Essays about: "materialistic value"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words materialistic value.

  1. 1. Authentic Assessment : How Could Authentic Assessment Benefit EFL Students' Speaking Skills in Swedish Upper Secondary School?

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Lindha Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Authentic assessment; EFL; speaking skills; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : The study’s intention is to research the questions of how authentic assessment could benefit EFL students’ speaking skills in Swedish upper secondary school and what some advantages and disadvantages were of doing so. To this end secondary sources were used to gather information to be able to answer the research questions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Making Sense of Citizenship: What Citizenship Means to Immigrants in Sweden (A study on Pakistani Immigrants living in Sweden)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ahmed Kanwal; [2018]
    Keywords : Citizenship; Mobility; Security; Protection; Sense of Belonging; Pakistani; Immigrants; Sweden; Citizen;

    Abstract : Very few empirical studies in migration and citizenship focus on immigrants' perceptions of the concept of citizenship and its prominent features. Based on the semi-structured interviews of 8 Pakistani immigrants (Swedish citizenship holders and non-citizenship holders) in Sweden, this study aimed to understand how these immigrants perceive and define Swedish citizenship, and how do they value it in material, symbolic, and emotional terms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Let's Face Yoga - A Quantitative Study of the Priming Effect of Yoga on People's Beliefs and Behavior

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Jenny Boberg; Frida Änges; [2017]
    Keywords : Priming; Yoga; Behavioral effects; Yogi stereotype;

    Abstract : Due to the rapid growth of yoga in terms of popularity, academic interest, and rising market value, it was hypothesized that the mere presence of yoga in society induced the opportunity for priming to significantly affect individual's behaviors and beliefs. Building upon the divergent research foundations of yoga and priming, the experimental study examined whether yoga priming would generate positive effects on the variables of mood, self-image, materialistic behavior, self-esteem, and prosocial behavior. READ MORE

  5. 4. Valuing nature : ethical considerations of biodiversity in sustainability science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jonathan Bartling; [2016]
    Keywords : biodiversity; sustainability science; ecosystem services; valuation; anthropocentrism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Species extinction rates have during the last centuries reached levels leading scholars to proclaim a sixth mass extinction, even referred to as defining element of the Anthropocene. How humanity relates to nature and biodiversity has thus become part of how we delineate and describe the geological epoch we live in. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Paradox of Luxury : A perspective on luxury value and consumer behavior

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Lundén; Oscar Modig; [2015]
    Keywords : Luxury value; consumer behavior; contextual value; concept of luxury; marketing and luxury clothing.;

    Abstract : There must be a human factor to explain the lack of logic in luxury consumption. This irrational behavior is subject to explanation in this thesis, using values to map a framework where hopefully, conclusions can be drawn regarding how values drive people to consume luxury clothing. READ MORE