Search for dissertations about: "social anthropology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 306 swedish dissertations containing the words social anthropology.

  2. 11. 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

  4. 12. Conflicts and Contracts : Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore

    Author : Kristina Göransson; Socialantropologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Southeast Asia; Anthropology; Social change; Modernity; Filial piety; Intergenerational contract; Chinese families; Generations; Singapore; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Sociologi; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of social change on Chinese intergenerational relations in contemporary Singapore. Within only three decades, Singapore has turned into a wealthy and sophisticated metropolis with a highly educated labor force. READ MORE

  5. 13. Shunters at work : creating a world in a railway yard

    Author : Birgitta Edelman; Tim Ingold; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Abstract : Skills, and particularly manual skills, are often seen as acquired through unquestioning practice and drill. This is an ethnographic account of a group of railway workers, called shunters, who are occupied with the manual task of assembling carriages into trains. READ MORE

  6. 14. "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

  7. 15. Illegal yet Licit : Justifying Informal Purchases of Work in Contemporary Sweden

    Author : Lotta Björklund Larsen; Christina Garsten; Michael Blim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; service economy; informal work; reciprocity; justification; tax; Sweden; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Abstract : Svart arbete, informal purchases of work, is a widely debated societal phenomenon in Sweden. It is often seen as detrimental to contemporary welfare society, eroding taxpaying morals, fair competition and solidarity with fellow citizens. Acknowledged as wrong, it is in many instances also an acceptable and commonplace exchange practice. READ MORE