Search for dissertations about: "Sexual orientation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Sexual orientation.

  2. 16. Understanding Advertising Stereotypes : Social and Brand-Related Effects of Stereotyped versus Non-Stereotyped Portrayals in Advertising

    Author : Nina Åkestam; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
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    Abstract : This thesis examines consumer responses to stereotyped and non-stereo­typed portrayals in advertising. More specifically, it investigates the impact of stereotyped versus non-stereotyped portrayals in terms of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation on social effects, such as social connectedness and empathy, and brand-related effects, such as ad attitudes, brand attitudes, and purchase intentions. READ MORE

  4. 17. Getting Intimate : A Feminist Analysis of Old Age, Masculinity and Sexuality

    Author : Linn Sandberg; Jeff Hearn; Julia Twigg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; masculinity; sexuality; old age; ageing; subjectivity; intimacy; touch; interview; body diaries; Genus; maskulinitet; sexualitet; hög ålder; åldrande; subjektivitet; intimitet; beröring; kroppsdagböcker; intervjuer; Gender studies; Genus;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the intersections of masculinity, old age and sexuality from the perspectives of old men themselves, how they understand and experience sex and sexuality in later life. The study uses qualitative in-depth interviews and body diaries, an exploratory method that asked men write about their bodies in everyday life. READ MORE

  5. 18. Migratory behaviour of Baltic salmon (Salmo salar L.) : adaptive significance of annual cycles

    Author : Torleif Eriksson; Lars-Ove Eriksson; Kees Groot; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Migratory behaviour; annual cycles; Baltic salmon; Salmo salar; annual time program; swimming behaviour; mortality; maturity; life history;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the adaptive significance of annual cycles on the migratory behaviour of Baltic salmon (Salmo salar L.). The studies have included field experiments as well as laboratory studies gf maturity and migratory behaviour patterns of smolts and postsmolts mainly from the Angerman river population. READ MORE

  6. 19. Heteronormativity in a Nursing Context : Attitudes toward Homosexuality and Experiences of Lesbians and Gay Men

    Author : Gerd Röndahl; Marianne Carlsson; Sune Innala; Kerstin Segesten; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; lesbians and gay men; homosexual; social norms; heteronormativity; intergroup relation; attitude; communication; nursing; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The general aim of the project was to describe the situation of lesbians and gay men in a nursing environment by studying the attitudes of nursing staff and students, and the experiences of gay nursing staff in their work environment and of gay patients and partners in their encounters with nursing. The study for papers I and II had a descriptive, comparative design. READ MORE

  7. 20. Same, same but different : lesbian couples undergoing sperm donation

    Author : Catrin Borneskog; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Gunilla Sydsjö; Claudia Lampic; Johanne Sundby; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lesbian couples; sperm donation; assisted reproduction; relationship quality; symptoms of anxiety and depression; parenting stress; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    Abstract : Introduction: The desire to have children and form a family is for many people central for life fulfilment and the desire does not differ by sexual orientation. Due a series of societal changes during the last decade, today we see a lesbian baby boom. READ MORE