Search for dissertations about: "middle class"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 swedish dissertations containing the words middle class.

  2. 1. The power of character : Middle-class masculinities, 1800–1900

    Author : David Tjeder; Arne Jarrick; Yvonne Hirdman; Åsa Bergenheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Masculinity; masculinities; gender; power; middle class; passions; character; self-made man; sexuality; prostitution; homosocial; the male norm; George L. Mosse; advice manuals; autobiographies; alcohol; gambling; History; Historia; History; historia;

    Abstract : This is a study of continuity and change in middle-class conceptions of ideal manhood. My theoretical cues are the notions of the male as an unproblematised and genderless norm, masculinity as homosocial, and George L. Mosse’s use of countertypes. Notions of passions, youth, and character were important throughout the century. READ MORE

  4. 2. "Other Guys Don't Hang Out Like This" : Gendered Friendship Politics Among Swedish, Middle-Class Men

    Author : Klara Goedecke; Roger Klinth; Jenny Björklund; Jeff Hearn; Sasha Roseneil; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Masculinity; men; gender; friendship; male friendship; intimacy; disclosing intimacy; conversations; self-development; lads; emotion work; positioning; queer temporalities; friendship temporalities; homosociality; gender equality; Sweden; interview interaction; qualitative interviews; cross-sex interviews; politics; gender politics; masculine positions; middle-class; class; niceness; homophobia; Manlighet; män; genus; genusforskning; vänskap; manlig vänskap; intimitet; samtal; personlig utveckling; grabbar; grabbighet; emotionellt arbete; homosocialitet; könsroller; jämställdhet; Sverige; intervjuinteraktion; kvalitativ metod; forskningsmetodik; queer temporalitet; vänskapstemporalitet; intervjuinteraktion; intervjuer med män; politik; genuspolitik; maskulina positioner; medelklass; klass; svenskhet; trevlighet; homofobi; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

    Abstract : The overarching aim of this thesis is to deepen the understanding of men’s friendships, in relation to gender, sexuality, power, masculine positions, feminisms and gender equality. The thesis draws upon in-depth interviews conducted individually and with pairs of men, between 25 and 49 years old, predominantly well-educated, white, straight and working white-collar or cultural jobs, twenty in total. READ MORE

  5. 3. Lived Pentecostalism in India : Middle Class Women and Their Everyday Religion

    Author : Julia Kuhlin; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Jan-Åke Alvarsson; Kirsteen Kim; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianity in India; Pentecostalism in India; middle class Pentecostalism; religion and gender; lived religion; everyday religion; agency; emotion; intersectionality; Gurugram; global pentekostalism; medelklass pentekostalism; kristendom i Indien; levd religion; agens; känslor; intersektionalitet; Religionshistoria och global kristendom; History of Religions and World Christianity;

    Abstract : In recent decades, the Pentecostal movement in India has not only grown significantly, it has also become increasingly diverse. While the majority of the movement’s adherents still belong to marginalized groups in Indian society, middle-class Pentecostals are growing in number and changing the dynamics and identity of the movement. READ MORE

  6. 4. A class of origin : The school class as a social context and health disparities in a life-course perspective

    Author : Ylva Almquist; Viveca Östberg; Michael Gähler; Bjørn Holstein; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children; School class; Social structure; Social networks; Health inequalities; Longitudinal; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The aim of the present thesis is to examine various aspects of the school-class structure and their links to health in a life-course perspective. The empirical studies are based on two longitudinal data materials of cohorts born in the 1950s, followed up until middle age. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Decline of Class Voting in Sweden 1968–2014: Reconsiderations, Explanations and the Role of the New Middle Class

    Author : Erik Vestin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; voting behavior; political attitudes; social class; class voting; dealignment; realignment; generational replacement; work logics; swing voter;

    Abstract : Class voting has been one of the most wide-spread and persistent patterns of voting behavior in Western democracies throughout the 20th century. Understanding its decline is an important part of understanding the current political situation. READ MORE