Essays about: "identities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1060 essays containing the word identities.

1. 21. Do our stories shape our identity? A case study of narratives and discourses among Iranian immigrants in Sweden.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Neda Soghari Vash; [2023-07-07]
   Keywords : Immigration; narratives; identity; transformation; discourse; positioning;

   Abstract : Global migration movements are a daily occurrence in our globalized world. Immigrants’ identities evolve and are affected by the cultural norms, policies, and practices in host countries during their journeys. READ MORE

3. 22. Football Clubs’ Supporters and Human Rights - A Social Identity and Consumer Culture Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Henrik Ericsson; Eric Nilsson; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Supportership; Human Rights; Social Identity Theory; Consumer Culture Theory; qualitative methodology;

   Abstract : Following football and attending games is a popular practice in the world and in Sweden. Accordingly, a lot of people establish an identity with their supportership to a club which indicates the importance of football clubs in these people's lives. READ MORE

4. 23. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Reihuan Wu; [2023]
   Keywords : Taiwan; Chinese Taiwanese identity; overseas Taiwanese identity; ethnic identity; national identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. READ MORE

5. 24. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
   Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

   Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

6. 25. Keeping Up with the Transition: Sex for Compensation and Women with Asylum and Transgender Experiences in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Ines Anttila; [2023]
   Keywords : sex for compensation; transgender; asylum; gender affirmation; waiting; strategy; tactic.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the practice of sex for compensation performed by women with transgender and asylum experiences living in Sweden. It aims to explore the complexities of sex for compensation by positioning this practice as both strategy and a tactic for obtaining income used for gender affirmation, considering that gender-affirmative healthcare is not available for asylum seekers in Sweden. READ MORE