symbolic interactionism, gender and medical paternalism are at the forefront of the issues. Therefore, a feminist perspective allows for a fruitful investigation of the event. The feminist perspective shows how the structural inequities built into a paternalistic medical system work against a female petitioner like Kohli. A feminist perspective provides the underlying framework for understanding the phenomena of sexual harassment of abuse, of abuse of power in the doctor-patient relationship, and of the dismissal of the allegations -- as not being taken seriously is a core complaint of… Continue Reading...
South Park and Communication Theory: Symbolic Interactionism
Introduction
In the first episode (“Stunning and Brave”) of the 19th season of South Park, a new principal has come to the town of South Park named PC Principal. PC Principal’s primary objective is to clean up the town of its bigotry, sexism and hateful speech. Halfway through the episode, other PC characters show up in a bar where the tired residents of South Park are attempting to relax away from all the stress of having to be PC all the time. PC Principal realizes there are others… Continue Reading...
which, if either, of these theories is most suitable for investigating the research question.
Grounded Theory
Based on the tenets of symbolic interactionism, grounded theory is used “to explore the process of the occurrence of a social process in a particular context and is used in order to study the social processes in human interactions, the structure, and the process that led to it,” (Najafi, Roudsari, Ebrahimipour, et al, 2016, p. 1). Moreover, grounded theory can lead to the generation of mid-range theories in the applied sociological field (Charmaz & Belgrave, 2015). The methods used during the data analysis process include coding, creating theoretical categories based on the coded material, and… Continue Reading...
