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Abstract ? ?there is no reason?to assume that prehistorians cannot study ancient symbolism and beliefs. The question remains, however, how best to study symbolism within the material confines of archaeological research? (Fogelin 2007:63) With my essay I would like to bring up the meaning of the soapstonelamp for the Thule culture in Greenland. Humans in the arctic area, from the same in the nor
Men’s violence against women was for a long time considered a private family matter, but is today defined as a widely spread social problem. Researchers, activists and professionals may differ in details about the problem but agrees on one major point; education is the greatest weapon in fighting it. All the professional groups that on some point come in contact with women and men who live in viol
The purpose of this study has been to look at four peoples life stories about their experiences of drug use over time as well as to share their individual attitudes, and possible experiences, of drug-related support and treatment. The life stories of these four people were collected through semi structured interviews, after which they were analyzed based on narrative aspects conveyed in their stor
A Dnr S2011/331 Faculty of Social Science A. Syllabus for SIMM22 Social Sciences: Research Methods in Social Sciences, 15 credits, second cycle (A1N) The course was adopted by the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences on November 17, 2011, and the syllabus was approved by the Committee for International Programmes on December 12, 2011. This syllabus is valid from the spring term of 2012. B. Cour
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The national day of Australia is Australia Day; a contentious public holiday that sparks a national debate on identity and multiculturalism every year. There are many different narratives that make up the Australian story, which encapsulates Australia’s diverse and multicultural history. Media plays a pivotal role in the representation of the national narrative; however, evidence of systemic power
Background: By sharing patient stories, health care professionals (HCPs) may communicate their attitudes, values and beliefs about caring and treatment. Previous qualitative research has shown that HCPs usually associate paediatric palliative care (PPC) with death or dying and that they find the concept challenging to understand and difficult to implement. Attending to HCPs’ stories may provide a
In the end of the 1990ths came alarming reports that the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) could cause autism. The discovery about the connection was told in mass media all over the world and in Europe the vaccination frequency decreased with several percent. In some areas less than 90% of the children were vaccinated, a limit that calls “herd immunity”. In interviews with parents,
In the end of the 1990ths came alarming reports that the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) could cause autism. The discovery about the connection was told in mass media all over the world and in Europe the vaccination frequency decreased with several percent. In some areas less than 90% of the children were vaccinated, a limit that calls “herd immunity”. In interviews with parents,
The aim of the study is to investigate how doppelgänger marketplace sentiments about an iconic brand are shaped by cultural branding and anti-brand activism. The study adopts a sociocultural view on consumer emotions, hence it takes a CCT approach. Theories used consist of marketplace sentiments, cultural branding as well as consumer resistance. The study is a case study of a specific brand and ho
Children who grow up with a parent with an addiction and/or mental illness are at higher risk of developing the same disorder. There are children who even when growing up under rough conditions succeed to overcome their childhood and grow up to be “normal” citizens. These children have a high level of resilience and are usually referred to as Superkids. The aim of this study was to understand what
The first stories about Kluskap, the culture hero of the Mi’kmaq in eastern Canada, were written down at the end of the 19th century. The romantic epoch and the environmental failures of industrialism had generated a growing interest for the “Indian”, who seemed to inherit the continent’s authentic “poetry of the Volk” and harbour deep wisdom about nature. The first written literature about Kluska
ABSTRACT One of the major aims of fantastic literature is to fight against common forms of representation. A clear example of that are the short stories of Mexican Francisco Tario. The present study examines the literary resources of estrangement and personification in relation to four stories included in the author’s first publication, La noche: “La noche del féretro”, “La noche de la gallina”, “
Mary Flannery O’Connor (1925-64) was born in Savannah, Georgia as the only child of the American Irish Catholics Edward Francis O’Connor, Jr. and Regina Cline O’Connor. In 1952 her first novel Wise Blood, in 1955 the short story collection A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and in 1960 her second novel, The Violent Bear It Away were published. She received several fellowships and titles of Honorary Docto
Henrik Frisk (ed) Sanne Krogh Groth (ed) What is sound when it is not heard? How does this unheard sound affect us? What might such sound reveal to us and how would we know? How do we recall sounds when their sources are no longer accessible? Traces of Sound. Reflections of Sounds Unheard invites scholars of music archae-ology, German literature, media technology, sound art, human percept
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Fankulturen till pojkbandet One Direction har diskuterats flitigt i olika media där fansen, också kallade directioners, har blivit utmålade som galna och fanatiska. Denna (n)etnografiska studie undersöker hur dessa mediala berättelser påverkar fans i deras identitetsskapande samt påverkar deras deltagande i fankulturen. Uppsatsen analyserar också homoerotisk fanfiction skriven om bandet, som i deThe One Direction fandom has been a source for a lot of discussion in different media, where fans, also known as Directioners, have been viewed as crazy, fanatic and also said to send deaththreats. This (n)ethnographic study investigates how these media narratives shape fans in the formings of their identities, and also how it effects them when participating in the fandom. This study also analyse
The aim of this study was to, according to eight managers stories in a service-orientated professions, narrative theory and method, see what factors have made it possible or acted as obstacles to reach a management position and pursue leadership in that position. The used method has been a qualitative analysis with a narrative standpoint and semi-structured interviews. The main results showed that
This Master’s thesis compares and analyses the parts pertaining to history in the US American classification system Dewey Decimal Classification and the Japanese classification system Nippon Decimal Classification. The foundation of the study is a social constructionist viewpoint where society, people and knowledge are assumed to be socially constructed and thereby the systems are studied in relat
