Essays about: "role conflict theory"

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1. 6. Exploring Chinese Consumer’s Attitude Toward Second-Hand Consumption, Shame or Not ?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : YUAN HUANG; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese Second-hand industry; Consumer Attitudes; Shame; Face Consciousness;

   Abstract : The burgeoning second-hand economy plays a crucial role in alleviating the environmental crisis exacerbated by over-consumption. In China, the second-hand market has witnessed rapid growth since local customer-to-customer trading platforms emerged in 2015. READ MORE

3. 7. Beyond Conflict : NATO's Just Securitization of Russia

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Signe Prip Bruun; [2023]
   Keywords : Threat perception; securitization; JST; social constructivism; international security; NATO-Russia relations; identity;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the ethical implications of NATO securitizing Russia without being in direct warfare,seeking to contribute to the debate of the integration of ethics into IR. This thesis contributes to that argument by integrating ethical dimensions of normative character through Floyd's Just Security Theory (JST) within the framework of social constructivism to develop new theoretical insights. READ MORE

4. 8. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

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

   Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
   Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

5. 9. Technocracy and its Critics : Scientists’ attitudes about technocracy, democracy and their role in society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gustaf Westin; [2023]
   Keywords : Technocracy; democracy; expert rule; expertise; science; the scientific community;

   Abstract : The theoretical conflict between democracy and technocracy (rule by those with knowledge or skill) is an issue of ever-present interest in political science and democratic theory. In recent decades, much scholarship has shown that the influence of science and scientists over politics has grown more and more significant, in different ways. READ MORE

6. 10. The dilemma of choosing between work and family: The role of social distance in advising friends or strangers

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : Clara Ruoff; [2023]
   Keywords : Work-family conflict; dilemma; moral decision-making; construal level theory; time perspectives; work-family centrality;

   Abstract : The prevalence of work and family in people’s lives combined with limited time and resources often results in a moral decision between work and family, posing a dilemma between hedonistic values for work and altruistic values for family. This study aimed to understand the processes of decision-making in work-family dilemmas and tested three approaches. READ MORE