Essays about: "social cleanliness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words social cleanliness.

1. 1. Novel Technology in a Retail Space: A study of how IKEA retail space influences adoption of smart technology for the home

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Ramona Engdahl; [2022]
   Keywords : Novel technology; adoption; smart homes; retail space; customer experience; retail atmospheres; social practices; material; competence; meaning; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to understand how a retail space could facilitate a broader adoption of a novel technology. I aim to respond to the following questions, (i) ‘What characterises the practice of operating a smart technology for the home?’, (ii) ‘Which are the main barriers to reaching out to a broader range of customers, as opposed to only the technology interested customers?’, and (iii) ‘What in the retail space would need to change to facilitate broader adoption of a novel technology?’. READ MORE

3. 2. A qualitative investigation of consumers’ perception of safety towards high streets in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Dea Kreci; [2020]
   Keywords : Safety; high streets; consumers’ perception; criminality; familiarity; attributes of the environment; Skåne Region; semi-structured interview; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the way that aspects of the external shopping environment form consumers’ perception of safety, in order to improve our understanding of how consumers experience safety issues in the high streets. Besides, this thesis aims to understand the role of safety in the consumers’ perception towards the shopping environment of high streets and the importance of safety in the retail sector. READ MORE

4. 3. A climate for metaphors : an inquiry into the cognitive and discursive power of climate change metaphors, supported by a diachronic critical metaphor analysis of opinion articles published in three US newspapers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Kenneth Ravn; [2020]
   Keywords : climate change; political ecology; media; cognition; metaphor; discourse; sustainable development; ecological modernization; Social Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The news media remains as one of the most important sources of societal uptake of climate change information. Its potential to covertly shape public perception and attitudes regarding climate change is therefore considerable but difficult to assess. READ MORE

5. 4. Normed Sustainability : A socio-technological journey in hygiene practices

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : HANNA GUSTAFSSON; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability; norm-critic; energy practices; hygiene; Hållbar utveckling; normkritik; energipraktiker; hygien;

   Abstract : This report will guide you through a journey of a socio-technological research where questions evolved from the intertwining of technology and social structures will be answered. During spring 2019, this research project has taken part as a pilot study of a research project called Gendered sustainability: Norm-Critical explorations of energy practices for everyday transitions. READ MORE

6. 5. Djurskyddsinspektörernas checklistor : utvärdering av skalor

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Ida Bertilsson; [2017]
   Keywords : djurskyddsinspektör; checklista; skalor; hullbedömning; renlighet; fothälsa; social kontakt;

   Abstract : Hållning av lantbruksdjur är vanligt förekommande runt om i världen och på grund av detta har olika lagar, förordningar och föreskrifter stiftas för att säkerställa en acceptabel nivå av vård och behandling av djur. I Sverige kontrollerar djurskyddsinspektörer att dessa lagar, förordningar och föreskrifter följs och under dessa kontroller följer djurskyddsinspektörerna checklistor ifrån Jordbruksverket. READ MORE