Essays about: "sociologists"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word sociologists.

  1. 1. Cemetery in Sweden as cultural landscape - A phenomenological study on cemetery design and planning in Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Ziyu Zhao; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural landscape; cemetery; Swedish cemeteries; cemetery design; cemetery planning; burial; cremation; phenomenology; landscape design; parks; Stockholm; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is centered around the cemeteries in Stockholm city. As a form of arrangement and design of objects located on the land, the cemetery can be conceptualized as a landscape. Its distinct function, serving as a memorial space for the living and a final resting place for the deceased, adds layers of complexity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lighting as a Placemaking tool for a Historic Urban Market Promenade

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Anusha Sullia Vijayananda; [2022]
    Keywords : Placemaking; user groups; historic image; public plaza; inclusive lighting;

    Abstract : As we move forward in time, our cities are meant to be progressive, which should ideally prioritize its pedestrians and make spaces inclusive to all socio-economic groups. On the contrary, observation tells that some of our cities get designed with an “orthodox” approach by keeping in mind the interests of motorways with high mast blue-rich LED luminaires. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Paula Gürtler; [2022]
    Keywords : Applied Ethics; Capabilities Approach; Late Modernity; Labor Market; Flexibility; Singularity;

    Abstract : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Economic Proposition? Educational Assortative Mating and Earnings Inequality in Sweden, 2000-2010

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Helperin; [2020]
    Keywords : Assortative mating; homogamy; earnings inequality; salary; economic inequality; decomposition; counterfactual analysis;

    Abstract : Educational assortative mating and earnings inequality has both increased in both Europe and the United States in the last decades. As a result, educational assortative mating, or educational homogamy, has been suggested as a potential explanation for the increase in earnings inequality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Borders, Boundaries and Identity in a Divided Europe - A Sociology of Europeanisation

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

    Author : Emil Nørager Kruse; [2020]
    Keywords : borders; boundaries; multiple identities; Europeanisation; crisis; cosmopolitanism; Euroscepticism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Based on qualitative data, I explore notions of collective identities within Europe – in particular, whether and how the EU and Europe evoke a sense of belonging. The main data comprises 12 semi-structured interviews with Europeans living in two different border regions, Lampedusa and the Danish-German borderland, together with pro- and anti-European movements and communities. READ MORE