Essays about: "romantic relationships"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words romantic relationships.

  1. 1. The realities of romance - How young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations of romantic relationships

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

    Author : Ulrika Kjellström; [2023]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; romantic relationships; Zimbabwe; norms; patriarchy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations surrounding romantic relationships with men. The research questions are on the perceived norms and expectations are, how women are informed about them, and how they navigate these norms and expectations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female Characters’ Images in Chinese Otome Game and Woman Stereotype

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Dongna Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : otome games; gender; women stereotypes; character design; user experience;

    Abstract : Otome game is a role-playing game targeted to female players, with immersive romance as the main game experience. Female players assume the role of a female character and engage in the romantic relationships with different outstanding male characters. READ MORE

  4. 3. To What Extent Have Incels been Recognized as a Threat in Need of Securitization? : In the Case of the United States, Canada and Europe

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

    Author : Melissa Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Incels; Securitization; Involuntary Celibates; Security; Logic of Routine;

    Abstract : Involuntary celibates (Incels) are an online community of men who struggle to find sexual and romantic relationships. Some members of the Incel community have increasingly become extreme misogynists and have committed lethal attacks across North America and Europe in response to their sexual frustration and loneliness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Relationships in TV-drama series : Understanding contemporary portrayals of couples

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Jodén; [2022]
    Keywords : TV-drama series; romantic relationships; risk mentality; individualization;

    Abstract : Almost everyone has some experience of seeing fictional couples in visual entertainment media. A large body of research has investigated the relationship depictions and their effects on how people perceive their own relationships. READ MORE

  6. 5. Jane Austen’s Exploration of Romanticism: Teaching “older” Literature Through Northanger Abbey in the Swedish Upper-Secondary English Classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Fredrik Rosberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Northanger Abbey; Jane Austen; teaching literature; literary genres; EFL; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper argues that Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a valuable pedagogical resource that can address the Swedish National Agency for Education’s mandate on the coverage of “older” literature in Swedish EFL courses at upper secondary school in a flexible and thorough way. Presupposing that the novel comprises various literary genres and forms, the paper provides a close reading through a proposed perspective on Romanticism, in which a continuum consisting of domestic felicity, courtship and the Gothic is foregrounded. READ MORE