Essays about: "gratitude"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the word gratitude.

  1. 21. Psychological and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Gratitude as an Emotion

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Mirna Solaka; [2016]
    Keywords : Gratitude; positive emotion; mental health; wellbeing; circumplex model of affect; prefrontal cortex; ventral striatum; dopamine;

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  3. 22. Cross-cultural analysis of Death perception

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsa och lärande

    Author : Rita Coelho; [2016]
    Keywords : death; culture; blogs; quantitative; qualitative; social psychology; uncertainty avoidance; död; kultur; bloggar; innehållsanalys; socialpsykologi; osäkerhetsundvikande;

    Abstract : This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the culturally-specific meanings of death, manifested in personal stories presented in social media. Content analysis is used to analyse 140 posts, in three languages and from authors from 12 national affiliations. READ MORE

  4. 23. Is it profitable to amortize?

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Marika Eskilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Amortization; Savings; Alternative investments; Future analysis; Amortering; Sparande; Alternativinvesteringar; Framtidsanalyser;

    Abstract : Nearly all individuals who purchase a property will have to get a mortgage, which raises the issue of repayment of the loan. Is it more profitable to get out of debt or can we make the money grow faster through alternative investments? The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there are incentives for individual households to refrain from amortize. READ MORE

  5. 24. The orphan and the saviour- a relationship of love, gratitude and commodities : A critical discourse analysis of the construction of the narrative about the helper and the orphanage child.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Barn- och ungdomsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Britta Holmberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; orphanage tourism; Otherness; discourse; orphanage; orphan; development aid; volunteering; volunteers; Voluntourism; barnhemsturism; den Andre; diskurs; barnhem; föräldralösa barn; bistånd; volontärarbete; volontärer;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the orphanage child and the helper in the context of voluntourism, orphanage tourism, support and establishment of orphanages. Since residential care is rarely put forward as a “good solution” for children without parental care in Sweden or other Western countries, the purpose of this study is to understand how orphanages for children from the South are legitimised as a solution in narratives about the helpers and the orphans. READ MORE

  6. 25. Managing the work-family dilemma - a qualitative study of Volvo IT India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Sara Windrup; Jenny Fransson; [2013-10-11]
    Keywords : India; Gender Diversity; Work-Family Dilemma; Volvo Information Technology India; Flexibility;

    Abstract : This thesis it written upon a request from Volvo IT India, in order to explain how the organisation can increase gender diversity and the effects an increase might generate. The thesis aims to investigate and understand the respondents’ perceptions on why women in India start working and the challenges they might come across. READ MORE