Search for dissertations about: "Ideology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 258 swedish dissertations containing the word Ideology.
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1. Ideology, Rationality, and Revolution : An Essay on the Persistence of Oppression
Abstract : This essay is concerned with two explanations of why oppressive social orders persist. According to the first, the so-called gunman theory of oppression (GT), these social orders persist because the oppressed are afraid being punished if they participated in a revolt. READ MORE
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2. The Mediated Representation of Working Conditions in the Global South : Discourse, Ideology and Responsibility
Abstract : This thesis examines the mediated representation of workers’ working conditions in the Global South. Using a qualitative approach inspired by Critical Discourse Studies, it focuses on ideological representation in newspapers from Sweden, the USA, Chile and China/Hong Kong. READ MORE
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3. Negotiating standard language ideology : Metalinguistic discussions in mundane, online interaction
Abstract : This thesis investigates how ordinary language users enact language policy and thus negotiate (standard) language ideology in mundane, online interaction. The language policy work is found in metalinguistic discussions on various social media. READ MORE
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4. Aiming for change : intentional communities and ideology in function
Abstract : The question raised in this thesis is whether there is a common ideology to be found among intentional communities, and if so, what does characterise such an ideology and how does it relate to the traditional –isms? The study takes its theoretical point of departure in a functional concept of ideology, along with six dimensions of social critique: the political, the politico-economic, the politico-sexual, the psychosocial, the religious and spiritual, and the environmental. The findings of this study indicate that intentional communities have a common ideological core. READ MORE
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5. Caregiving Dilemmas : Ideology and Social Interactionin Tanzanian Family Life
Abstract : This thesis explores caregiving ideology and social interaction in Tanzanian families with a focus on guidance and control of young children. The study is set within a context of social change in terms of urbanization as well as the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. READ MORE
