Essays about: "Moral Values of Life"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Moral Values of Life.

1. 1. Volunteer tourism as a transformative journey - “ It's something that they still have, that many have lost at home”

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Nathalie Regestad; Isabella Axelsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Voluntourism; existential authenticity; moral grandstanding; moral superiority; self-identity; the Other; exoticism; epiphany; epiphanic experiences.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Volunteer tourism is an alternative form of tourism that is constantly increasing. The increase can be considered related to trends about social participation, environmental awareness and moral demands. READ MORE

3. 2. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

   Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

4. 3. Between Self-Determination, Consistency and Rights Protection: Process-Based Review in Expulsion Cases under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Martna; [2023]
   Keywords : European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Article 8 Right to respect for private and family life ; Process-based review; Political self-determination; Protection of rights; Consistent application; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the practice of the European Court of Human Rights to decide expulsion cases implicating migrants with criminal record under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by use of process-based review. It departs from the premise that such expulsions do not violate absolute rights but constitute interferences with a qualified right, which allows for infringements necessary in a democratic society. READ MORE

5. 4. The Role of Literature in Character Education: On the Formation of the Modern 'Self' in Contemporary Liberal Schooling

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

   Author : Svetlana Skripnik; [2022]
   Keywords : Character Education; literature; values; formation; Martha Nussbaum; capability approach; Allan Bloom; conservative theories; liberal theories; critical pedagogy; Post-Critical Pedagogy; civic virtue; citizenship; Love of the World.;

   Abstract : With the liberalisation of the society and education in the Western Countries, new development horizons have emerged thus altering our expectations from the younger generation and our vision of human fulfilment and happiness. As Dewey stressed, the current advance of technology and democratic ways of life results in the unprecedented rate and speed of changes and ‘it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be twenty years from now. READ MORE

6. 5. Citizenship Education for the World:A Model Inspired by Hannah Arendt

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

   Author : Sana Butt; [2022]
   Keywords : Arendt; Citizenship; Education; World; World-Alienation;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I construct a model of citizenship education inspired by Hannah Arendt’s works, specifically by using her influential book, The Human Condition and notable essay, “The Crisis in Education”. In Arendt’s disapproval of progressive education with its ideal of citizenship education to predefine the future for citizens, I construct my own model of citizenship education, that is for the world. READ MORE