Subculture refers to smaller groups within society who interact based on their shared commonalities, such as hobbies, religion, education, occupation, lifestyle, or beliefs (Hebdige, 1979; Lennon et al., 2017; Muggleton, 2000; Zambelli, 2017). Bondage, discipline/domination, sub…
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Jeffrey Weeks noted, “We are the makers of sexual history.” This dissertation explores the construction of sexual selves through a symbolic interactionist perspective. In the presentation of individuals’ shared narratives of who they are sexually and the capacity they have for s…
There has been much enthusiasm over the power of online brand communities (OBCs). Ensuring that OBCs achieve their potential, however, is a challenge. Adopting the view that an OBC is a social entity at its core, this study examines consumers’ perceptions of OBCs and how consume…
This thesis is concerned with how entrepreneurs’ performance - the act of impression (Goffman, 1959a), is accomplished through emotion management - the work that an individual does to manage and display situation-appropriate feelings (Hochschild, 1983). There is literature that …
Participants were 216 college students who attended a large university in the South Eastern United States. The present study replicated a survey first administered by Middleton (1936). Snowball sampling was used to increase sample size and diversity. Data were collected using Qu…
This dissertation explores interactions between media and communication technologies and the ideological commitments and identity claims of violent lone actors. Terrorist incidents involving lone actors are more prevalent in the 21st Century than at any point in modern history, …