Essays about: "everyday-life"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 864 essays containing the word everyday-life.

1. 1. Chasing Shadows : An Anthropological Expedition of the Hunt for Olle Högbom

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Viktor Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Disappearance; Missingness; Hauntology; Ruinology; Simulacra; Liminality; Ethnography; Anthropology;

   Abstract : This essay explores the mysterious disappearance of Olle Högbom from an anthropological perspective. It uses theories of hauntology, ruinology, and simulacra to examine how Olle's absence continues to affect society. READ MORE

3. 2. Social Gradients in Subjective Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Johansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Subjective Well-being; SWB; COVID-19; pandemic; Sweden; social gradients; foreign-born; health inequalities; resources;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments around the globe to employ various measures, such as social distancing and quarantine, to prevent its spread. The pandemic contributed to drastic changes in everyday life, through economic shocks, fear of the virus, morbidity, and mortality. READ MORE

4. 3. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Vejuna Zalalyte; [2023-11-20]
   Keywords : neighbourhood; urban planning; density; mixed-use; walkability; access to services; local living; travel behaviour; behaviourism; New Urbanism;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. READ MORE

5. 4. “You can not pay my rent forever” Voices from Dandora: Exploring Perspectives on Slum Tourism through Resident, Tour Guide, and Swedish Tourist Experiences

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Linnea Reuterberg; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : Slum tourism; Kenya; Sweden; Dandora; Neocolonialism; Dependency;

   Abstract : In line with the increase of Globalisation, the demand for more unconventional tourism has been on a rise during the last decades. More Western tourists want to get insight into the everyday life of citizens in the country they are visiting. READ MORE

6. 5. THE NEW ERA OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY? LIFESTYLE, FREEDOM AND COMMUNITY; A social anthropological study about how living in a co-housing building can affect the elderly’s quality of life and freedom.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Teresita Stamm Alfredsson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : Co-housing; Elderly; Quality of life;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the elderly’s choice to change their housing situation and their option to move to a co-housing building. Cohousing is a type of housing arrangement that promotes social contact and community between the neighbors. READ MORE