Essays about: "Structural Change of the Public Sphere"

Found 5 essays containing the words Structural Change of the Public Sphere.

1. 1. How Facebook Comments Reflect Certain Characteristics Of Islamophobia: A Critical Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Annabell Curci-Wallis; [2019]
   Keywords : Islamophobia; Muslim; Moderate Muslim; Islam; Social Media; Facebook; Comments; Extremism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Habermas; Communicative Action Theory; Structural Change of the Public Sphere; Characteristics of Islamophobia.;

   Abstract : This study is a contribution to the limited knowledge of how different types of media content (about Muslims and extremism) posted and shared on Facebook might influence corresponding user comments. Through analyzing the discourse of user comments this study aims to identify how comments might reflect certain characteristics of Islamophobia, and to which themes in Facebook posts commentators relate to the most. READ MORE

3. 2. Lifestyle change that matters: Introducing an ethics-as-politics approach to social change of consumer society in a Danish urban context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Emil Hageman Christensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Climate change; austainable lifestyles; critical discourse analysis; ethics-as-politics; community-based activities; transformations; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change is real and imminent, and mitigation and adaptation responses are vital and urgent. Denmark is renowned for its aspirations for sustainability and concerns in that regard, especially among its citizenry. READ MORE

4. 3. Gender Equality and Media - Counteracting structural gender discrimination through equal representation of women and men in media

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Jenny Lidgren; Elin Westerberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Gender Discrimination; Interpersonal Communication; Saying-is-Believing Paradigm; Mass Communication; Social Role Theory;

   Abstract : The public debate on gender equality has gained traction in Sweden in recent years and there has been a pivotal increase in the number of women holding positions in the boards of Swedish stock market companies. A strong opinion argues that media is not taking its responsibility in reflecting the on-going societal change since women are often reduced to stereotypical portrayals, which may inhibit the stride, or at least dampen the pace, toward gender equality in society. READ MORE

5. 4. What Choice of Equality for Workers with Family Responsibilities?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Heleen Jääger; [2015]
   Keywords : international labour law; formal equality; substantive equality; equality of treatment; equality of opportunity; equality of results; family responsibilities discrimination; workers with family responsibilities; gender stereotypes; transformative equality; parental leave; Estonia; social partners; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Gone are the days when women were exclusively confined to care work in the private sphere and men dominated in the public sphere. Still, the increase in the number of women in gainful employment has not engendered a more equitable division of family responsibilities inside the family unit. READ MORE

6. 5. Förkastade rum

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maria Fladvad; [2012]
   Keywords : privat offentligt; free space feminism; counterpublics; political space; feminism; public private; politiska rum; alternativ offentlighet; frirum; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay is based on the notion that feminism is neglected in the public sphere and examines the possibilities and limits for feministic political change in the Malmö-Lund region in Sweden. By doing so, the limits and the actual expression of feministic politics in the area are inquired. READ MORE