Essays about: "Socio-cultural change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words Socio-cultural change.

  1. 1. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

  3. 2. Advancing Participatory Methodologies in Education : The Case Study of Mosaic Learning Center in Thailand.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Lorenzo Bonvini; [2022]
    Keywords : alternative education; participatory methodologies; Thailand;

    Abstract : Participatory methodologies offer an alternative approach to widespread conventional methods of education adopted in Thailand. With the latter failing to provide adequate educational outcomes according to international standards, alternative education could represent a valid response to this long-lasting national problem. READ MORE

  4. 3. Plants for everyone : prospects of upscaling consumption of plant-based protein products

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Clara Landsbo; [2022]
    Keywords : plant-based protein products; consumption; lifeworld; discourse; habit; culture; motivation;

    Abstract : A change towards a more sustainable food consumption is necessary in order to mitigate climate change. Changing diets and preferences from animal-based to plant-based has a great potential to reduce impact on the environment. However, this requires action in both local and global contexts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women's Social Entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip: Experiences, Motivations and Challenges

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Amira ElAlami; Sehrish Zullfiqar; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip; Women Social Entrepreneurs Challenges; Women Social Entrepreneurs’ Motives; Women Social Entrepreneurs’ Experience; Contextualizing Women Entrepreneurs; Social Mission; Sustainable Profit; Social Change;

    Abstract : This thesis research concerns women’s social entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip. Itsmain purpose is to provide a better understanding of how women socialentrepreneurs experience social entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip. Also, it digs deepinto their motives and challenges. The main methodological approach is thenarrative approach. READ MORE

  6. 5. We have an emergency, we need to slow down: social innovations and degrowth towards a sustainable fashion sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Evelina Danielsson Valladares; Matthieu Thomas; [2022]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Socio-cultural change; Social Innovation; Sustainable Fashion; Fashion Practice; Values; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Led by the growth paradigm, the fashion sector finds itself in patterns of overproduction and overconsumption putting immense pressure on socio-ecological systems. To tackle this current system, the degrowth movement emerges as a plausible solution. READ MORE