Search for dissertations about: "Yvonne Hirdman"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Yvonne Hirdman.
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1. The power of character : Middle-class masculinities, 1800–1900
Abstract : This is a study of continuity and change in middle-class conceptions of ideal manhood. My theoretical cues are the notions of the male as an unproblematised and genderless norm, masculinity as homosocial, and George L. Mosse’s use of countertypes. Notions of passions, youth, and character were important throughout the century. READ MORE
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2. Bringing women into computer engineering : Curriculum reform processes at two institutes of technology
Abstract : This study looks at curriculum reform processes at two Swedish institutes of technology in a gender perspective and relates them to two social theories: the reproduction theory of Bourdieu & Passeron and the gender contract theory of Yvonne Hirdman.The aim of the reform processes was to make educational programmes in computer engineering more attractive to female students. READ MORE