@masterthesis{Jistel, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Jistel, Roland}, title = {Male Refugees \& Prostitution in Germany: Applying Bourdieu's Theory of The Forms of Capital on Sex Work to Analyze Refugees' Integration in German Society}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8106}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {60}, abstract = {Due to the influx of refugee men into Germany over the past years, there is a growing interest in studying how integration can be achieved. This paper joins this conversation on how we can try to measure and understand integration in the context of which possibilities are offered by sex work. Analysing through the lens of Bourdieu's forms of capital, and illustrating how refugee men use sex work to initiate upward social movement. For this paper seven MRSW (Male Refugee Sex Workers) were interviewed. The collected data was evaluated by the method of qualitative content analysis and by taking various important analytical categories (motivations, identity, practice) supported by the existing literature, into consideration. The findings show that MRSW use sex work in diverse ways, in order to generate different kinds of profits: While raising economic capital served as the main motivation, cultural and social capitals were generated as well. Language skills, peer bonding, and being able to understand German culture served as the greatest outcomes of sex work. As the motive, we can see that financial instability drives MRSW to sex work, but that social media plays a huge role in making sex work appear as a efficient and feasible option. For the interviewed MRSW in this research, sex work did show to have a positive impact on their ability and capability to integrate into German society.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Galeta, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Galeta, Erja Polina}, title = {Medien als politisches Mittel: Propaganda und ihre historische Entwicklung}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-17876}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {67}, abstract = {In der vorliegenden Literaturarbeit wird die Entwicklung von Propaganda anhand des Fortschritts von Massenmedien des 20. Jahrhunderts und der digitalen Wende um 2000 untersucht. Beginnend mit der Beschreibung von B{\"u}chern als Medien wird das letzte Jahrhundert chronologisch bis zum Fernsehen behandelt. Dabei werden historische Ereignisse in Verbindung mit der Verwendung von Propaganda gebracht. Mit Beginn des digitalen Zeitalters verlagert sich der Handlungsraum der Propagandamethoden aus der analogen auf die digitale Welt. Auszeichnend sind die Geschwindigkeit und Erreichbarkeit großer Menschengruppen mithilfe des Netzes. Durch die Demokratisierung des Internets in Form des Mitmach-Webs k{\"o}nnen Nutzende gezielt durch die Verwendung von Algorithmen und von k{\"u}nstlicher Intelligenz gesteuerten Social Bots angeworben werden. Es wird auf die Gefahren von Filterblasen und Echo-Kammern eingegangen, die zu einer Radikalisierung f{\"u}hren k{\"o}nnen. Vorschl{\"a}ge zur Eind{\"a}mmung der Instrumentalisierung von sozialen Netzwerken zu Propagandazwecken durch die Verbreitung von Fake News und Verschw{\"o}rungsnarrativen werden sowohl f{\"u}r Nutzende, Institutionen, der Regierung als auch f{\"u}r Tech-Unternehmen unterbreitet.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{FerraresiMoura, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Ferraresi Moura, Rafaela}, title = {How Could a Global Company Communicate and Work Interculturally? Detecting Cultural Patterns of Communication to Successfully Work in a Global Company}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-17563}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {71}, abstract = {This research considers the hidden aspects of culture suggested by Edward T. Hall and Joseph Shaules, when referring to intercultural communication. It uses the cultural dimensions from Erin Meyer, Geert Hofstede, and Richard Lewis to explain cultural misunderstandings between the German and Indian teams of a multinational. It also considers the Expectancy Violations Theory from Judee K. Burgoon to improve communication among dissimilar cultures.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{GumielSilva, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Gumiel Silva, Karen}, title = {DECOLONIZING THE INDIGENOUS FEMALE BODY IN BOLIVIA: BRAIDS AND ATTIRE.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-21809}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {68}, abstract = {This thesis explores the decolonization of the Indigenous female body in Bolivia, focusing on the cultural significance of traditional attire and hair practices among Chola women. It examines how the pollera (traditional skirt) and braids, initially imposed during the colonial era, have been reappropriated as symbols of cultural pride and resistance against ongoing discrimination. Through ethnographic research, including interviews and digital ethnography, this study investigates how Chola women navigate and redefine their identities within a society marked by racial and social hierarchies. The research draws upon postcolonial feminist theories, particularly the works of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, An{\´i}bal Quijano, and Mar{\´i}a Lugones, to analyze the complex interplay of power, representation, and agency in the context of Bolivian Chola culture. The findings highlight the resilience and agency of Chola women in transforming symbols of oppression into powerful expressions of cultural identity and resistance, contributing to a more nuanced understanding of their experiences in contemporary Bolivian society.