Essays about: "moral anthropology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words moral anthropology.
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1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE
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2. Humanitarian Palliative Care : On the threshold of concern
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Humanitarian organizations and research groups are increasingly considering the potential of integrating palliative care into humanitarian health responses. While studies on the topic frequently examine the obstacles of integrating palliative care into humanitarian action, the field is marked by notable research gaps, particularly concerning assessments of practice, the impact of guidelines, as well as critical inquiries into the moral and conceptual implications of a “humanitarian palliative care”. READ MORE
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3. “What kind of generation is this?” - A social anthropological study about youth climate activism in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The climate crisis is upon us and our planet is crying out for help. This thesis is a story about the young people that have chosen to answer the call and take action. READ MORE
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4. Negotiating the moral community : Moral intimacy in the shadow of Colombia's rebel rule
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : While cultural anthropology has a well-established tradition of studying armed conflict and postconflict societies, its consideration of morality in this context has hitherto been granted a tangential, rather than central role. Addressing this gap, the present thesis draws on qualitative data collected during four weeks of fieldwork carried out in the rural inland of Colombia’s Urabá region between June and July of 2018 to explore the ways in which morality is locally constructed in communities afflicted by a history of armed violence and rebel governance. READ MORE
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5. Going ALL Ink : An anthropological phenomenology study of a moral self, individuality, and embodiment through the practice of tattoos
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Habitus is a type of order that explains how an individual becomes a member of a society or a culture and can be studied to learn about that society or culture. Daniel Miller is introducing a similar approach to order of individuals’ material relationships through which one can learn about meaningful representation of the individual subjects themselves. READ MORE
