Essays about: "On construction of gender"

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1. 1. QUEER PARENTHOOD ACROSS TEMPORAL AND SOCIAL LINES; An anthropological study on queer individuals experiences of parenthood in Swedish society

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Emma Eliardsson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : Queer parenthood; parental line; temporality; emotionality; kinship;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine the everyday experience of queer parenthood, relating to aspects of gender and sexuality, family relations, and social norms in Swedish society. The study reveals that being a queer parent in contemporary Swedish society means being in an ambivalent position where factors of time and space, as well as gender identity and expression proves to be a leading force in how the parents practice parenthood and whether the political aspect of queerness comes to be consciously or unconsciously expressed within parenthood. READ MORE

3. 2. PUNK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SECOND SEX; An anthropological study of gender roles and gender equality in the Swedish punk scene in 2023

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Agnes Jansson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : feminism; gender; punk; female musicians; tokenism; homosociality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates female punk musicians’ experiences of the punk scene in Sweden, focusing on the construction of gender and gender roles among bands of the genre in 2023, as well as the treatment of the minority of female musicians. According to my participants’ beliefs, I also point towards what can still be done to improve gender equality in the Swedish punk scene. READ MORE

4. 3. The Threat of Ideological Indoctrination : Exploring the Adaptive Argumentation within Pro-Life Discourse in Latin America

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Berg; [2023]
   Keywords : abortion; Latin America; human rights; discourse; pro-life; threat construction; gender ideology;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates conservative social movements’ discursive strategies and the ways in which discourse is used depending on a constructed threat. This is done through a discourse analysis on online published material by pro-life groups in Latin America, using the case of abortion. READ MORE

5. 4. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

   Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

6. 5. Political Ecology of renewable energy transitions on the Åland Islands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Moon Hee Chu; Miroslav Lakota; [2023]
   Keywords : Renewable energy transitions; Sustainability Science; Offshore wind farms; Political Ecology; Gender; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Amidst a climate and biodiversity crisis, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has become imperative. On the Åland Islands, planned large-scale offshore wind farms offer potential economic growth but entail environmental and social impacts. READ MORE