Search for dissertations about: "Herding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the word Herding.

  2. 1. Forest reindeer herding A.D. 1-1800 : an archaeological and palaeoecological study in northern Sweden

    Author : Kjell-Åke Aronsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Domestication; hearth; herding; nomadism; pastoralism; pollen analysis; reindeer; reindeer pen; Saami; settlement pattern; Renskötsel; Renskötsel-- Arkeologi -- Sverige -- 1-1800 e.Kr.; Renskötsel-- Paleoekologi -- Sverige -- 1-1800 e.Kr.;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with reindeer domestication and herding in northern Sweden. The work is focussed on the introduction of forest reindeer herding but this problem is discussed in a wider economic and cultural context.The archaeological material is considered from sourcecritical aspects. READ MORE

  4. 2. Just Labor : Labor Ethic in a Post-Soviet Reindeer Herding Community

    Author : Vladislava Vladimirova; Hugh Beach; Piers Vitebsky; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Cultural anthropology; labor ethic; reindeer herding; ethnic obshchina; postsocialism; sovkhoism; Kola Peninsula; Russian Sami; Kulturantropologi; kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : This book explores the main ethical norms that influence labor in reindeer herding in the European part of the Russian North (Murmansk Region). It is based on the assumption that Soviet ideological discourse of labor has been reinterpreted in practice, and has shaped specific patterns of work that may seem contradictory to their official source. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mental health problems among the Swedish reindeer-herding Sami population : in perspective of intersectionality, organisational culture and acculturation

    Author : Niclas Kaiser; Ellinor Salander Renberg; Lars Jacobsson; Siv Kvernmo; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sami; Swedish; reindeer-herding; mental health; anxiety; depression; alcohol; qualitative content analysis; intersectionality; acculturation; organisational culture.; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

    Abstract : The overall objective of the thesis was to investigate aspects of mental health among Swedish Sami reindeer herders and to deepen the understanding of the experience of the living conditions of young Sami reindeer-herding men. Theories of intersectionality, organisational culture and acculturation were used. READ MORE

  6. 4. Social Influences on Predictions in Simulated Financial Markets

    Author : Maria Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Herding; Social Influence; Conformity; Prediction; Consensus Heuristic;

    Abstract : During the last decades the interest in financial markets has increased enormously around the world. Since investors are economically dependent on their investments, it is essential fo them to make accurate investment predictions. One observed behaviour among stock investors in actual markets is that they tend to choose the same stocks. READ MORE

  7. 5. Hypocrites, Devil's Advocates, and Bandwagoneers : Essays on Costly Signaling

    Author : Alice Hallman; Daniel Spiro; Ola Andersson; Zvika Neeman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Norms; Hypocrisy; Costly Information; Sequential Voting; Voting; Herding; Bandwagon; Experiment; Devil s Advocates; Bounded Rationality; Public Good; Costly Signaling; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis contains three essays, all studying different aspects of costly signaling in social interactions. The first chapter explains Hypocrisy as an equilibrium outcome of strategic interactions where society cares about a person's private identity but only observes public actions. READ MORE