Essays about: "moral"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 975 essays containing the word moral.

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

   University essay from

   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

3. 17. Bildung in the language classroom. Reading literature to stimulate young people's desire to learn English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Thomas Mellen; [2023-08-01]
   Keywords : reading; literature; bildung; didaktik; professional self-determination;

   Abstract : The power of reading literary texts to stimulate language learning, critical thinking and communicative competence is well established, yet young people are reading less literature than they did ten years ago. The aim of my research is to find out what teachers and other educational professionals can do in order to support young people to take up the habit of regular deep reading. READ MORE

4. 18. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

5. 19. Driven by Zero Emissions or Paramount Prestige? - Investigating the Coexistence of Environmental Concern and Materialism in Predicting Purchase Intentions of Premium Electric Cars

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustav Olofsson; Pontus Winblad; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Premium Electric Cars; Consumer Intentions; Theory of Planned Behavior; Environmental concern; Materialism; Sustainability Luxury Paradox; SEM Analysis;

   Abstract : As the world embraces sustainability, markets align with the shift and undergo transformations. One of which is the luxury segment, from which the integration of sustainability challenges the theorized paradoxical relationship of the two concepts. READ MORE

6. 20. “It’s not like I can stop consuming football” - How consumers through moral decoupling support a sports event conducting unethical behavior

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Izabella Lipovac; Rebecka Johansson; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Moral decoupling; moral coupling; sports events; unethical behavior; moral judgment; attachment; moral emotions;

   Abstract : Using the case of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, this study develops the notion of moral decoupling, a reasoning process that separates moral judgment and performance judgment. This separation allows consumers to condemn unethical behavior performed by companies and public figures while simultaneously continuing to offer them support. READ MORE