Essays about: "intimacy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 essays containing the word intimacy.
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1. Is there any sugar in Sugar Dating?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapAbstract : The sugar dating market is divided into the interpretations of either being a niched dating style or another term for prostitution, disguised to align with the Swedish Sex Purchase Act. Despite sugar dating platforms prohibiting prostitution and escort services, previous research shows that sex for remuneration is common within sugar dating concepts. READ MORE
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2. 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 GenderAbstract : 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
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3. Deep Breath - An auto-reflexive account of a collective journey into the healing practices of shared, embodied, breathing meditation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskapAbstract : When we first encounter past traumatic experiences in ourselves, we are left with a conundrum; how are we to move forward in our everyday lives and thrive, rather than just cope and survive? By participating in the Belly2Belly ritual, providing analytical reflections and a detailed account from an auto-reflexive perspective, I attempt in this thesis to show, through the Belly2Belly ritual, how participants progress from a state of ill-being into a state of well-being, a form of evolution of well-being. This, it can be argued, takes form when the ritual participants are provided with the opportunity to engage with their unconscious habitus and autonomous physiological reactions through embodiment of intimacy. READ MORE
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4. If You Like It, Then You Should Equip a Ring on It : A qualitative study regarding marriages within Final Fantasy XIV
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : This research study looks at the online game Final Fantasy XIV and the players who have participated in the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding, to gain further understanding behind motives for partaking in an online matrimonial service with another player. This study can be relevant for researchers looking into how players interact with events meant to generate intimacy between players. READ MORE
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5. Federated Machine Learning for Resource Allocation in Multi-domain Fog Ecosystems
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologiAbstract : The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has increasingly demanded intimacy between cloud services and end-users. This has incentivised extending cloud resources to the edge in what is deemed fog computing. The latter is manifesting as an ecosystem of connected clouds, geo-dispersed and of diverse capacities. READ MORE
