Essays about: "american globalization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words american globalization.

  1. 1. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : William Church; [2020]
    Keywords : Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. READ MORE

  3. 2. It’s a little bit like drawing the lottery : A study of American and British expats’ educational strategies in Berlin

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Linn Björklund Pettersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Sociology of education; reproduction strategies; school choice; expat; Berlin; Germany; Utbildningssociologi; utbildningsstrategier; skolval; expats; Berlin; Tyskland;

    Abstract : This study examines American and British middle class expats’ educational strategies in Berlin, Germany, from a Bourdieusian perspective. I argue that globalization and an increased mover population make it necessary to study the expat population, a social group that has been largely neglected in sociological research. READ MORE

  4. 3. Antibiotikaresistens hos Campylobacter jejuni : skillnader mellan djurslag och länder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sofia Daresjö; [2017]
    Keywords : Campylobacter jejuni; antibiotikaresistens; djurarter; länder;

    Abstract : Antibiotikaresistens är i dagens samhälle ett av de största hoten inom den moderna sjukvården. Felaktig och överdriven användning av antibiotika leder till selektion av resistenta bakterier, då de icke resistenta avdödas av antimikrobiella substanser. Antibiotika används över hela världen på human- och djursidan. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Glocalization of Brand Myths: An Examination of Volvo Discourses from a Swedish and an American Consumer Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emma Lanzky; Anna Lundahl; [2016-09-22]
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    Abstract : This article examines how global brand myths take on localized meanings in different localities. The global car brand Volvo is used as context to identify global brand myths and study the local variations in how Swedish and American consumers interpret these myths. READ MORE

  6. 5. Corporate Social Responsibility and its effect on stock price : A comparison between different types of Corporate Social Responsibility activities and its effect on American firms´ stock price

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Linnéa Müller; Matilda Wikström; [2016]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; Abnormal return; Cumulative abnormal return; stock price;

    Abstract : In today's society there is an increasing globalization. This may create a challenge for publicly- owned firms to make its stocks more attractive in the market for the investors all around the world. READ MORE