Essays about: "meta narrative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words meta narrative.

  1. 1. Swedish Pandemic Preparedness Plans and the Existential Pandemic Threat : A Pandemic Imaginary Perspective

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Viktor Eskilsson; [2024]
    Keywords : risk perception; pandemic imaginary; meta narrative; pandemic preparedness;

    Abstract : Pandemiberedskap är central ur ett säkerhets- och folkhälsoperspektiv. Uppsatsens fokus ligger på existentiell riskuppfattning i Folkhälsomyndighetens pandemiberedskapsplaner från 2019 och 2023. För analysen detta används ett perspektiv som utvecklats av en medicinsk antropolog vid namn Christos Lynteris. READ MORE

  3. 2. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

    Abstract : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. READ MORE

  4. 3. Storytelling and its role in alleviating suffering in psychiatric care

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård

    Author : Maria Sandberg; Gabriela David; [2023]
    Keywords : Lifestory; suffering; recovery; psychiatric care; psychiatric illness; nurse; patient; caring relationship;

    Abstract : Background: This study explores the use of storytelling and patient narrative in mental health care. The focus is how the use of storytelling can reduce suffering and support the recovery process for individuals with psychiatric illnesses. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Meta-narrative Review of Recent Advancements in Material Footprint Methodologies

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : John Henry Nylén; [2023]
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    Abstract : The circular economy is a strategy that aims at closing material loops and lower resource consumption. Resource use indicators, like the material footprint, can play an important role in this transition. READ MORE

  6. 5. Artificial intelligence in social work : A PRISMA scoping review on its applications

    University essay from Marie Cederschiöld högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Carl Wykman; [2023]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence; AI; Social work; Social services; Scoping review; PRISMA-ScR; Machine learning; Natural language processing; AI applications; Predictive analytics; Artificiell intelligens; Socialt arbete; Socialtjänsten; Maskininlärning;

    Abstract : Background: Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are rapidly advancing, as are its potential applications. Examples of the adoption of AI in social work already exist, but an overview of its manifold uses is lacking. READ MORE