Essays about: "structuration theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words structuration theory.

  1. 16. Farewell welfare : local manifestations of the welfare society in two rural Swedish towns

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sofia Carlfjord; [2017]
    Keywords : place; welfare society; community; modernity; local action space; small town;

    Abstract : In this master's thesis, I investigate the local manifestations of the welfare state through a case study of two Swedish small rural towns. Using local stories and narratives collected through in-depth interviews and observations, I follow the development of the towns from the 30's until today. READ MORE

  3. 17. Kontextens betydelse för CSR- och hållbarhetsarbete inom finanssektorn : en fallstudie av två svenska sparbanker

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Shamin Abdoli Armaki; Viktor Mattsson; [2017]
    Keywords : CSR; Hållbarhet; Bank; Struktureringsteori; Sociala nätverk; Social inbäddning; Legitimitet;

    Abstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), är ett begrepp som används för att beskriva företags samhällsansvar. Inom dagens forskning används ett flertal olika definitioner för att beskriva etiskt företagande. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Theatrical Rules in Collaborative Consumption - A case of Airbnb

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Joakim Strömblad; Junxian Toh; [2017]
    Keywords : Collaborative consumption; sharing economy; access-based consumption; dramaturgy; habitus; strategies of action; structuration theory; symbolic interactionism; Airbnb; collaborative lifestyles; consumer culture theories; Pierre Bourdieu; Richard Jenkins; Ann Swidler; Erving Goffman; Herbert Blumer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The study aims to advance the understanding of collaborative consumption through the research on the engagement rules, conventions, and norms that govern the practice. The study postulates that it is through the possession of the right competences and meaning that permit insiders to successfully apply the rules of collaborative consumption while deterring outsiders from making an initial or repeated attempt. READ MORE

  5. 19. I am still unlearning it : A qualitative study of how Indian journalists perceive their reality from a gender perspective

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Lisa Andreasson; Johanna Olsson Jönsson; [2016]
    Keywords : India; New Delhi; Bangalore; Media; Journalism; Newspapers; Agenda setting; Structuration theory; Performativity; Intersectionality; Equality; Giddens; Butler; Media ethnography; Qualitative interviews; Feminist media theory.;

    Abstract : India experienced huge media coverage from all over the world associated with the Nirbhaya-case in 2012, when a young middleclass girl was brutally raped in a bus by five men in Delhi. After this horrifying incident a lot of demonstrations followed all over India. READ MORE

  6. 20. Between Empathy and Understanding: Experiences of Finnish host families offering social care for asylum seekers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Valerija Lapina; [2016]
    Keywords : home accommodation; asylum seekers; welfare state; Refugees Welcome Finland; structuration theory; social democratic welfare regime; social care; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The interest of this research lies in the nexus between the state and the individual in providing social care for people searching asylum in Finland. The study explores the experiences of host families involved in offering home accommodation for asylum seekers. READ MORE