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2. 1. Consequences of contingency : the pragmatism and politics of Richard Rorty

   Author : Magnus Reitberger; Marion Smiley; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

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4. 2. Contingency in high-school students’ reasoning about electrochemical cells : Opportunities for learning and teaching in school science

   Author : Karim Hamza; Per-Olof Wickman; Gregory J. Kelly; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; electrochemistry; laboratory work; concept mapping; high-school; learning; teaching; pragmatism; practical epistemology analysis; contingency; discourse; misconceptions; alternative ideas; curricular materials; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

   Abstract : The thesis takes its departure from the extensive literature on students’ alternative ideas in science. Although describing students’ conceptual knowledge in many science areas, the literature offers little about how this knowledge enters into the science learning process. READ MORE

5. 3. The Development of Conversational Contingency : and Selected Pragmatic Abilities

   Author : David Pagmar; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Östen Dahl; Julia Uddén; Ute Bohnacker; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; conversational contingency; first language acquisition; pragmatic development; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine children’s development as language users, with a focus on their development as conversationalists. Conversational development was measured through conversational contingency, i.e. how conversational turns are connected to each other, either in topic or time. READ MORE

6. 4. Entrepreneurial orientation : reflections from a contingency perspective

   Author : Gabriel Linton; Jonas Gerdin; Christina Öberg; Linda Höglund; Per Frankelius; Hans Landström; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial orientation; contingency theory; configuration theory; firm-level entrepreneurship; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship has been argued to be a key driver of the economy by creating jobs, turning inventions to innovations, and also improving the overall standard of life. A firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO) indicates the degree to which a firm is entrepreneurial. READ MORE

7. 5. The social contingency of law : Studies of social control during foreclosure in Sweden

   Author : Mikael Lundholm; Måns Svensson; Matthew Lindquist; Bengt Larsson; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; borrower; compensation; debt collection; debtor; Donald Black; expert interviews; foreclosure; law; lender; mortgage; negotiation; register data; relational distance; social control responses; social structure; socio-economic heterogeneity; socio-economic status; sociology of law; Sweden; Swedish Enforcement Authority; borrower; compensation; debt collection; debtor; Donald Black; expert interviews; foreclosure; law; lender; mortgage; negotiation; register data; relational distance; social control responses; social structure; socio-economic heterogeneity; socio-economic status; sociology of law; Sweden; Swedish Enforcement Authority;

   Abstract : Summary: This thesis empirically investigates how law and other social control responses during foreclosure in Sweden are contingent upon differences in social status. The thesis draws upon American sociologist Donald Black’s theoretical framework on social control to explain this social contingency. READ MORE