Search for dissertations about: "subcultures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word subcultures.

2. 1. Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach

   Author : Ugo Corte; Mats Franzén; Michael Allvin; Adrienne Sörbom; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theoretical extension; White Power music; BMX; commercialization; creativity; collaborative circles; right-wing extremism; lifestyle sports; small groups; subcultures; social movement; ethnography; social psychology; mobilization; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. READ MORE

4. 2. The Politics of Combat : The Political and Strategic Impact of Tactical-Level Subcultures, 1939-1995

   Author : Tony Ingesson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; implementation; Public Administration; civil-military relations; strategic; tactical; military; combat; war; security; strategic corporal; submarines; u-boats; Yom Kippur War; WWII; Bosnia War; Nordbat; Dutchbat; Srebrenica; Song My; My Lai; Ubootwaffe; Dönitz; Totenkopfverbände; Eicke; Concentration camps; Holocaust; atrocities; subcultures;

   Abstract : This dissertation argues that lower-level military leaders, commanding between a dozen and a few hundred troops, can have a major political and strategic impact. Furthermore, it is argued that the decisions made by these lower-level military leaders are shaped by subcultures, in particular under conditions of stress and uncertainty. READ MORE

5. 3. Shaping the Meaning of Chinese Music Subcultures

   Author : Yiren Zhao; Sam de Boise; Ulrik Volgsten; David Hesmondhalgh; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Music subculture; resistance; authenticity; Chinese metal; Chinese rap; Chinese rock; Chinese punk; Beijing music; music affect; Chinese modernity;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the meaning of Chinese music subcultures, includingChinese metal, rap, rock, and punk styles; and how is the meaning shaped by Chinese participants in the Chinese context, which is represented by the context of Beijing. This project is motivated by addressing the gaps that exist between dominant Anglo-American subcultural theories and explaining contemporary Chinese individuals’ practices. READ MORE

6. 4. Lesbian Lives : Sexuality, Space and Subculture in Moscow

   Author : Katja Sarajeva; Helena Wulff; Ulf Mellström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; lesbian; space; Russia; Moscow; Social anthropology ethnography; Socialantrolopologi etnografi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

   Abstract : This study is an exploration of the lesbian subculture in Russia focusing in particular on the subculture as a unique heterogeneous space of social interaction and cultural production that is not self contained or isolated from mainstream society, but incorporates a variety of cultural flows and traditions that are a part of Russian mainstream culture, other Russian subcultures, or global cultural flows. Some of these cultural flows and traditions are more compatible than other ones. READ MORE

7. 5. We bang our heads, therefore I am : subculture as laboratory of identity – the case of heavy metal

   Author : Susanna Larsson; Rolf Lidskog; Emma Engdahl; Philip Lalander; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; heavy metal; identity; authenticity; ritual; alienation; gender; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : Subculture is a structure against which identities are both created and guarded. These identities are often socially and practically negotiated against an idea of individual authenticity. The thought of nurturing ones uniqueness while striving to fit in is a common duality and a clear cause of friction within subcultures. READ MORE