Essays about: "conceptualization of meaning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words conceptualization of meaning.
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1. Rolling with Pain – A Sociological Investigation Into the Meaning-Making of Physical Pain
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. READ MORE
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2. Grounding the Common Search for Inclusion : How Local Perceptions can be Included in International Peacebuilding Organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The term local participation has become a frequently used buzzword within peacebuilding; however, its contextual meaning and practical implications are not well established. Further, most of the literature has focused on international organizations from a state-building and good governance perspective, however, often this does not account for the work and responsibilities which are carried by large-scale peacebuilding INGOs. READ MORE
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3. Doubt in Postmodernity : The Communicative Process of Fixating Beliefs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : This thesis examines how ideas of truth and knowledge are created, maintained, and negotiated within the context of a community through means of communication. This is achieved by conducting a case study which highlights the social processes of deconstructing and reconstructing ideas of truth. READ MORE
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4. “Seeing is believing ... ?” An exploration of photojournalism in war reporting and its conceptualization within the scope of War and Peace Journalism
University essay from Södertörns högskola/JournalistikAbstract : Journalism is a profession which bears many social and political responsibilities. Particularly war correspondence is a challenging task for professional journalists and thus constitutes a decisive part in the academic field of Journalism Studies. READ MORE
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5. Let Them Sell Kidneys! : The Case Against the Case Against a Market in Organs
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : It seems uncontroversial to state that meeting the vital medical needs of the vulnerable is agoal of great moral importance. Those in need of an organ transplant are among the mostvulnerable and yet society has to a large extent failed them. READ MORE
