Essays about: "practice-based approach"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words practice-based approach.

  1. 11. It’s not just about changing a law; it’s about changing minds : A Minor Field Study on Primary Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls in a local Argentinian context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Sara Borras; [2019]
    Keywords : Prevention; Preventing Violence Against Women; Primary Prevention; Gender-Based Violence; Argentina; Lanús; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious human rights issue that demands urgent action. Current standard practices increasingly focus on primary prevention; that is, to prevent violence before it occurs. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Difficult Sami Heritage; : a study of museum practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristina Thorell; [2019]
    Keywords : difficult heritage; Sami heritage; colonization; religious history;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the difficult Sami heritage which is exhibited within local history museums in northern Sweden. The study incorporates theories from cultural science and sociology but it is written within religious history as a philological and text-oriented discipline where discourses and social constructions of the Sami heritage and worldviews are in focus. READ MORE

  4. 13. The practice of recycling : understanding people´s motivations and barriers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sandra Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : recycling; behaviour; practice theory; barriers; motivations;

    Abstract : The problem of waste has grown into one of today's biggest environmental problems affecting both humans and the environment. Because of a growing world population, continued economic growth and more unsustainable consumption patterns, more waste is being generated, and more resources are being used. READ MORE

  5. 14. Performing Sustainability in Fast Fashion Retailing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Cynthia Salkovic; [2018]
    Keywords : fast fashion; sustainability; marketing; practice theory; sustainable consumption; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper stems from understanding how fast fashion retailers market their sustainability and how the retail space drives different forms of sustainable performances and consumption. Departing from a practice-based approach and practice theory, the study gives insights on how retailers actions in the production chain are translated in-store and online for consumers sense-making, performances and consumption practices. READ MORE

  6. 15. The reproduction of second-hand apparel shopping : understanding second-hand apparel consumption from a practice-based approach

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alexandra Fröding; [2017]
    Keywords : second-hand shopping; second-hand consumption; apparel consumption; sustainable consumption; practice theory;

    Abstract : Textile and apparel consumption highly affect the environment, and a large amount of useable clothes are disposed to trash. This study examines second-hand shopping of clothes from a practice-based approach, more specifically Shove et al. READ MORE