Search for dissertations about: "class groups"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 358 swedish dissertations containing the words class groups.

2. 1. Social Class in Science Class

   Author : Anna Jobér; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : social class; science classroom; students; teacher; laboratory work; group work; dialogues; Bourdieu; Bernstein; hidden negotiations; colliding codes; social discourse; processes; social klass; naturvetenskapliga klassrummet; elever; lärare; laborationer; grupparbete; kommunikation; Bourdieu; Bernstein; dolda förhandlingar; kolliderande koder; social diskurser och social processer;

   Abstract : One of the most important aims of schooling is to give all children an equal education. Despite this, social differences continue to be reproduced in school. READ MORE

4. 2. Geometry of numbers, class group statistics and free path lengths

   Author : Samuel Holmin; Pär Kurlberg; Yiannis Petridis; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; geometry of numbers; lattices; class numbers; class groups; free path lengths; Mathematics; Matematik;

   Abstract : This thesis contains four papers, where the first two are in the area of geometry of numbers, the third is about class group statistics and the fourth is about free path lengths. A general theme throughout the thesis is lattice points and convex bodies. READ MORE

5. 3. Class, Place and Identity in a Satellite Town

   Author : Elias le Grand; Patrik Aspers; Lars Udehn; Les Back; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; identity; place; chav; stigma; symbolic boundaries; youths; moral panics; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The central aim of this study is to examine processes of identity formation among white, working-class youths in a marginalized area located on the outskirts of South London. It is primarily based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork but also on analyses of web sites, newspapers and popular culture. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Development and Experimental Economics: Migration, Discrimination and Positional Concerns

   Author : Lisa Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; discrimination; Ethiopia; ethnicity; experiment; fixed effects; field experiment; housing market; gender; income comparison; migration; panel data; private inter-household transfers; propensity score matching; reference groups; remittances; subjective well-being;

   Abstract : Paper 1: A Field Experiment of Discrimination in the Norwegian Housing Market: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity We test for gender, class, and ethnic discrimination in the Norwegian rental housing market using fake application letters. Females, individuals with high job status, and ethnic Norwegians are more likely to receive positive responses. READ MORE

7. 5. The World-Class Ordination : A Field Theory Approach to the Study of Global University Rankings

   Author : Pablo Antonio Lillo Cea; Mikael Börjesson; Emil Bertilsson; Yves Gingras; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sociology of education; globalisation; field theory; universities; higher education; rankings; Utbildningssociologi; Sociology of Education;

   Abstract : Using Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory, this thesis explores the idea of a “world-class university” by analysing the narratives and dynamics that shape this classification in the context of global university rankings. It uses a combination of methods, including historical studies, bibliometrics, multiple correspondence analysis, and social network analysis to examine the socio-historical factors determining world-class status in higher education. READ MORE