Search for dissertations about: "Masculinity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the word Masculinity.

2. 16. 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. 17. Talking violence, constructing identities : young men in institutional care

   Author : Kjerstin Andersson; Karin Aronsson; James W. Messerschmidt; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Violence; identity; Aggression Replacement Training ART ; discourses; masculinity; social categories; positioning; interview; participant observation; Våld; identitet; berättelser; Aggression Replacement Training ART ; diskurser; maskulinitet; sociala kategorier; positionering; intervju; deltagande observation; Sociologi; Sociology; Children;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to investigate how young men constructing identities in talk about their own use of violence. The study is based on a fieldwork at a youth detention home in Sweden. The data consists of individual interviews and video recordings of the treatment programme Aggression Replacement Training (ART). READ MORE

5. 18. In a Man´s World : Tolkninger av lovbrudd gjort i langtransportens yrkeskontekst

   Author : Vanja Lundgren Sørli; Henrik Tham; Eva Tiby; Kjersti Ericsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : structures; gender; masculinity; normalization; Key words: Long-distance trucking; occupational crime; techniques of neutralization; ; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Criminological studies have shown that economical and/or occupational crimes are committed within all examined trades and occupations. This is also a fact in the gendered occupational context the Norwegian and Swedish long-distance trucking trade constitutes. READ MORE

6. 19. Perfumes between Venus and Mars : How gender categorization of perfumes is (not) related to odor perception and odor preference

   Author : Anna Lindqvist; Mats Nilsson; Moustafa Bensafi; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; odor perception; perfumes; femininity; masculinity; gender-sensitive research; gender differences; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : How we smell is important to a lot of people, as indicated by the high spending on perfumes. Most perfumes are categorized as feminine or masculine, and this gender categorization is an important factor when people purchase perfumes. READ MORE

7. 20. Gayted Communities : Marginalized Sexualities in Lebanon

   Author : Erica Li Lundqvist; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Queer Theory; Gay; Homosexuality; LGBTQ; Sexuality; Islam; Muslims; Religion; Orientation; Masculinity; Filedwork; Observations; Interviews; Lebanon;

   Abstract : This dissertation offers a unique examination of Muslim masculinities and marginalized sexualities in Lebanon, and is a contribution to the growing body of gay and lesbian studies with a focus on Muslims living in The Middle East. It contributes to the theoretical and methodological development of Islamic studies by introducing and using a queer approach to study marginalized sexualities in relation to Islam. READ MORE