Search for dissertations about: "social identity theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 178 swedish dissertations containing the words social identity theory.

2. 1. Behaving as a Christ‐Believer : A Cognitive Perspective on Identity and Behavior Norms in Ephesians

   Author : Rikard Roitto; Håkan Ulfgard; Bengt Holmberg; Petri Luomanen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Ephesians; norms; behavior norms; morality; social identity; social identity theory; social cognition; attribution; cognitive science; New Testament exegesis; Efesierbrevet; normer; beteendenormer; moral; social identitet; social identitetsteori; social kognition; attribution; kognitionsvetenskap; Nya testamentets exegetik; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This study contributes to the understanding of how first century Christ-believers, particularly those who shared the imagination of Ephesians, experienced the relation between their social identity as Christ-believers and behavior norms. In order to understand this, a number of theories from the cognitive sciences are used in combination with historical-critical methods. READ MORE

4. 2. Remembering and Forgetting after War. Narratives of truth, justice and reconciliation in a Bosnian town

   Author : Johanna Mannergren Selimovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transitional justice; reconciliation; ICTY; Bosnia and Herzegovina; narrative theory; memory; identity;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Mannergren Selimovic, Johanna (2010), Remembering and Forgetting after War. Narratives of truth, justice and reconciliation in a Bosnian town PhD Dissertation in Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, P.O. READ MORE

5. 3. Naming in/security - constructing identity: 'Mayan-women' in Guatemala in the eve of 'peace'

   Author : Maria Stern; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Central America; cultural studies; ethnicity; feminism; Maya; Guatemala; identity; international relations theory; security; subjectivity; women;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how politically active Mayan women in 1995, at the close of the armed conflict in Guatemala, speak about their in/security as Mayan, women, and poor. The body of this work is based on partial life-history interviews conducted with 18 leaders of different organizations within the popular/Mayan movement. READ MORE

6. 4. A stranger in my homeland : The politics of belonging among young people with Kurdish backgrounds in Sweden

   Author : Barzoo Eliassi; Masoud Kamali; Lena Sawyer; Paulina de los Reyes; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; young people with Kurdish backgrounds; postcolonial theory; identity formation; belonging; citizenship; ethnic discrimination; gendered racism; Kurdish nationalism; social work; culturalization; strategies; resistance.; Social work; Socialt arbete; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines how young people with Kurdish backgrounds form their identity in Sweden with regards to processes of inclusion and exclusion. It also sheds light on the ways these young people deal with ethnic discrimination and racism. READ MORE

7. 5. A postmodern saint? - on motives for voluntarism

   Author : Ulla Habermann; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; integration and sustainability.; identity; female care; narratives; altruism; Voluntarism; motives; Sociology; Social changes; theory of social work; teorier om socialt arbete; Sociala förändringar; Sociologi; altruism;

   Abstract : The theme of this thesis is motives for voluntarism - with particular focus on volunteering in social work compared to voluntary work in sports clubs and patient associations. It is based on a combination of different data sources and methodological approaches: surveys, analyses of letters from volunteers and literature studies. READ MORE