Critical Reflections: A Student Journal on Contemporary Sociological Issues

Articles

• Preface and Editorial

  Dr Matt Badcock, Dr Natalia Gerodetti, Dr Darren Nixon

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• Anora, stripped down: Critically Reflecting on The Portrayal of Sex Work in Contemporary Media

  Zara Large

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• Individual Empowerment or Collective Feminist Progress? Examining OnlyFans Content Creator Bonnie Blue

  Eva Poynor

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• Navigating heterosexual markets with and through the Female Body

  Phoebe Evison

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• “Girls Capitalism”: Dissecting Consumerism and Fan Culture in K-pop

  Aleksandra Kuczaj

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• Patriarchal Policing: A Reflection on Abuse of Women by Serving Police Officers

  Evie Roberts

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• AI and the Service Economy: How Male Working-Class Culture is Maintained in a Post-Industrial Economy

  Sam Wright

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• The Integration of Self-Service Machines in Contemporary Consumer Environments: Are they there to aid us or replace us?

  Millie Butcher

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• Higher Education as a Turbulence of Risk Society? Repercussions for working class students

  Emma Roebuck

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• The Substance: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?

  Imogen Swift

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• From Object to Icon: The Paradox of Objectification & Empowerment in Female Hip Hop

  Lamyah Lawrence

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