Essays about: "different types of cultures"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words different types of cultures.
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6. Materialising a Black Belt: A cultural analytical approach to clothing and capital in martial arts
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : This thesis analyses the material culture of karate clothing in Sweden, namely the karate belt(obi) and the karate uniform (gi). It employs ethnographic methods to observe how these objects reveal themselves in observation and interview in the karate practise hall (dojo), and uses a Bourdieuan framework to analyse the different types of capital which emerge; cultural, social and symbolic. READ MORE
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7. Knowledge through Fiction: Characters as Social Metaphors in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : While it is common to relate to fictional characters, there is a common view that this is all that fiction can provide us with and that we cannot learn from fiction. There are arguments to support this claim, such as the no-evidence argument and the fiction-distortion argument. READ MORE
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8. The Role of Ecosystem Services for a Resilient Urban Agriculture System : Case Studies from the Stockholm Region
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Just like in the rest of the world, the urban population in Sweden is increasing each year, which means that cities are becoming increasingly densified and natural green areas are claimed and used for built environment. As a result, biodiversity in cities is often low and inhabitants risk facing losses of ecosystem services of various kinds. READ MORE
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9. The Imperfections of Perfectionism: A qualitative study on how the organisational cultures of technology manufacturing companies affect destructive perfectionism in their leaders
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The destructiveness of perfectionism, although a well studied area of research, has within the organisational context been largely overlooked. With the additional discussion of women being particularly prone to destructive perfectionism in the workplace, this study looks to organisational culture to explain how women's and men's perfectionistic concerns are promoted or prevented at work. READ MORE
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10. Parental Involvement & Parental Anxiety
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : This study aimed at examining the potential relations of parental involvement onto parents, namely the procurement of parent anxiety. A middle school in an area of middle to low socio-economic level was approached to conduct the survey and a hundred and fifteen (N = 115) participants completed questionnaires regarding their levels of parental anxiety and parental involvement, measured here as an average of five (5) other sub-variables and their involvement with their children’s academic life respectively. READ MORE
