Essays about: "symbolic values"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 66 essays containing the words symbolic values.

1. 6. Transcending Memories Beyond Borders: Carrying Memorabilia from Home to Abroad. : Transferring Personal Memorabilia for a Meaningful Cross-Country Experience.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Människa-datorinteraktion

   Author : Ruby Abeywickrama; [2023]
   Keywords : Migrants; Souvenirs; Culture; Preservation; Research through design; Materiality; Physical to digital; rematerialization; 3D printing; Augmented Reality; Identity; Symbolic Values;

   Abstract : Collecting memorabilia has been a longstanding practice as it evolved around cultures and societies. Despite existing research about preserving memorabilia, meaningful preservation methods remain unclear due to the individual and idiosyncratic nature of practices [18,22,40,43,47,59]. READ MORE

3. 7. A CHANGING SCENE: COVID-19 pandemic impacts on lives of travel economy stakeholders in Goa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Petra Nilsson; [2022-08-24]
   Keywords : Anthropology; Covid-19; Goa; crisis management; travel economies; hippie culture; Antropologi; krishantering; rese-ekonomier; hippiekultur;

   Abstract : This dissertation is based on two months of ethnographic fieldwork in North Goa, India. It concerns impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel economy stakeholders, in relation to their perception of their living situations, both present and future. READ MORE

4. 8. THE WORK AND LIVES OF SOUTH KOREAN TEACHERS Lower-Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teacher Profession

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Hyeryung Jang; [2022-01-27]
   Keywords : Teachers’ lives; workload; lower-secondary school teachers; Professionalism;

   Abstract : Aim: Historically, the teaching profession in eastern Asian countries is often considered as a prestigious and desirable occupation with great respect in social and cultural contexts. Even though South Korean secondary school teachers have been part of and influenced by a devaluation of their authority compared to the past, there is not enough research about Korean teachers’ work and lives in international research. READ MORE

5. 9. Family Socialisation & Construction of Environmental Meaning : A study of family units as socialisation agents in which environmental discourses are created through the interactions of family members

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Victoria Cassola; [2022]
   Keywords : Family socialisation; Primary socialisation; Family communication; Environmental awareness; Environmental communication; Eco-anxiety;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how environmental meaning is constructed within families, considered as units of socialisation, and what role family members play in it. Family socialisation is a dynamic moment in which family members interact and generate meanings, values, beliefs and habits. READ MORE

6. 10. The Meaning of Transparency: A qualitative study of how transparency information contributes to consumer value perceptions in the purchase of fashion products

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alice Samuelsson; Emma Ericsson; [2021-07-01]
   Keywords : Transparency; Traceability; Sustainability; Consumer Values; Consumption-value Theory; Social Responsibility Value; Epistemic Value; Functional Value; Emotional Value; Social Value;

   Abstract : The concept of transparency is gaining importance in today’s society because of the increased awareness of companies’ unethical practices. Consequently, this study examines the meaning of transparency information for consumers by looking at how transparency information contributes to consumer value perceptions when purchasing fashion products. READ MORE