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Mueller2025, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {M{\"u}ller, Anna}, title = {The Dialectic of Enlightenment \& Gender Equality : Potentials of Critical Theory for the Re- and Deconstruction of Women's Roles in a Patriarchal Society}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-22319}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {59}, year = {2025}, abstract = {This thesis examines the ambivalent nature of a supposedly enlightened society using the tools of Critical Theory. The work employs the dialectical method, drawing on Horkheimer and Adorno's 'Dialectic of Enlightenment' to analyze the contradictory development of gender relations within a seemingly rational and emancipated modernity. The central thesis posits that the ideals of the Enlightenment—devoted to liberty, reason, and equality—dialectically reverse into their opposites. The focus lies on the social role of women, who experience societal subjugation as a result. Through a historical analysis of Early, High, and Late Enlightenment, two structural concepts are identified that emerge from Enlightenment thought: (1) the categorically dichotomized production of knowledge, and the (2) transition from monarchical to physiocratic bourgeois systems. It is shown how a complementarity of the sexes is legitimized on the basis of categorial-dichotomized knowledge production, which is divided into dichotomized social spheres in the sense of an equal society on the basis of their supposedly natural abilities. This creates a dialectical moment that places women in a seemingly natural, but actually ideologically shaped position of subjugation. The third part of the thesis applies Negative Dialectics to deconstruct prevailing gender relations. It questions the foundations of dichotomous knowledge production and explores the compatibility of feminist theories with Critical Theory. Furthermore, it critically engages with identity politics. The aim is to rethink the concept of "woman" from a dialectical-feminist perspective and to outline possibilities for a more equitable societal order beyond rigid categorical designations.}, language = {en} } @misc{Schwab, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Schwab, Valentina}, title = {Welche Faktoren erleben Fachkr{\"a}fte, die im Ambulant Betreuten Wohnen (ABW) f{\"u}r Menschen mit Behinderung t{\"a}tig sind, im Rahmen ihrer Arbeit als belastend?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-5571}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {103}, abstract = {Betrachtet man den Forschungsstand zu der Mitarbeitendenbelastung in der Heil-/ Rehabilitations- bzw. Behindertenp{\"a}dagogik, wird deutlich, dass vor allem die Mitarbeitendenbelastung in der ambulanten Unterst{\"u}tzung von Menschen mit Behinderung bisher kaum beforscht wurde. Da auch die Arbeit mit Menschen mit Behinderung hohe Anforderungen an die Professionellen stellt, ist es notwendig, potenziell belastende Arbeitsfaktoren zu identifizieren, um in einem n{\"a}chsten Schritt geeignete Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Mitarbeitendengesundheit entwickeln zu k{\"o}nnen. Im Rahmen dieser Forschungsarbeit wird mit teilstandardisierten Interviews erhoben, welche Faktoren Fachkr{\"a}fte, die im Ambulant Unterst{\"u}tzten Wohnen f{\"u}r Menschen mit Behinderung t{\"a}tig sind, als belastend empfinden. Gewonnen wurden diese Erkenntnisse durch die Befragung p{\"a}dagogischer Fachkr{\"a}fte, welche zum Untersuchungszeitpunkt bei zwei verschiedenen Einrichtungen im Stadtgebiet Dortmund angestellt waren.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Baumann, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Baumann, Ines-Paul}, title = {Empowered as Community, Disempowered as Parents? Factors of Success for Decisions and Forms of LGBTIQ*-Parenthood.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-10631}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {58}, abstract = {In a cis-heteronormative society, LGBTIQ*-people learn to negotiate lacks of legal and social equality. Their experiences might also serve as an expertise when negotiating LGBTIQ*-parenthood. In this research, episodic interviews with LGBTIQ*-people living and working in the field of LGBTIQ*-parenthood in Germany were conducted. The findings of the thematic qualitative text analysis suggest that empowering ways to handle scripts of parenthood are probably linked to empowering ways to handle scripts of sexual and gender identities the participants have developed before. Communities and exchange are crucial for accessing and applying the available strategies, notably handling normative scripts with different scripts than predominantly legitimizing their power to disempower. The possibility of making such changes within an existing societal system that still disempowers due to inequalities and disadvantages does not imply any specifications in regards to the way that individuals perform their ways of parenthood. Yet, counselling, activism and research might gain from understanding that scripting disempowering scripts about LGBTIQ*-parenthood as basically effective and legitimate might rather impede than support the transfer of the strengthening factors for becoming and being parents. A society where traditional family models and care work are subjects of change might instead benefit from nonnormative people with their expertise of negotiating norms.}, language = {en} }