Essays about: "moral authority"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words moral authority.

  1. 1. The Interrelation of Punitiveness, Morality, and Socio-demographics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Azur Devic; Albin Magnusson; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Interrelation; Punitiveness; Socio-demographics; morality;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationship between morality (in the form of the moral foundations theory) and punitiveness. Specifically, the aim of the study is to replicate earlier findings of Silver and Silver (2017), who found a positive correlation between the moral valuing of authority, loyalty, and purity (labelled together as the binding foundations), and punitiveness. READ MORE

  3. 2. Just Because You Can Say It, Doesn’t Mean You Should Say It : A Discourse Analysis About the Legitimation in Arguments on Controversy Over the Usage of a Chinese Word That Sounds Like the N-Word

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Lu Wendy; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the arguments in news video clips and comments on social media on whether it was right or wrong of the professor who used a Chinese filler word that sounded like the N-word. I examined the legitimation strategies of the arguments reflected in the social media report and comments on the controversy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  5. 4. EMPOWERING CITIZEN-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY: Supporting Local Management of Waste in Costa Rica

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Almina Bergstrand; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : Waste Management; Costa Rica; Sustainable Development; Moral Values; Circular Flows; Power Relations;

    Abstract : This paper is a result of a Minor Field Study (MFS) performed in Costa Rica and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The aim of this study was to examine how locally based actors implement strategies towards sustainable development regarding waste management in a small village in Costa Rica. READ MORE

  6. 5. “They’re not granted human rights in our EU”. A study of actors’ responsibility for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tora Wilhelmsson; [2022-06-01]
    Keywords : EU; migrants; Roma; Gothenburg; responsibility; intersectional theory; NGO;

    Abstract : Who is responsible for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg? The aim of this study is to explore how different local actors perceive their responsibility, and possibility to affect the situation, for vulnerable EU citizens. Previous research suggests that when multiple actors are involved - both state actors and civil society, guided by different regulations - the cooperation, priorities and target group of actors becomes important. READ MORE