Essays about: "social identity psychology]"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words social identity psychology].
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1. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE
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2. Living in an Immaterial World: An exploratory study on consumer value perceptions in metaverse settings
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : As sung by Madonna, "we are living in a material world" underscored by the consumption of physical goods. Beyond the glitz of materialism lies the grand problem of overconsumption, and correspondingly overproduction, of the world's finite resources. READ MORE
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3. Welfare state generosity and national identity: A study on institutions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : National identity has in a growing field of literature been proposed as a possible tool which, if manipulated, can be used to construct institutions of social justice and particularly a redistributive welfare state. In contrast, decades of welfare state research is largely in consensus that redistributive welfare states were created in response to societal issues such as poverty, emigration and declining fertility rates. READ MORE
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4. Navigating Identities : Social Identity Formation of Afghan Male Refugees in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This study presents general themes concerning identity preservation and identity formation among Afghan male refugees living in Sweden and who obtained Swedish citizenship. This study is based on an ethnographic survey of habits and practices of Afghan refugees living in Sweden who in a process of transition must adjust their previous values and expectations as they confront often hostile surroundings. READ MORE
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5. Bleed and Identity : A conceptual model of bleed and how bleed-out from role-playing games can affect a player’s sense of self
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : The RPG concept of bleed describes the spillover of physical states, mental states, physicality, values, opinions and other similar concepts from player to character and vice versa. Over the years there have been several specific types of bleed suggested by numerous theorists, but how these suggested types stand in relation to each other has yet to be theorized. READ MORE
