Search for dissertations about: "Norms and Ideals"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words Norms and Ideals.

  2. 6. Deficient bodies and divine interventions : women, midwives, and the medicalisation of childbirth - a gender perspective

    Author : Agneta Westergren; Monica Christianson; Kerstin Edin; Ingela Lundgren; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Birth experiences; birth plan; birth setting; childbirth; cross-sectional study; femininity; feminism; focused ethnography; gender perspective; intrapartum interventions; medicalisation; midwifery; qualitative methods; women; Barnmorska; feminism; förlossning; förlossningsplan; förlossningsupplevelse; förlossningsvård; genuskonstruktion; genusperspektiv; intervention; kvalitativ metod; kvinna; medikalisering; observation; tvärsnittsstudie;

    Abstract : Background In Sweden, one of the safest countries to give birth and to be born in, there is a trend towards increasing interventions during childbirth, and fewer women than ever give birth without having their labours induced or augmented, epidural analgesia, or caesarean section. While interventions at times are vital for a safe birth, there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that an overuse of medical and technological interventions may have adverse effects on woman and child. READ MORE

  4. 7. Coordinating the Internet : Thought styles, technology and coordination

    Author : Fredrik Lindeberg; Alf Westelius; Erik Bohlin; Robin Mansell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internet; internet coordination; coordination; thought styles;

    Abstract : The Internet is often mentioned as a driver for digitization or a democratizing tool for societies. However, the Internet is seldom explained, conceptualized or defined. READ MORE

  5. 8. The work of job seeking : studies on career advice for white-collar workers

    Author : Marinette Fogde; Mats Ekström; Kerstin Jacobsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; job seeking; career advice; employability; governmentality; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In contemporary working life, training and guidance on how to write a curriculum vitae (CV) or succeed at an interview are fundamental features of job seeking. This kind of training and guidance, which emphasizes communicative skills and performance, entails ideals and norms in the process of becoming employed. READ MORE

  6. 9. Appearance and gender role norms in emerging adulthood

    Author : Johanna Kling; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; appearance; gender role norms; emerging adulthood; femininity; masculinity; body image;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the two studies included in this thesis was to investigate appearance and gender role norms among emerging adults. Study I aimed to explore young women’s perceptions of and conformity to feminine norms, using a mixed-methods approach. READ MORE

  7. 10. Written news at the crossroads : Entrepreneurial processes of reproduction and novelty in an institutional field in crisis

    Author : Joaquín Cestino; Olof Brunninge; Mart Ots; Roy Suddaby; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bricolage; capital; constraints; decoupling; entrepreneurial processes; field in crisis; institutional arrangements; journalism; newspapers; novelty; reproduction; written news;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores entrepreneurial processes in an institutional field incrisis. It is based on the inductive reinterpretation of four original papers that, combined, study activities of individuals searching for solutions to organizational problems in incumbent and startup newspapers. READ MORE