Essays about: "structuration theory"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 essays containing the words structuration theory.
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11. Conditions for Urban Sustainability in South Africa : Waste management and everyday life practices
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)Abstract : The concentration of populations in urban areas is unprecedented, and cities will continue to grow. This increases pressure on cities to provide services for their growing populations, such as waste management. READ MORE
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12. "A Jerusalemite Armenian. That's a thing of its own" : A Case Study about Identity, Agency and Structure among Armenian women
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is an analyses of interviews and observations in the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem. It explores the identity and agency of twelve women in a patriarchal context. A context furthermore marked by religion and several conflicts. The aim is to increase knowledge about this unique environment. READ MORE
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13. In the hands of the next generation farmers : a study of farm succession in Västmanland
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This master thesis in rural development explores how farmers in Västmanland County experience possibilities and difficulties in a generational succession, and how they envision their future. In order to understand the farmer’s everyday life, I use a phenomenological approach and central concepts such as lifeworld, farming projects, ontological security and the theory of structuration. READ MORE
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14. The Opportunity Recognition Process of Discoveries and Social Creations in Entrepreneurial Teams A Structurationist Approach to the Opportunity Recognition Process
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Opportunity recognition characterizes the development process from initial business idea, which derives from either discovery or social creation, to a viable business model. Previous research has investigated opportunity recognition largely in either cognitive-individualist or in social-constructionist dimensions with input-output approaches, leading to inconsistent results through differing assumptions. READ MORE
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15. 'Animals kill, that's how the world works' : the role of neutralisation and affirmation techniques in the discourse of animal product consumption
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Despite the fact that the consumption of animal products gives rise to a number of negative environmental externalities, global consumption keeps increasing. Previous research has applied neutralisation and affirmation theory in order to understand (dis)engagement in pro-environmental behaviour, typically with a focus on the individual user of such discursive justification strategies. READ MORE
