Essays about: "role of science in everyday life"

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1. 6. Citizenship and Environmental Sustainability - A Survey Study on Swedish Lund University Students

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Giulia De Stefano; [2018]
   Keywords : environmental sustainability; environment; citizenship; students; survey; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Throughout the pursuit of environmental sustainability, the attention placed on governments’ responsibility to reduce environmental degradation has progressively decreased and rather, began focusing on the attitudes and behaviours of individuals. Overtime, this increasing attention placed on the individual highlighted the central role which citizens have in creating and pushing for a sustainable society. READ MORE

3. 7. "There is no bad weather..." : The weather information behaviour of everyday users and meteorologists view on information

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Petra Thorsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Weather; Weather information habits; Weather Forecasting; Information use; Meteorology; Information Science; Väder; väderinformationsvanor; väderprognoser; informationsanvändning; meteorologi; informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the use of weather information from an information science perspective. By using Everyday Life Information Seeking theories and a qualitative method this thesis takes a novel approach on how weather information is used and viewed by the everyday users and meteorologists. READ MORE

4. 8. The interplay and clash of religious norms and Swedish divorce laws

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Iman Kamareh; [2015]
   Keywords : Political science; Social science; Sociology of Law; Law; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the interplay and clash of religious norms and Swedish divorce laws and the role of migration in shaping these processes. The case of Sweden deserves particular attention in this respect, as it has been more open than other EU countries in terms of accepting refugees and asylum seekers over the last two decades. READ MORE

5. 9. Creation of Digital Persona :Visual Identity on Facebook through the Screen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Song Hyejin; [2012]
   Keywords : Camera and Screen Culture; Tele-presence; Digital identity; Online Identity Creation; Facebook; Online network; Archiving personal history; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The establishment of the Internet and progression in computer science is connecting people at an alarming rate. Through these online connections an image-sharing culture has emerged. A prominent contributor to this social phenomenon is Facebook. READ MORE

6. 10. The role of indigenous knowledge in forest management : a case study from Masol and Sook Division, West Pokot, Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Silviculture

   Author : Ida Wigrup; [2005]
   Keywords : indigenous knowledge; reproductive processes; tree cover; sustainable forest management; West Pokot; Kenya;

   Abstract : Indigenous knowledge (IK) concerning forestry is, in many societies around the world, in danger of being lost, since western science has lately been controlling the development of forest management practices to such a large extent. It is therefore of the greatest importance to record and assess such IK before it becomes extinct. READ MORE