Essays about: "social representation theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 183 essays containing the words social representation theory.

  1. 21. Does Equal Representation Equal Empowerment? A Case Study of Tanzanian Female-Identifying Students and Their Female President

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Maja Gunnarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : female empowerment; political representation; descriptive representation; female head of state; university students; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In March 2021, the first-ever female president in Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, was inaugurated. This thesis explores how female-identifying students in Tanzania feel empowered by the representation provided by the female president and how identity influences this. READ MORE

  3. 22. The humanized refugee: Representations and Rights - A discourse analysis of media’s representation of refugees between 2015 and 2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Jonathan Dahl Hill; [2023]
    Keywords : refugees; subject of human rights; representations; Ukraine; Syria; Hannah Arendt; Carol Bacchi. flyktingar; mänskliga rättigheter; representationer; Ukraina; Syrien.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Denna studie undersöker hur syriska och ukrainska flyktingar är representerade i svensk media. Frågorna som ställs är hur medias representation av flyktingar 2015 och 2022 skiljer sig åt, och i vilken utsträckning de representeras som individer med mänskliga rättigheter. READ MORE

  4. 23. Regulating female genital mutilation : Comparing criminal law of two European States, Finland and France.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miina Raiha; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : BackgroundThis research paper examines the criminal legal regulations applied to Female Genital Mutilation in France and Finland. Female genital mutilation is a form of violence against women, and a violation of the Human Rights. The procedure has life-long negative consequences to the victims and their communities. READ MORE

  5. 24. Avatar Selection in the Metaverse : How users choose their digital persona in VRChat

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Andrej Dudoglo; Florian Ritter; [2022]
    Keywords : avatars; avatar selection; virtual reality; VRChat; metaverse; virtual social space; identity; representation; mirror-dwelling;

    Abstract : 1 Abstract Current endeavors in the tech-industry to create the first true metaverse, alongside other things, sparked the emergence of interest around virtual avatars, namely in the NFT community. Given the complexity of design-challenges associated with creating an immersive metaverse, its avatars and the systems they evolve around, this paper aims to understand user desires and motivational patterns for avatar selection in VRChat, a game that resembles much of what a future metaverse could look like. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Power of the Power Suit : How do the representations of women’s work in American Vogue reflect the changes in the female labour force participation rate from 1900 to 2020?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mikaela Sasi; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Labour Force Participation Rate FLFP ; Fashion; Media Representation; United States; Economic History; Content Analysis; The Vogue Magazine; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The increase in female labour force participation rate can be considered as the most significant labour market trend taken place over the last 120 years in the United States. However, despite the drastic increase, women’s labour participation has stagnated since the mid-1990s. READ MORE