Essays about: "Male Studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 475 essays containing the words Male Studies.

  1. 1. “A guy got to sometimes” : Hegemonic masculinity and male homosociality in Of Mice of Men, by John Steinbeck

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Abigail Piper Sandström; [2024]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Steinbeck; Homosociality; American Literature; Hegemonic masculinity; Gender; Male Studies;

    Abstract : John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men explores themes of morality and masculinity through its many male characters. With the use of hegemonic masculinity theory, this essay analyzes how different elements of masculinity are characterized, constructed, and valued in relation to one another. READ MORE

  3. 2. Womens Club? : The Role of Gender in the Female Business Angel’s Investment Process

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Edenvik; Amon Suhr Perez; [2024]
    Keywords : homosociality; heterosociality; business angel; gender; investment process; entrepreneur; homosocialitet; heterosocialitet; affärsängel; kön; investeringsprocess; entreprenör;

    Abstract : Business angels constitute an increasingly important source of capital for entrepreneurs in their ventures’ early stages. Previous research and reports, however, state that female entrepreneurs are heavily underfunded. READ MORE

  4. 3. Blood flow restriction training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure; A scoping review

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för fysioterapi

    Author : Ivar Ramström; Kevin Ulman; [2024]
    Keywords : Cardiac rehabilitation; Pulmonary rehabilitation; KAATSU; BFR; BFRT; Vascular occlusion; HF; COPD;

    Abstract : Background: Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is an effective way of training that enables training with low external load while receiving similar effects to high load training. The lack of knowledge of BFRT for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart failure (HF) led to the making of this scoping review. READ MORE

  5. 4. Examining core executive functions related to playing position in elite and semi-elite soccer players

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Juulia Grönlund; Agneta Åhlén; [2023-11-20]
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    Abstract : Each moment in the soccer field is different and the players need to be able to process large amounts of information to make the best possible decision and then act upon it. Executive functions such as working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility can therefore be seen as fundamentally important for soccer players. READ MORE

  6. 5. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

    University essay from

    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE