Essays about: "Martha Nussbaum"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words Martha Nussbaum.
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21. Child Empowerment and Individual Choice : An analysis of the Indian law with the help of Nussbaum’s Capabilities approach
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : More than half of all the girls in India today are married before the age of 18. This derives from gender inequality and discrimination, which has lead to several health issues. At the same time, the Indian state has passed legislation prohibiting the practice of child marriage and made it possible for girls to void their marriages. READ MORE
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22. Masculinity and Objectification : a narrative study on the representation of masculine identity in video games
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : Previous studies on the representation of gender roles video games, and how they are able to affect the consumers' understanding of their own gender identity, often focus on the portrayal of female characters and their effect on male and female consumers. This present study deviates from this common trend and chooses to investigate how expressions of masculine identity are designed towards the objectification of women, to gain an understanding of how this sort of narrative may affect male players to adopt a similar attitude. READ MORE
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23. Are Children Seeds or Are They Soil? : A Comparison between Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Approach and Utilitarian Philosophy applied to Critical Thinking in the Rwandan Education System
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Much research has been done within the field of Education on how to integrate Human Rights in education, both as a class subject and as a value system. Similarly, the research field of Education also contains many discussions of how “critical thinking” is taught and what its role in education is and should be. READ MORE
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24. Female characters in ten mature rated game trailers according to a sex object test
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : Sexual objectification is a topic that is frequently discussed but its importance is underestimated by many in the game industry as well as the general public. This thesis examines and analyses ten mature rated game-trailers with the help of a sex object test to determine if the trailers are sexual objectified. READ MORE
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25. Tensions of Universal Claims and Contextual Sensitivities: The Case of Religious Freedom : An examination of Martha Nussbaum and Saba Mahmood’s ways of mediating the tensions of religious freedom
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis uses a philosophical discussion to explore the tensions that result in the meeting between universal claims and particular contexts regarding human rights and how these tensions can be mediated by exploring the right to religious freedom. In order to do this, two approaches will be studied, one liberal and one postcolonial, represented by Martha Nussbaum and Saba Mahmood respectively. READ MORE
