Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Scârneci-Domnișoru |
| SIGNATURE | SCÂRNECI-DOMNIȘORU F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6548-5411 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Practicing Sociology
The article argues that a degree in sociology provides an academic qualification rather than a professional qualification, and hence sociology cannot be practiced. The practice of sociology lacks scientific legitimacy and ethical legitimacy. Even though it cannot be practiced, sociology can be applied in the sense that it can be used in various fields. It informs decisions and actions either by using existing sociological knowledge and theories o…
Visual Techniques Applied in Social Research
'If You Were an Animal, a Plant, a Meal, a Car … What Would You Be?' The Use of Analogy in the Study of Identity Traits
The article presents a new data-collection technique that can be applied in identity studies: analogy. The use of metaphor in identity studies is no novelty, but this particular creative exercise used in sociological research has not been described before in the methodological literature. Three pieces of research in which this technique has been applied are presented here: studies in which participants have been asked to analogise the profession …
Changes in working practices in a rural community of Romania
This visual essay uses photographs to present the changes undergone by labour in a typical village of Romania. The images were captured in two stages, in 2004 and in 2017, when the authors attempted re-photographing the same frames representing the pursuit of several occupations. The essay reveals some household chores which did not undergo any change at all, as well as others that disappeared altogether. The essay also reveals the major changes …
Unorthodox depictions of divinity. Romanian children’s drawings of Him, Her or It
Four hundred and seventy three children between 5 and 12 years of age were asked to draw God; they were then invited to explain what they had drawn and to reveal what they knew about God. One-third of the drawings and interviews obtained refer to unorthodox features of divinity; we have gathered these unconventional elements (God is a woman, He has no legs, He brings people food, etc.) in this visual essay illustrated as a dialogue between childr…
Photovoice
This visual essay presents a series of photos which were the result of a more wide-ranging project conducted by the Romanian Hospice Casa Speranței in Brasov. The photos were taken by adult cancer patients of the Hospice as a way for them to illustrate their own visualisation of their experience of this disease. The patients were asked to add a descriptive text to the images; the photos were then grouped into categories and brought together to fo…
How I became a qualitative researcher
The present article presents the personal experience of the author with research methodologies.Some limits of the social scientific research are being analyzed, regarding two of the stages of research:theoretical framework and operationalization; this is the way in which the validity of the criteria and theconstruct validity came into discussion. At the same time, the character of sociological theories and theirutility in scientific research are …
Photovoice
This visual essay presents a series of photos which were the result of a more wide-ranging project conducted by the Romanian Hospice Casa Speranței in Brasov. The photos were taken by adult cancer patients of the Hospice as a way for them to illustrate their own visualisation of their experience of this disease. The patients were asked to add a descriptive text to the images; the photos were then grouped into categories and brought together to fo…
Changes in working practices in a rural community of Romania
This visual essay uses photographs to present the changes undergone by labour in a typical village of Romania. The images were captured in two stages, in 2004 and in 2017, when the authors attempted re-photographing the same frames representing the pursuit of several occupations. The essay reveals some household chores which did not undergo any change at all, as well as others that disappeared altogether. The essay also reveals the major changes …
How I became a qualitative researcher
The present article presents the personal experience of the author with research methodologies.Some limits of the social scientific research are being analyzed, regarding two of the stages of research:theoretical framework and operationalization; this is the way in which the validity of the criteria and theconstruct validity came into discussion. At the same time, the character of sociological theories and theirutility in scientific research are …
Photovoice
This visual essay presents a series of photos which were the result of a more wide-ranging project conducted by the Romanian Hospice Casa Speranței in Brasov. The photos were taken by adult cancer patients of the Hospice as a way for them to illustrate their own visualisation of their experience of this disease. The patients were asked to add a descriptive text to the images; the photos were then grouped into categories and brought together to fo…
Unorthodox depictions of divinity. Romanian children’s drawings of Him, Her or It
Four hundred and seventy three children between 5 and 12 years of age were asked to draw God; they were then invited to explain what they had drawn and to reveal what they knew about God. One-third of the drawings and interviews obtained refer to unorthodox features of divinity; we have gathered these unconventional elements (God is a woman, He has no legs, He brings people food, etc.) in this visual essay illustrated as a dialogue between childr…
'If You Were an Animal, a Plant, a Meal, a Car … What Would You Be?' The Use of Analogy in the Study of Identity Traits
The article presents a new data-collection technique that can be applied in identity studies: analogy. The use of metaphor in identity studies is no novelty, but this particular creative exercise used in sociological research has not been described before in the methodological literature. Three pieces of research in which this technique has been applied are presented here: studies in which participants have been asked to analogise the profession …
Changes in working practices in a rural community of Romania
This visual essay uses photographs to present the changes undergone by labour in a typical village of Romania. The images were captured in two stages, in 2004 and in 2017, when the authors attempted re-photographing the same frames representing the pursuit of several occupations. The essay reveals some household chores which did not undergo any change at all, as well as others that disappeared altogether. The essay also reveals the major changes …
Visual Techniques Applied in Social Research
Practicing Sociology
The article argues that a degree in sociology provides an academic qualification rather than a professional qualification, and hence sociology cannot be practiced. The practice of sociology lacks scientific legitimacy and ethical legitimacy. Even though it cannot be practiced, sociology can be applied in the sense that it can be used in various fields. It informs decisions and actions either by using existing sociological knowledge and theories o…
Psychology (5 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Romanian (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)