Sökning: "Mikael Hjerm"

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  1. 1. My people right or wrong? : a comparative analysis of national sentiments and their meaning

    Författare :Mikael Hjerm; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; national sentiment; national identity; nationalism; attitudes; multiculturalism; nation; xenophobia; comparative research;

    Sammanfattning : In a world of presumed nation-states, nation has been, and still is, an intrinsic part of political legitimization and identity formation. Thus, it is clear that the understanding of nationality and people's relationship too it is of great importance for our understanding of how a stable society, partly built on nationality, can prevail in a world of migration consisting of individuals with diverging moral, religious and cultural conceptions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Challenges when Generalizing Psychological Measurements across Populations : Applications in Machine Learning and Cross-Cultural Comparisons

    Författare :Mathias Berggren; Robin Bergh; Nazar Akrami; Mikael Hjerm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personality; machine learning; culture; gender differences; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : In order to ascertain the validity and applicability of psychological theories, models, and measurements, it is important to examine their generalizability across different assessment situations. In this thesis, I examine how the application of measures outside of their initial domain may cause complications. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Anti-immigrant attitudes in context : The role of rhetoric, religion and political representation

    Författare :Andrea Bohman; Mikael Hjerm; Annette Schnabel; Jens Rydgren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Anti-immigrant attitudes; immaterial contexts; political framing; political parties; religious context; Europe.; sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : Background. This thesis directs attention to how attitudes towards immigrants evolve under different contextual circumstances. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Socialization of Intergroup Attitudes : The Problem of Generations

    Författare :David Ekstam; Gina Gustavsson; Anders Westholm; Mikael Hjerm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Socialization; intergroup attitudes; cohort analysis; generational replacement; age effects; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis regards long-term aggregate trends in intergroup attitudes and the individual-level mechanisms that underlie change and continuity on the aggregate-level. The thesis focusses primarily on attitudes toward homosexuality in the North American context and attitudes toward immigration in the European context. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Lycklig? : Sju studier om välbefinnandets och livstillfredsställelsens bestämningsfaktorer

    Författare :Filip Fors; Mikael Hjerm; Bengt Brülde; Johan Fritzel; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lycka; subjektivt välbefinnande; sociologi; Sociology; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Quality of life is often defined in terms of happiness. Happiness can be divided into two components; a cognitive and evaluating form of happiness named life satisfaction and a more emotional form of happiness named affective well-being. LÄS MER