Search for dissertations about: "SOCIAL SCIENCES Social sciences Psychology"

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  2. 11. Eyes on social development : Aetiology of infant gaze patterns and links to later socio-communicative abilities and autism

    Author : Charlotte Viktorsson; Terje Falck-Ytter; Giorgia Bussu; Jukka Leppänen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social attention; social communication; face perception; twins; infant attention; autism; social uppmärksamhet; social kommunikation; ansiktsperception; tvillingstudie; autism; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Already at a very early age, infants preferentially attend to social stimuli. Although this is believed to be important for later social cognition and learning, little is known about the aetiology of infant social attention and associations to later abilities. READ MORE

  4. 12. At first blush : the impact of shyness on early adolescents' social worlds

    Author : Nejra Besic; Margaret Kerr; Håkan Stattin; Ray Crozier; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; shyness; adolescence; social relationships; friends; peers; parents; social identity; socialization; problem behaviors; Psychology; Psykologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Shyness as a behavioral characteristic has been in focus of research in psychology for a number of decades. Adolescent shyness has, however, been relatively overlooked compared with studies conducted on children and adults. READ MORE

  5. 13. What characterizes persons with high and low GHG emissions? Lifestyles, well-being and values among Swedish households

    Author : David Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Greenhouse gas emissions; sustainable consumption; subjective-wellbeing; materialism; sustainable consumption;

    Abstract : Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be reduced to around a third of the current level before 2050 and approach zero at the end of the century if we are likely to reach the twodegree target. Sweden has sometimes been promoted as a model for the transition towards sustainable emission levels, with reductions of 20 percent between 1990 and 2012, but when embedded emissions from imported goods are accounted for (and exports are excluded) the development instead show an increase by at least 15 percent between 1993 and 2010. READ MORE

  6. 14. Relationships between information communication technology and psychosocial life environment : Students and young urban knowledge workers in the ICT-era

    Author : Ulrika Danielsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ICT Information Communication Technology ; Psychosocial work environment; Professional role; Students; Boundaries; IT-business; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; Psychology; Psykologi; Social work; Socialt arbete;

    Abstract : Dramatic changes have been taking place in our ways of working and spending leisure time. This relates to the increasing use of ICT (Information Communication Technology) in our lives and is of crucial importance to our future. READ MORE

  7. 15. Social Hierarchies, Prejudice, and Discrimination

    Author : Alexandra Snellman; Bo Ekehammar; Nazar Akrami; Anders Biel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Psychology; Social dominance orientation; Prejudice; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Gender; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on three papers where I examine some aspects of ethnic and gender-based prejudice and discrimination in hierarchical situations. In Paper I, the existence of ethnic hierarchies in Sweden is explored. READ MORE