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16 May 2025

Epistemic Injustice and Methodological Extraction: A Critical Inquiry into the Marginalization of Indigenous Knowledge

Dissertation - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences

This paper examines the persistent epistemic injustice experienced by indigenous communities in Cameroon, with particular attention to how traditional knowledge systems are systematically marginalized through what we term "methodological extraction." Drawing on fieldwork conducted between 2022...

16 May 2025

Decolonizing Academic Capitalism: Reimagining Research Ethics and Knowledge Sovereignty in Indigenous Contexts

Dissertation - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences

This research examines the intersections of academic capitalism, colonial legacies, and indigenous knowledge systems within Cameroon's higher education landscape. Through qualitative methodological approaches, including institutional ethnography and critical discourse analysis of policy...

16 May 2025

Algorithmic Colonialism and the Appropriation of Indigenous Data: Safeguarding Cultural Epistemologies in the Digital Age

Dissertation - 14 pages - Sociology & social sciences

This paper examines the emerging phenomenon of algorithmic colonialism and its implications for Indigenous data sovereignty in Cameroon. Through critical analysis of case studies across Cameroon's diverse ethno-linguistic communities, we demonstrate how contemporary data extraction practices...

24 Nov 2024

The effects of residence location on parental involvement with the school

Dissertation - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Various educators, the public and other education policy makers have tried to ascertain whether there is any impact of residence location on the parental involvement in schools. In a bid to obtain such relationship, educational stakeholders have carried out various researches and studies to find...

21 Oct 2024

Proposal on Ethnographic Study of Structural and Symbolic Violence

Dissertation - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The difficulties of migrant workers in the USA form a remarkable example of both material and symbolic violence in structural as well as metaphorical ways. Usually, these workers are bypassed by discriminatory rules and policies and forced to endure the harsh effects of structural violence, which...

20 Oct 2024

Social Media as a Strategy for Protest Movements in an Era of Government Control - Hong Kong And Sudan Case Studies

Dissertation - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences

By facilitating instantaneous global communication among geographically dispersed audiences, digital media has fundamentally altered information production and dissemination processes. As a result, more people are able to access information and news, which may be a powerful instrument for...

12 Oct 2024

Refugee Mental Health and Social Justice - Research Study

Dissertation - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The plight of refugees is often characterized by harrowing tales of displacement, fleeing conflict, persecution, and other traumatic experiences that leave lasting scars on their mental well-being. With the huge pandemonium of mass migration, refugees deal with many tasks both physically and...

11 Oct 2024

Is there a relationship between social interaction and cognitive function among college students?

Dissertation - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The study takes into account the links between social interaction and the cognitive performance of college students. The hypothesis could be formulated as a positive link interaction with the frequency of socialisation and cognitive abilities. A minimum of 20 students will take part in the study...

11 Oct 2024

Investigating the Cybercrimes Related with IOT Based Home Appliances

Dissertation - 16 pages - Sociology & social sciences

This paper covers four areas: introduction, literature review, results and recommendations, and conclusion. In the introduction, the paper delineates its research objective: to identify cyber threats of IoT-based home appliances and to propose actions for their reduction. The literature review...

11 Oct 2024

Inclusive Architecture for College Students With Autism: Enhancing Academic Success and Social Inclusion

Dissertation - 14 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The research explores the invaluable role of inclusive architecture in enhancing academic performance and community among autistic college students. With a focus on investigating the role of inclusive design in the learning environments of children with autism, this paper will present the...

29 Dec 2023

What key policy and socioeconomic factors contribute to healthcare disparities in the United States and the United Kingdom? - Comparative study

Dissertation - 10 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The health care system in the United States appears as a complex and multi-layered system that includes a mix of public and private entities. Unlike many other developed countries that have adopted universal health care systems, the United States relies primarily on a privately owned system ,...

17 Oct 2023

Because of Stereotypes About Native American Women, Can It Be Said That They Were Totally Enslaved by Their Husbands and Male Relatives or Whether, They Had Any Kind of Autonomy, Importance and Influence Within Their Tribe?

Dissertation - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The study of women in the chronicles of India has focused mainly on the odyssey of Spanish women who migrated to the New World, relegating the experience of Amerindian women to a second level. In the event that the latter appear, we encounter a fundamental problem: although the range of women...

23 Nov 2022

The Relationship of Immigration to Deviant Behaviour

Dissertation - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences

This is a huge phenomenon today, and according to the official UN website, it affects 272 million people in 2019. Often, a link is made in public opinion between the deviance and the migratory origin of an individual. According to Bereska T.M., this deviance can be defined as "often referring to...

10 Aug 2022
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Stigma on mental illness

Dissertation - 24 pages - Sociology & social sciences

When society labels someone as being less desirable than others, this amounts to being stigmatised. Stigma usually encompasses three fundamental aspects. The first aspect is ignorance or being deficient in knowledge regarding something or someone. The second element is prejudice or developing a...