Essays about: "Pessimism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the word Pessimism.

1. 11. We are Elites and Losers : Constructing Community Identity and Seeking Social Capital in an Online Subcultural Group in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Hui Chen; [2021]
   Keywords : Chinese online youth subculture; online community; identity; social capital; subcultural capital; emotional capital; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the combination of youth subculture and online community in the contemporary Chinese context. It aims to explore the characteristics of the Chinese online youth subculture and how members construct their collective identities and gain alternative social capital in an online subcultural group. READ MORE

3. 12. Undermining the Local: Power, Acceptance, and Confidence surrounding a Chilean Mining Operation : Social Impacts of the Mining Operation Los Pelambres on the Cuncumén Community

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

   Author : Julia Schwab; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Ethnography; Social License to Operate; Mining; Power; Trust; Victim Mentality;

   Abstract : The present ethnographic research explores the socio-economic repercussions of a copper mining operation in Chile on its host community. By examining the development of the relationship between this local community and the mining company since the latter’s arrival, this thesis sheds light on the possible (secondary) impacts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures and participatory spaces on intracommunal dynamics. READ MORE

4. 13. Hope against hope_An exploratory study of perceptions of current and future global progress among communication for development experts

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Alexandra Correia Reis; [2019]
   Keywords : perceptions; communication for development; optimism; pessimism; progress; post-development;

   Abstract : Multi-country surveys indicate widespread pessimism about global progress and about the effectiveness of the international development sector, despite indicators showing significant advancement in most areas. These perceptions are especially noteworthy because they can influence the public’s opinion on other social issues such as multilateralism, migration, or poverty. READ MORE

5. 14. Cultural Differences in Optimism, Pessimism and Eudaimonic Well-Being from a Neurobiological Perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Alexsandra Plan; [2015]
   Keywords : Well - being; Eudaimonic well - being; Optimism; Pessimism; Cultural differences; Sweden; Japan;

   Abstract : The present thesis provides a theoretical overview, including a neurobiological perspective, of well-being (WB), eudaimonic well-being (EWB), optimism, pessimism and cultural differences between Western and Eastern societies.  In addition, an empirical study investigated these concepts in Japanese and Swedish participants. READ MORE

6. 15. The stories never printed : A case study of alternative journalism online

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Moa Matsdotter Candil; [2015]
   Keywords : Web journalism; alternative media; citizen media; Internet studies; Paraguay;

   Abstract : Internet and new communication technologies have drastically changed the way we send and receive messages, changing also the professions engaged in the gathering and diffusion of information. The Internet is by many presumed to have had a democratising effect on journalism, as it can be used to spread counter-hegemonic information and dismantle false objectivity (Castells, 2009, Rodriguez 2012). READ MORE