Essays about: "role of science in daily life"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words role of science in daily life.

  1. 1. Make America Green Again: Understanding Trumpism as it Relates to Environmental Injustice Legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brooke Moore; [2023]
    Keywords : Trumpism; Environmental Justice; Environmental Legislation; Framing Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United States is witnessing the emergence of what has popularly been coined Trumpism – a new conservatism inspired by the administration of Donald J. Trump, however, extending beyond to other far-right politicians. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Without my phone, I cannot move one step forward” : A Qualitative Study of the Information Practices of Immigrants to Sweden through their Smartphones

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Ali Jasim; Hannah Mills; [2023]
    Keywords : Smartphones; Smartphone applications; Transnational practices; Information practices; Belonging; Immigration; Information; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : Given increased immigration rates in recent years and the rapid rate technology has become part of daily life, understanding the role of technology in the immigration process is important. Smartphones, in particular, are now commonplace, yet little is known about their role in immigration, still less from an information perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Digital wellbeing, according to Google

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Daniel Svensson; [2019]
    Keywords : Digital wellbeing; Google; technology; smartphones; science and technology studies; social shaping; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In May 2018, Google presented a new initiative called Digital wellbeing at their annual developer conference, Google I/O. Digital wellbeing consists of part a new design philosophy guiding the company’s products, part a set of tools to improve people’s relationship with digital technology. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comics’ and graphic novels’ effect on the perception of climate change and natural disasters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Tatyana Sarayeva; [2017]
    Keywords : Comics; comics’ effect; graphic novel; climate change perception; disaster perception; risk awareness; science communication.; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : There is a paucity of research in the field of communicating disasters and climate change through comics and the effect sequential art has on the perception of these two subjects. Increasingly, communication through comics is becoming very trendy, and a few studies demonstrate evidence that comics have effects on the people’s perception of complex matters. READ MORE

  6. 5. Krisen i Öckerö kommun, vad hände sedan? : fiskerinäringens påverkan på öbornas liv och deras gömda berättelser om förändringarna

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

    Author : Malin Larsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Traditioner; fiskerinäring; Hidden transcripts; motstånd; fenomenologi; livsvärld;

    Abstract : Detta är en kandidatuppsats med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning med fokus på människors egna berättelser. Fem intervjuer och observationer ligger som grund för denna studie som avgränsas till Öckerö kommun i Göteborgs norra skärgård. Jag vill med denna uppsats förmedla en känsla av öbornas vardagsliv och hur de själva ser på det. READ MORE