perceived to be mainly related to senseless leisure and teenage entertainment. However, many diverse people make video ... -
A Shock to the System: HIV among Older African Women in Zimbabwe
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)HIV remains a threat to the ordinary everyday life of older woman in African society. In what can be called “a reality shock,” HIV challenges most of the ordinary everyday endeavors in conservative African societies as it ... -
The Creative Process. A Case for Meaning-Making
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Since the beginning of time art-making has been a tool to express, preserve, and challenge the extant knowledge in society. Artists do this by finding or creatively constructing new understandings in society. An artist is ... -
Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Online social networking (OSN) is an activity performed through social network sites (SNS) such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram. OSN has become a dominant interaction mechanism within contemporary society. ... -
Beauty and the Cosmetic Secret
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Cosmetic surgery is often linked to the perception that women who resort to cosmetic interventions to alter their physical appearance are vain, superficial, and narcissistic. Few investigations have acknowledged and explored ...