Essays about: "passivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the word passivity.

  1. 1. INFLATION ANDINTEREST : What does high inflation imply?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hugo Sjövall; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The objective of this paper is to examine the general relationship between the year-onyear inflation-rate and nominal interest rates, contributing to a better understanding of what high inflation implies for nominal rates. Although a heavily researched topic, economists still seem far from a consensus regarding the relation between these two variables; some papers suggest a strong relationship – while others reject the idea of an empirically observable relationship altogether. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vulnerable Victims or Agents of Change? A qualitative content analysis on the representation of women in Nepal's National Adaptation Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : women; representation; climate adaptation policy; Nepal; feminist constructivism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Climate adaptation policies in Nepal have previously depicted women as vulnerable victims. Policy-makers have described women as a weak and voiceless group that needs “saving” in environmental politics. Several studies have emphasized that these simplistic representations perpetuate gender stereotypes and omit proactive roles in climate action. READ MORE

  4. 3. Voice, Agency, and Urgency : Three Ecocritical Readings of Nature and the Protagonist in Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Annika Salisbury; [2023]
    Keywords : Delia Owens; Where the Crawdads Sing; ecocriticism; postcolonial ecocriticism; ecofeminism; climate change criticism; voice; agency; urgency.; Delia Owens; Where the Crawdads Sing; ekokritik; postkolonial ekokritik; ekofeminism; klimatkritik; röst; agens; brådska.;

    Abstract : The female protagonist Catherine Danielle Clark (Kya) in Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing is abandoned by her family at a young age and grows up alone in a marshland environment in 1950s North Carolina. Shunned by the local community, Kya relies on nature to help her survive and to teach her about life and love—until one day she finds herself accused of murder. READ MORE

  5. 4. Att skaffa valp och skapa förutsättningar för en trygg vuxen hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Agata Michalina Musial; [2023]
    Keywords : hund; valp; uppfödare; uppfostran; trygg hund; hundägare; kennel; råd;

    Abstract : Idag finns det en mängd informationskällor där man kan få tips och råd för hur man bör uppfostra sin valp för att den ska bli en trygg vuxen hund. Många av källorna kommer från veterinärer, hundpsykologer eller hundtränare, medan det finns ett mer begränsat utbud av information direkt från hunduppfödare. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social passivity in English classrooms : A qualitative study on how upper-secondary English teachers in Sweden work to help socially passive students

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Jennifer Ängerfors; [2022]
    Keywords : Social passivity; English as a second language; Second language learning; Unwillingness to communicate; Qualitative; Upper-secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to increase our knowledge of how upper-secondary English teachers in Sweden work to ensure that students who are socially passive reach the learning objectives regarding oral proficiency in the English subject. The study explores how six English teachers interpret the underlying factors causing students to be passive in English class, and what they do about this. READ MORE