Advanced search

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays matching the above criteria.

  1. 1. It Will Seem So Nice and Grown-Uppish : An analytical essay on development towards conservative gender roles in the novel Anne of Green Gables

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Elena Firozi; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender roles; conformity; separate spheres; bildungsroman; children s and young adult literature; Lucy Montgomery;

    Abstract : In this essay, an analysis of Lucy Montgomery's bildungsroman Anne of Green Gables has been conducted. The story of the protagonist Anne Shirley’s development into adulthood displays many aspects of the gender roles of the twentieth century in Canada as a result of her gendered upbringing. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Challenges of Achieving Work-Life Balance in the Digital Age: A Study of Young Professionals : Exploring the Impact of New Ways of Working on Early Career Adults

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hugo Ljungkvist; Marcus Moore; [2023]
    Keywords : Work-life balance; New Ways of Working; YoungProfessionals;

    Abstract : Technological advancements have paved the way for flexible working arrangements across offices globally. This has fundamentally changed the notion of how work should be conducted, causing new opportunities and challenges to arise. READ MORE

  4. 3. Private Women with Public Opinions : Negotiating Gender in Early Modern Fashion Magazines

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Nele Popp; [2023]
    Keywords : gender perceptions; fashion magazines; public and private spheres; Habermas; female authors; late eighteenth century; early nineteenth century; gender roles;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the construction of gender ideals for the new Middle Class and women’s involvement in the same by analysing fashion magazines published in Germany and Sweden between 1786 to 1827 and 1818 to 1844, respectively. The analysis consists of two parts: first, the share of women’s involvement in the public sphere as defined by Habermas as well as the justification of the inclusion of female-written texts and second, the nature of gender ideals in relation to the separate spheres’ framework. READ MORE

  5. 4. I will break obstacles to happiness : An Analysis of how Mr. Rochester Challenges the Victorian Masculine Norm and the Boundaries of Separate Spheres in Jane Eyre

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Lena Woodrow; [2022]
    Keywords : Literature studies; English literature; Jane Eyre;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  6. 5. Skeuomorphs what art thou? A skeuomorphic perspective on material preference and categorisation in prehistory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Alice Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Skeuomorphism; material properties; material categorisation; material preference; material perception; material interpretation; affordance; cultural spheres; reflexive methodology; archaeological terminology; imitation; original; centre and periphery; metaphorical material; meaningful material; southwestern French Aurignacian; ivory beads; south Scandinavian neolithic; flint daggers; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Past material categorisation and preference in archaeological research are often heavily influenced by modern material perception, through the use of modern language and modern terminological connotations. This thesis seeks to clarify material categorisation and preference in the past, by studying two different skeuomorphs; Aurignacian shell skeuomorphs made from ivory, and south Scandinavian metal dagger skeuomorphs made from flint. READ MORE