Essays about: "Anthony Giddens"

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  1. 6. Marriage and individualism - is there a connection? : Highly educated women in Stockholm in 2020

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Edit Forsberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Marriage Patterns; Individualism; Gender Equality; Women; Stockholm; Tertiary Education;

    Abstract : This study examines the values underlying marriage formation before childbearing among highly educated women living in Stockholm. This group has been shown in previous research to have increasing propensity to enter marriage before childbearing, due to changing values. READ MORE

  3. 7. The particular politics of the home : Domestication and parental practices of digital games in everyday life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Magnus Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Domestication theory; digital games; problem gaming; everyday studies; morals; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The masters thesis The particular politics of the home - domestication and parental practices of digital games in everyday life aims at providing a closer look at how games played on phones, consoles or computers are regulated within the everyday of family life. Through semi-structured interviews with nine parents, the author creates understanding for how digital games are not only tied to the moral project of the home, but have their values negotiated in relation to public discourses around games, focused on the perceived harmful aspects. READ MORE

  4. 8. ”Vill vi ha förändring så måste vi ju göra nånting!” : hur två kommuner lyckats inkludera andelsjordbruk i den offentliga upphandlingen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Elin Östensson; [2018]
    Keywords : andelsjordbruk; skolmat; Sollefteå; Kramfors; direktupphandling; relationsmat;

    Abstract : Sveriges beredskap vid en eventuell kris är mycket låg och vi är idag bara självförsörjande på mjöl, morötter och socker. Ett sätt att stimulera det svenska jordbruket kan vara en högre grad av samverkan mellan myndigheter och producenter. READ MORE

  5. 9. "I had a stick with a wheel on it, now it's all made in China": A qualitative study of "Made in China" toys in Poland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Carolina Némethy; [2017-05-29]
    Keywords : China; globalisation; disembeddedness; matter out of place;

    Abstract : This study focuses on families’ ideas and experiences of “Made in China” toys in Poland. One month of fieldwork with three families allowed for in-depth qualitative data to be collected through informal as well as formal semi-structured interviews and participant observation. READ MORE

  6. 10. "Stripping Them of Their Childhood?" : A study of the humanitarian portrayel of child soldiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Fia Westberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Child soldiers; Anthropology;

    Abstract : The humanitarian discourse defines children and child soldiers along with women as the main victims of conflicts. They view child soldiers as helpless and deprived of their rights, but this view does not always add up with reality. READ MORE