Essays about: "symbolic capital"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 59 essays containing the words symbolic capital.

  1. 16. Urban and rural students : A qualitative study of the urban-rural divide among graduates from a “super high school” in China

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Huang Ying; [2020]
    Keywords : urban-rural divide; education; China; symbolic violence; total institution;

    Abstract : Derived from the education division of China, this study emphasizes the urban-rural divide in students’ results of the NCEE (National College Entrance Examination). The NCEE is the official selection examination for higher education and the final examination of high school in Mainland China. READ MORE

  3. 17. Veiled Muslim women´s position and situation in the Swedish labor market: A socio-legal study on potential marginalizing structures within the Swedish labor market, and the role of law in facilitating the continued reproduction of these

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Tegborg; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Previous research illustrates that Muslim minorities struggle to establish themselves in the European labor market. Veiled Muslim women appear to be a particularly disadvantaged group. Research regarding veiled Muslim women’s position and situation in the Swedish labor market is almost nonexistent. This study attempted to fill this knowledge gap. READ MORE

  4. 18. DO YOU REALLY NEED IT? A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION IN RELATION TO SELF-IDENTITY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Marco Bojic Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Conspicuous consumption; self-identity; consumption; social capital; materialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Conspicuous consumption has been steadily growing and possess considerable functions in creating and expressing consumers’ self-identities. Conspicuous consumption is something that plays a large part in the consumers lives due not only the visible exchanges but also the symbolic value that it brings and creates a reciprocity between consumers self-identity and conspicuous consumption. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Interplay of Cultural, Symbolic and Social Capital : The Life Story of Some Young People in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Alban Jashari; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of some young adults that have grown up in two Millionprogramme neighbourhoods of Malmö. The study is based on eleven semi-structured interviews with five young women and six young men revolving around friends, family, education, and work. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Perpetual Colonial Situation: Language and Dominance in Taiwan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tsung-Ting Chen; [2019-02-04]
    Keywords : language policy; colonialism; Hoklo; Mandarin; sociology; habitus; field; capital; Taiwan; China;

    Abstract : In Taiwan today, 96% of the population speaks Mandarin. Yet, Mandarin speakers were rare, if not totally absent, on the island before 1945. READ MORE