Essays about: "moral sensitivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words moral sensitivity.

  1. 1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
    Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Facing the Friction of a Totalitarian Government : A critical reading of Orwell's 1984 applying the Pedagogy of Discomfort to themes related to government control

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Hanna Houda Axelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Pedagogy of Discomfort to themes related to government control;

    Abstract : This study explores the potential application of George Orwell's novel 1984 in ESL instruction and its influence on promoting discussion among students on divisive political issues. The objective is to examine how the novel's underlying concepts of oppression, dictatorship, and propaganda could encourage critical thinking and social interaction among ESL students. READ MORE

  4. 3. Djuretik i det vilda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Petra Sandberg; [2021]
    Keywords : utilitarism; rättighetsetik; ekocentrism; sentientism;

    Abstract : From being seen solely as non-sentient property, animals and their emotional capacities now evoke interest from scientists as well as the public. The acceptance of animals as sentient beings has played an important part in the progress of animal ethics, but far from all animals are included in such a view. READ MORE

  5. 4. Overt and covert practices of gender (in)equality at the workplace in Scandinavian companies in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Ane Kristiansen; [2020]
    Keywords : gender inequality; performativity; cross-cultural business; labor market; critical management studies; corporate practices; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Based on ethnographic data, this study sheds light on gender (in)equality in Scandinavian workplaces in Ukraine. More specifically, the study aims to investigate how managers in Scandinavian companies in Ukraine present and legitimize company-practices in relation to gender equality. READ MORE

  6. 5. CEO Incentives and firm risk: in the context of cross-listing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Lennartsson; Harley Ljungdahl; [2019]
    Keywords : CEO compensation; CEO incentives; Stock options; Firm risk; Black-Scholes; Delta; Vega; Agency Theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research aims to investigate the relation of CEO compensation, especially how the sensitivity of CEO wealth to stock return volatility (vega), but also how the sensitivity of CEO wealth to stock price (delta) affects the risk of the firm. Moreover, these relations are investigated in the context of cross-listing to examine whether there are differences between US-only listed firms and those that are dual listed. READ MORE