Essays about: "social sciences - psychology"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 143 essays containing the words social sciences - psychology.

1. 26. “I think this is very unique. Apart from my family they are the most important.” A case study on informal relations in a youth project

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

   Author : Laura Juarez Sandqvist; Martina Herbert; [2020]
   Keywords : Informal relations; youth projects; vulnerable youth; mentoring; youth development; Colombia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on a case study conducted during eight weeks in a youth project in Colombia. The project aims to support vulnerable youth from communities outside Cartagena into entering higher education and enhance their engagement in social work in their communities. READ MORE

3. 27. From the captains of industry to the trustees of sustainability : the positioning of the large family-owned companies' core values regarding the Green Deal for Europe's decarbonization goals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Boris Matijas; [2020]
   Keywords : core values; family-owned companies; Green Deal for Europe; environmental psychology; political ecology; environmental governmentality; sustainability science; pro-environmental behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Significant behavioral changes will need to be implemented to prevent the energy supply sector from tripling CO2 emissions by the midcentury. However, within the academic research, behavior changes remain primarily focused on the individual level, while the behavior of companies that are responsible for elevated greenhouse gas emissions falls behind. READ MORE

4. 28. Memory in Becoming: Investigating how the memorial landscape architecture affects memory through the lens of affordance

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

   Author : Chenglan Jin; [2020]
   Keywords : Memorial landscape architecture; Tsunami Memorial Gravitational Ripples; Environmental psychology; Space of memory; Phenomenological method.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper attempt to explore how memories are affected by memorial landscape architecture through a psychological perspective, known as the affordance. In order to conduct this interdisciplinary research including design, psychology and memory studies, this research project is grounded in a case study of the Tsunami Memorial, Gravitational Ripples, in Stockholm. READ MORE

5. 29. Understanding Community Resilience: Resilience in the community response to the 14th June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Edward Persson; [2019]
   Keywords : resilience; community; community resilience; social capital; post-disaster; community based organisations; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Community resilience is a highly relevant topic and the focus of much contemporary research, however it has yet to be distilled down to an exact science. The current thesis applies a theoretical framework for community resilience as an analytical lens when investigating the community response to the Grenfell fire and tragedy of 14th June 2017. READ MORE

6. 30. How to Construct a Narrative Pathway through Climate Chaos

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alexander Eslick; [2019]
   Keywords : Climate Change ; Chaos ; Narrative ; the flood ; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis highlights the importance of narratives for Human experience and its connection to the climate using a methodological and epistemological standpoint of Hermeneutics. Using the categories of economics, the unknown and psychology an argument is laid out for the likelihood of increased future chaos as a result of Climate Change. READ MORE