Search for dissertations about: "sympathy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the word sympathy.
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1. Cultivating Mechanical Sympathy : Making meaning with ambiguous machines
Abstract : Moving with a drone can be a captivating and reflective experience. A drone can easily grab my attention, yet its hold is distinctly different to a screen where my body goes missing and my eyes are held captive. Instead, my body feels alive and present. As if every part of it is playing a crucial role in keeping the drone in the air. READ MORE
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2. Underlying psychological mechanisms of helping effects : Examining the when × why of charitable giving
Abstract : The overarching purpose of this thesis was to investigate if different helping effects can be specifically linked to different psychological mechanisms. Helping effects (i.e. the when of helping) refer to situational differences that can increase or decrease the probability of helping. READ MORE
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3. The Hurricane of Passion : Popular Politics and Emotion in Late Georgian England 1792-1812
Abstract : This book casts new light on the struggle over reform in Britain following the French Revolution by studying how Georgians from across the social spectrum sought to enlist popular passions, either in defence of the established order – or in order to subvert and challenge it. Inspired by the history of emotions, practice theory, and social movements theory it introduces the concept of ‘emotional tactics’, defined as the language, material objects, and practices used to encourage emotions for political purposes. READ MORE
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4. Music, mind and the serious Zappa : the passions of a virtual listener
Abstract : This dissertation argues that music is always ideological. For this thesis two lines of argument are given. The first states that music is always ideological because it requires verbal discourses about itself. The second line of argument states that music is always ideological because it influences the listener affectively. READ MORE
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5. Blame attribution in rape scenarios: Understanding the role of personal beliefs and situational factors
Abstract : Previous studies have found victim-blaming attitudes to hinder victims of rape from reporting to the police. Many victims fear being blamed by people in their near surroundings or by professionals in the legal as well as in the healthcare system. READ MORE