Essays about: "social conventions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 77 essays containing the words social conventions.

  1. 11. Human-Aware Robot Navigation around Groups in Narrow Spaces

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Angelo Briamonte; [2020]
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    Abstract : The technological advancement in the field of Robotics and related areas is leading to the increasing deployment of artificial agents not only in factories but also in offices, hospitals, airports and, more recently, also in homes. One of the problems that robots face when deployed in environments with people is how to perform the so-called human-aware navigation, i. READ MORE

  3. 12. Facilitating Information Sharing Concerning Dementia : Designing the interface of an online multimedia library

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Martin Wedberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Knowledge sharing; usability; multimedia library; mobile technology; prototyping; e-library; dementia care;

    Abstract : There is a lack of technology that facilitates knowledge sharing in the medical sector. In several countries there is a shortage of medical staff with the proper education to take care of patients suffering from dementia. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Happy Prince : A Paradoxical Aesthetic Tale and a Dual Critique of Victorian Times

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Quentin Caizergues; [2020]
    Keywords : Oscar Wilde; The Happy Prince; fairy tale; aestheticism; moral standards; social satire; Victorian society; Christian values;

    Abstract : This essay highlights The Happy Prince’s advantageous use of conventions of the fairy tale genre to stress critical issues of the Victorian period: the challenge of the established Christian socio-moral order, the rising of the bourgeois industrial society, and the advent of aestheticism as a response. Using the close reading technique supported by the Victorian socio-historical background, the analysis establishes that the criticism proceeds by double associations. READ MORE

  5. 14. Are You Creating Socially Responsible Visual Communication? : An Exploratory Study of Fashion Companies’ External Social Responsibility on Instagram: A Marketer’s Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Avesta Diliwi; Josefin Bäcker; [2019]
    Keywords : CSR; Social Responsibility; External Social Responsibility; Body Image Representation; Body Image; Diversity; Body Size; Ethnicity; Skin Color;

    Abstract : Background: Following the development of digitalization and the emergence of social media a lot of attention has been drawn upon how these platforms are influencing the fashion industry and fashion marketing. As society is becoming more ethics and health conscious, fashion companies’ visual representations in social media are drawing more attention - who is represented and how are these representations portrayed. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Social Representation of Populism in Europe : A cross-sectional case study of populist supporters across four European states.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mohammad Ameer Hassan Farooq; [2019]
    Keywords : Populist Parties; Social Representation; Identity Politics; Trust; Institutions; Democratic Deficit; The Elite;

    Abstract : The following paper focuses on the relatively new rise of populism which has seen a surge across states across the western world. Populism refers to governance of and for the people, as opposed to the ruling elites. READ MORE