Essays about: "just-world"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word just-world.

1. 1. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

3. 2. Drudgingly the squirrel feeds itself- Performatively collective action influences oppressive norms: Mixed-Method Study on the Subversion of Oppressive Norms in Activist and Policy Discourse

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

   Author : Manon Bisdorf; [2021]
   Keywords : oppressive norms; collective action; performativity; mixed methods; feminist research; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Like a squirrel that slowly collects nuts for the winter, this thesis emphasizes the importance of small acts in the collective struggle for a just world. Currently, oppressive norms confine certain ways of being. READ MORE

4. 3. How a TikTok video by Finnish police is representing the victim : A Multimodal critical discourse analysis on victim blaming in Tiktok video

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Ruut Karppinen; [2021]
   Keywords : multimodal critical discourse analysis; non-consensual dissemination of intimate images; social media; victim blaming; What’s the problem represented to be;

   Abstract : The Finnish police have power and influence as they are gate keepers of the criminal justice system. Governmental crime reduction policies rely on the actions of the police and in 2020 the Finnish police made a TikTok video to warn adolescences about dangers of sexting. READ MORE

5. 4. The victim-offender as the epitome of the nonideal victim

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Ashanti Berrend; [2020]
   Keywords : hegemonic masculinity; just world belief; nonideal victim; victim-offender overlap; victim blaming; violent victimization;

   Abstract : The victim-offender overlap has been extensively studied and documented overthe last decades. Various studies have identified young men as the most commonvictims of violent assault, yet the public, the media, but also criminologicalresearch have actively favored the discourse on the ideal victim. READ MORE

6. 5. It's an ill Wind : An Analysis of Justice Perceptions around Wind Power

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lucas Niebel Stier; Marco Wallimann; [2019]
   Keywords : Wind power; Fairness; Energy justice; Procedure; Distribution; Recognition; Public acceptance; Stakeholder perception;

   Abstract : Renewable energy lies in the center of the debate on climate change. In order to achieve the energy transition, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to terminate our reliance on fossil fuels, wind energy is one of the world’s biggest bets. READ MORE