Search for dissertations about: "Gender textile"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Gender textile.

2. 1. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

   Author : Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

   Abstract : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. READ MORE

4. 2. The Hurricane of Passion : Popular Politics and Emotion in Late Georgian England 1792-1812

   Author : Alvar Blomgren; Sennefelt Karin; Magnus Linnarsson; Margaret Hunt; Katrina Navickas; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Emotion; popular protests; class; gender; urban history; charivari; violence; radicalism; loyalism; conservatism; Pitt’s terror; sympathy; humanitarianism; slavery; capitalism; anger; hate; shame; honour; pride; fear; love; loyalty; joy; laughter; historia; History;

   Abstract : This book casts new light on the struggle over reform in Britain following the French Revolution by studying how Georgians from across the social spectrum sought to enlist popular passions, either in defence of the established order – or in order to subvert and challenge it. Inspired by the history of emotions, practice theory, and social movements theory it introduces the concept of ‘emotional tactics’, defined as the language, material objects, and practices used to encourage emotions for political purposes. READ MORE

5. 3. The Imagery of Textile Making. Gender and status in the funerary iconography of textile manufacture in Roman Italy and Gaul

   Author : Lena Larsson Lovén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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6. 4. Order and Adornment : The Role of Dress in Plutarch

   Author : Peder Flemestad; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Plutarch; ancient dress; textile terminology; dress terminology; Imperial Greece; ancient Greek literature; Latin literature; inscriptions; Greek papyri;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates the role of dress in the ancient Greek author and intellectual Plutarch. The works of Plutarch comprise one of the most prolific authorships preserved to us from classical antiquity. READ MORE

7. 5. Health-related aerosol particle studies, respiratory tract deposition and indoor source identification

   Author : Jakob Löndahl; Kärnfysik; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; aerosol particle; health; ultrafine particles; nanoparticle; deposition; respiratory tract; Fysicumarkivet A:000;

   Abstract : Aerosol particles have, since Classical Antiquity, been linked to adverse effects on human health. It is estimated that the particles in urban air pollution causes 100 000 deaths in Europe each year, whereof 5 000 in Sweden. READ MORE