Essays about: "youth and morality"
Found 5 essays containing the words youth and morality.
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1. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE
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2. “What kind of generation is this?” - A social anthropological study about youth climate activism in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The climate crisis is upon us and our planet is crying out for help. This thesis is a story about the young people that have chosen to answer the call and take action. READ MORE
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3. The Hybrid Ideals of Chinese Elite Students : An Ethnography
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The youth of China seems poised to put their mark on our world no matter our projection of the future. They find themselves bridging two civilizations, having their thoughts shaped by a society in which, due to a transformation of unprecedented speed, past and future value systems exist simultaneously, and they know that as China grows stronger in the economic and military sphere, it could be a question of time before it starts wielding some cultural and normative power, making these youths an important force. READ MORE
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4. The 'Paradox' of Being Young in New Delhi : Urban Middle Class Youth Negotiations with Popular Indian Film
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis attempts to understand the ways in which popular film is integrated into the everyday lives of urban middle class youth in India. Approaching the study of film through an audience reception approach, I engaged in participant observation and interviews during a fieldwork period in New Delhi in order to better understand how a young audience might negotiate the fantasy of filmic images into the reality of their own lives. READ MORE
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5. THE URBAN TECHNOSPACE : A Study on Internet Cafés in Shanghai
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The purpose of this study was to understand how the young Shanghainese use the Internet in the??, the Internet café; the demographic determinants that are associated with the use; and the motives and habitsrelated to using the Internet café as an access point to the Internet. The central questions were: "Within the Internet café environment, how do the café users use the Internet and what are the motivations behind the Internetuse?" and "How do the state, the culture and the society influence the Internet and the Internet café use, and what are the implications of that use on the state, the culture and the society?" The study was conducted using a multiple case study approach. READ MORE
