Search for dissertations about: "socialized IT"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words socialized IT.
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1. Rethinking family business succession : from a problem to solve to an ongoing practice
Abstract : As the title denotes, I suggest we think differently about family business succession. I propose to rethink succession from a problem to a practice. This means that succession is not a problem to solve but something people do in family business; it is ongoing, it is integrated and it is ordinary. READ MORE
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2. Conflicts and Contracts : Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore
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
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3. "We're made of meat, so why should we eat vegetables?" : food discourses in the school subject home and consumer studies
Abstract : Background: Food has many different functions. On a physical level, it is needed to survive and to maintain health, but it also has many social, psychological, and emotional meanings. For example, food is used to build relationships, to mark hierarchies, to celebrate holidays, and to influence mood and self-image. READ MORE
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4. Voices from the margins : People, media, and the struggle for land in Brazil
Abstract : This study looks into communicative processes and media practices among members of a subaltern social movement. The aim is to gain an understanding of how these processes and practices contribute to symbolic cohesion in the movement, how they develop and are socialized into practices, and how these processes and practices help challenge hegemonic groups in society. READ MORE
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5. Readiness or resistance? : Newly arrived adult migrants' experiences, meaning making, and learning in Sweden
Abstract : This thesis is about newly arrived adult migrants’ meaning making and learning in Swedish society during the two years’ introduction period, after they have received the residence permit. I have specifically studied Arabic speaking adults’ meaning making and learning, by carrying out observations and individual in-depth interviews with 12 migrants. READ MORE