Search for dissertations about: "Sociocultural"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 146 swedish dissertations containing the word Sociocultural.

2. 6. Invisible voices : understanding the sociocultural influences on adult migrantsʼ second language learning and communicative interaction

   Author : Mozhgan Zachrison; Pirjo Lahdenperä; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adult migrants; second language learning; communicative interaction; sociocultural context; life-world; habitus; symbolic capital; social capital; Svenska som främmande språk; Andraspråksinlärning; Kommunikationssociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a qualitative study exploring the sociocultural influences on adult migrants’ second language learning and the communicative interaction through which they use the language. Guided by a theoretical perspective based on the concepts of life-world, habitus, social capital, symbolic honor, game, and the idea of the interrelatedness of learning and using a second language, this study aims to understand how migrants’ everyday life context, attachments to the home country, and ethnic affiliations affect the motivation for and attitude towards learning and using Swedish as a second language. READ MORE

4. 7. Shifting Gender Dynamics In Multinational Ghanaian Mine Jobs : Narratives on Organizational and Sociocultural Barriers

   Author : Rufai Kilu; Maria Uden; Mohammed-Amin Sanda; Eira Andersson; John Chandler; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; gender and technology; psychosocial structures; enrolment regimes; organizational barriers; stereotype notions on gender roles; shifting gender dynamics; sustainability; social innovation; multinational Ghanaian mines; Genus och teknik; Gender and Technology;

   Abstract : Gender is one of the central organizing principles around which social and corporate innovation revolves. The multinational Ghanaian mining is dominated by men and masculinity cultures. To gain an adequate understanding of this phenomenon, it is prudent to explore its gendered nature. READ MORE

5. 8. Social interaction and identification among adolescents in multilingual suburban Sweden : A study of institutional order and sociocultural change

   Author : Charlotte Haglund; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Monica Heller; Annick Sjögren; Shirley Brice Heath; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interaction; identity; multilingualism; institutional order; social change; critical ethnography; school; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on an ethnographic fieldwork among a group of adolescents in and out of school in suburban Sweden. The adolescents share the diasporic experience of living outside of the countries or nations of origin, experiencing marginalization in relation to majority society and concurrently being part of global, national and local transformations and changes. READ MORE

6. 9. Sociocultural and cognitive influences of pain expression and assessment

   Author : Troy Dildine; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Health inequities in pain are rampant in the United States. Historically marginalized populations (HMPs) experience increased levels of pain, pain more often, and receive less pain treatment. Health inequities are largely based on verbal reports, suggesting providers are not standardized in their assessments of verbal pain. READ MORE

7. 10. New ways of learning : Participatory action research and Kenyan runners’ appropriation of smartphones to improve their daily lives and participation in m-learning

   Author : Per-Olof Hansson; Per Andersson; Elin Wihlborg; Rodderick Fox; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Participatory action research; m-learning; sociocultural perspective; Deltagande aktionsforskning; mobilt lärande; sociokulturellt perspektiv;

   Abstract : In Kenya, mobile technology is widely used, with more and more people gaining access to the Internet. Mobile technology has the potential to support learning and improve lives, particular those of impoverished people. In this study, 30 Kenyan runners from poor backgrounds and with limited formal education participated. READ MORE