Essays about: "Identity creation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 265 essays containing the words Identity creation.

  1. 26. "I am What I am. My Own Special Creation" : A qualitative interview study on queer ageing and eldercare.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jesper Hultin; [2023]
    Keywords : LGBTQ seniors; eldercare; ageing; queer gerontology; social work HBTQ seniorer; äldreomsorg; åldrande; queer gerontologi; socialt arbete; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this Master’s thesis is to expand scholarship on ageing and eldercare through the lens of queer gerontology; to develop said scholarship on the queering of eldercare through the experiences of LGBTQ+ seniors and LGBTQ+ certified eldercare practitioners. Through four interviews with LGBTQ+ seniors and abovementioned practitioners, the core findings of the thesis put to question the collective subjectivity that is LGBTQ+ seniors, as neither LGBTQ+ informant thought of sexuality as an identity, but rather a practice. READ MORE

  3. 27. Transcending Borders with Site Specificity : A Global Case Study in Transcultural Digital Engagement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Francisco Ortiz; [2023]
    Keywords : site specific; digital engagement; transcultural; semiotics; theater; South Africa; Johannesburg; ICT4D;

    Abstract : Despite our digitally interconnected world, media representations of people and cultures are often harmfully biased or narrow. This makes it difficult for viewersto understand the conditions, feelings, and struggles of others, not only on a global scale, but also within local contexts. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Role of Narratives in Organisational Change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elin Oskarsson; Malin Dierkes; [2022-06-21]
    Keywords : Organisational Change; Narratives; Sensemaking; Identity; Political Motives;

    Abstract : Organisational change has been studied for many years generating classical management literature of how to view and handle change, but contrasting the more classical theories, narratives, or stories, can be used to study change. In human sciences, narratives are referred to as a family of concepts that have in common a storied form. READ MORE

  5. 29. Identity Construction through Consumer Collectives: A qualitative study on how consumers construct their identity within the beauty community on Tiktok

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Rammasi; Karólína Pétursdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : Tiktok; Identity Creation; Consumer Collectives; Beauty Products; Consumer Tribes; Subcultures; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The study aims to develop an understanding of how consumers construct their identities through online communities on social media platforms. The paper will specifically look into the platform Tiktok, and moreover how consumers construct their identities within the beauty community on the platform. READ MORE

  6. 30. Avatar Selection in the Metaverse : How users choose their digital persona in VRChat

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Andrej Dudoglo; Florian Ritter; [2022]
    Keywords : avatars; avatar selection; virtual reality; VRChat; metaverse; virtual social space; identity; representation; mirror-dwelling;

    Abstract : 1 Abstract Current endeavors in the tech-industry to create the first true metaverse, alongside other things, sparked the emergence of interest around virtual avatars, namely in the NFT community. Given the complexity of design-challenges associated with creating an immersive metaverse, its avatars and the systems they evolve around, this paper aims to understand user desires and motivational patterns for avatar selection in VRChat, a game that resembles much of what a future metaverse could look like. READ MORE