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Chapter 4 Of A Sociology Paper

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The methodology chapter gives a breakdown to the reader, on how the research process was conducted. This chapter provided a background to the steps involved in reaching the findings of the study which can be found in Chapter Four. The next chapter will provide the reader with the findings from the data analysis on how sexual and gender fluidity is represented in the Irish print media and the digital news sources used.

CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Introduction

This chapter will provide the findings from the results of the thematic analysis of the data sample, as described in chapter three, the methodology.
This research began by examining print media articles, published in Ireland, relating to sexual fluidity and/or gender …show more content…

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