Search for dissertations about: "culture and society"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 278 swedish dissertations containing the words culture and society.

2. 1. Salvation and Modernity : Intellectuals and Faith in Contemporary China

   Author : Fredrik Fällman; Torbjörn Lodén; Huilin Yang; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; China; culture; Christianity; intellectuals; salvation; faith; modernity; identity; Chinese language; Kinesiska;

   Abstract : Christianity, as a religion and as an ethical system, is increasingly important in China today. An analysis of intellectuals and faith is vital to understanding the contemporary intellectual climate in China. READ MORE

4. 2. Women narratives from Tornedalen, northernmost Sweden : gender and culture in perspective

   Author : Ann-Kristin Juntti-Henriksson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Man Machine Relation Focusing Gender; Människa-maskin med inriktning mot genusforskning; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Science;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns gender issues based on 103 interviews with women from the northernmost borderland of Sweden (Tornedalen area). The interviews become women narratives as told from their lives, including anecdotes of particular events as well as a vast amount of information related to gender and equality. READ MORE

5. 3. Justice and the Prejudices of Culture : On Choice, Social Background and Unequal Opportunities in the Liberal Society

   Author : Marcus Ohlström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Liberalism; culture; justice; equality of opportunity; esteem; self-esteem; John Rawls; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : Egalitarian liberal theories of justice – so this dissertation argues – fail to take into accountthe full implications of the way citizens’ socio-cultural backgrounds work to undermine theequal opportunities these same theories demand. While egalitarians support extensiveredistribution of income and wealth from the privileged to the less privileged, and advocateequal opportunities for all, they do not properly attend either to how our shared societalcultures structure social esteem and related advantages, or to how our individual socioculturalenvironments structure the very act of choice. READ MORE

6. 4. A Culture for the Christian Commonwealth : Antonio Possevino, Authority, History, and the Venetian Interdict

   Author : Andreas Mazetti Petersson; Magnus Lundberg; Erik Åkerlund; Filippo De Vivo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Antonio Possevino; Society of Jesus; Venetian Interdict; Culture; Catholic Church; Authority and power; Roman Pontiff; Apparato All’Historia; Historical exempla; Christian Commonwealth; Accommodation; Apparato All Historia; Church History; Kyrkohistoria;

   Abstract : In this study, I investigate the authorial intentions of the early modern Jesuit Antonio Possevino (1533–1611) aiming to contribute to the understanding of his activities as an author, diplomatic administrator and missionary. I carry out analyses of his evaluative criteria of various topics and disciplines, such as history, geography, and politics. READ MORE

7. 5. Challenges and constraints encountered by women and midwives during childbirth in low-income countries : experiences from Angola and Mozambique

   Author : Karen Odberg Pettersson; Högskolan i Halmstad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Women; Midwives; Maternal and perinatal care; Care-seeking behaviour; Moulding and dimensions of change; Women; midwives; quality of; maternal and perinatal care; care-seeking behaviour; moulding and dimensions of change;

   Abstract : This thesis aimed to study the actual and perceived quality of midwifery practices during childbirth at peripheral and central health care levels in two low-income countries, Angola (I-III) and Mozambique (IV-V). Theoretical models interpreting women's and midwives' views have been developed. READ MORE