Essays about: "social distance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 395 essays containing the words social distance.

  1. 21. As Dark As Darkness : Using Star Maker and The Hobbit to Promote a Constructionist Understanding of Race in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Martin Svanborg; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Although the popular conception of fantasy has nothing to do with race, in fact, the genre frequently exhibits underlying concerns with racial dynamics. Conversely, science fiction, due to its speculative perspective on the universe and the potential existence of alien species is, by nature, more inherently preoccupied with the concept of race. READ MORE

  3. 22. The impact of school closures on educational return rates in Kenya : A regression analysis of socioeconomic differences and other influential factors

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Mimmi Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Kenya; Covid-19; socio-economic differences; school closures; gender differences.;

    Abstract : This paper studies how the school closures in Kenya as a result of the corona pandemic have affected students in Kenya depending on different socio-economic classes. In addition, the study examines how access to the internet, the gender of the student, access to education during the school closures and location of residence affected the return to school after the school closures in Kenya. READ MORE

  4. 23. Evaluating electrolyser setups for hydrogen production from offshore wind power: A case study in the Baltic Sea

    University essay from

    Author : Kenzo Franzén; [2023]
    Keywords : electrolysis; energy systems modelling; green hydrogen; offshore wind power; power-to-x; electrolisis; energía eólica marina; hidrógeno verde; modelado de sistemas de energía; power-to-x;

    Abstract : As part of the transition towards a fully sustainable energy system, green hydrogen shows great potential to decarbonise several hard-to-abate sectors. To provide the fossil-free electricity required for electrolysis, offshore wind power has emerged as a suggested option. READ MORE

  5. 24. Media: Where the Voices of the Local and the Diaspora Meet : Women-led Protests in Iran from September 2022 to March 2023

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Stefanie Mitchell; [2023]
    Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Iran; Protests; 2023; Rights; Hijab; Diaspora; Unity;

    Abstract : This degree project focuses on the representation and intersection of the voice of the Iranian local and the voice of the diaspora in international media, exploring the ‘unity’ of the local and the diaspora as put forth by media during the 2022 protests in Iran.  The death of Jinha Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman in police custody made international news headlines on 16 September 2022 and quickly became a transnational social movement for change against the repression of women in Iran. READ MORE

  6. 25. Perceived Distance from Nature and Climate Change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofie Johansson; [2022-12-06]
    Keywords : climate change; social psychological distance; environmental behavior; human-nature connection;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between each of the four psychological distances (spatial, temporal, social, hypothetical) from climate change and connectedness to nature. Data was collected using an online questionnaire, and sample consisted of (N = 233) respondents from Sweden. READ MORE