Essays about: "the cultural dimensions theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 113 essays containing the words the cultural dimensions theory.

  1. 21. Hälsofrämjande kvaliteters uttryck i relation till utevistelser på vintern : en studie av Väddö Hälsoträdgård i Norrtälje kommun

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

    Author : Emma Nivala; Jennie Ryberg; [2022]
    Keywords : EBD evidensbaserad design ; hälsofrämjande design; hälsofrämjande miljökvaliteter; hälsoträdgård; miljöpsykologi; PSD Perceived Sensory Dimensions ; vinter;

    Abstract : Hälsoeffekterna av utevistelser har fått allt större betydelse i forskningen de senaste årtiondena, vilket lett till ett ökat intresse för att anlägga hälsoträdgårdar där både aktiva och passiva aktiviteter erbjuds i syfte att stötta personer i rehabiliteringsprocessen. Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka hur teoretiska utgångspunkter om hälsofrämjande gestaltning kommit till uttryck i en hälsoträdgård för att bidra till ökad kunskap om hälsofrämjande design och dess betydelse för utevistelser på vintern. READ MORE

  3. 22. Theorizing & (re)discovering the Self : An autoethnographic & affect-theoretical approach to swedishness & colombianness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Daniela Rodriguez Alvarez; [2022]
    Keywords : affect theory; the self; identity; temporality; colombianness; swedishness; migrant; creative writing; writing from the flesh; WOC feminism; haunting; representation; shame; depression; autoethnography; brown commons; disidentification; translanguaging; writing and theorizing as healing;

    Abstract : This thesis is structured as a feminist creative endeavour, a practice of self-love that aims at exploring (my) depression as a cultural and social phenomenon caused mainly by an inability to correctly embody swedishness, a constant haunting of a colonial and Colombian past, and the affective dimensions of language. This text is based on autoethnographic material about the experiences of being a Colombian-born migrant in Sweden and uses mainly affect theory and decolonial theory to make sense of these experiences. READ MORE

  4. 23. The effects of female genital mutilation among teenage girls and young women in Nigeria.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Rita Keredei; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Genital Cutting FGC ; Non-governmental organisation NGO ; perception; legislation; awareness; Gender-Based Violence GBV ; practice; UNICEF; World Health Organisation WHO ; traditional; women; health; girls; circumcision.;

    Abstract : Female genital cutting is a problem that has taken several dimensions and continues to be practiced despite enormous efforts and resources invested by governments,non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to ensure that the practice is discontinued worldwide. This study was conducted with the primary objective of assessing the views and perceptions of NGOs on the practice of female genital cutting in Nigeria. READ MORE

  5. 24. Non-fungible tokens: tracing shifts in the art market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Julius Woeste; [2022]
    Keywords : NFT; art market; actor-network theory; Bourdieu; cartography of controversies;

    Abstract : Given the advent and market boom of NFTs, this thesis concerns itself with observing how NFTs are shifting the art market, and how those shifts can be explained, as the two seemingly disparate markets have different actors, processes and characteristics. In order to answer these questions the thesis takes an abductive case study design and employs an actor-network theory (ANT) approach to observe shifts in the markets by both human and non-human actors. READ MORE

  6. 25. A salutogenic approach to volunteering : A qualitative study on the sense of coherence among Hungarian volunteers working with Ukrainian refugees

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Adrienn Kun; [2022]
    Keywords : sense of coherence; volunteering; qualitative analysis; comprehensibility; manageability; meaningfulness;

    Abstract : Due to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, millions of people had to leave their home country. As a neighbor of Ukraine, Hungary is highly affected by this crisis and thousands of volunteers help refugees in this difficult situation. As their role is central in emergency response, the health and wellbeing of volunteers are of high importance. READ MORE