Search for dissertations about: "Socialantropologi"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 209 swedish dissertations containing the word Socialantropologi.

  2. 6. "The Body is Made to Move" : Gym and Fitness Culture in Sweden

    Author : Christina Hedblom; Helena Wulff; Ulf Mellström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gym; exercise; diet; the body; interpretations; science; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

    Abstract : Ideas about "exercise" and "health" have varied over time and across cultures. With the recent Euro-American fitness trend, a growing number of Swedes now take part in some kind of physical activity at Gyms or Fitness Centers. READ MORE

  4. 7. Ambiguous artefacts : solar collectors in Swedish contexts : on processes of cultural modification

    Author : Annette Henning; Kay Milton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

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  5. 8. Call for Protection : Situating Journalists in Post-Cold War Romania in a Global Media Development Discourse

    Author : Urban Larssen; Karin Norman; David A. Kideckel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; journalism; Romania; public sphere; development; NGO activism; protection; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Abstract : This study deals with the development of journalism in post-Cold War Romania, and it does so with a particular interest in the transnational dimension this entails.Many NGOs and international organizations are currently seeking to monitor journalists’ situations in countries around the world, while at the same time aiming at having the whole world aligned with international standards of the journalistic profession. READ MORE

  6. 9. Shamanic performances on the urban scene : neo-shamanism in contemporary Sweden

    Author : Galina Lindquist; Don Handelman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Abstract : This study deals with neo-shamanism, a set of notions and techniques that originated in the non-Western tribal societies and, within the framework of New Age spirituality, were adapted for the life of contemporary urban dwellers. Neo-shamanic practices are based on consciousness-altering techniques, when the Self is perceived to leave the body, to journey in other realities and to interact with the spiritual beings, enlisting their help for social, psychological, and physical healing. READ MORE

  7. 10. Under one roof : on becoming a Turk in Sweden

    Author : Judith Narrowe; Ulla Britt Engelbrektsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

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