Sökning: "Patrik Aspers"
Visar resultat 11 - 14 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden Patrik Aspers.
11. Class, Place and Identity in a Satellite Town
Sammanfattning : The central aim of this study is to examine processes of identity formation among white, working-class youths in a marginalized area located on the outskirts of South London. It is primarily based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork but also on analyses of web sites, newspapers and popular culture. LÄS MER
12. Mining Futures : Predictions and Uncertainty in Swedish Mineral Exploration
Sammanfattning : Any forward-oriented enterprise must somehow manage the challenges posed by uncertainty and with its distant temporal horizons, high stakes, and low probability of success, mineral exploration is a good illustration of this general rule. Based on a combination of interviews, observations, and archival research, this thesis investigates how explorationists use predictions to manage the material complexities and the uncertainties that contribute to determining the future minability of mineral deposits. LÄS MER
13. Empty Labor : Subjectivity and Idleness at Work
Sammanfattning : This thesis is about how and why employees spend large proportions of their working hours on empty labor, i.e. private activities on the job. It is written against the backdrop of a highly debated subject within critical theory, namely the possibility of individuals resisting taken-for-granted power asymmetries. LÄS MER
14. On Board the Global Workplace : Coordination and Uncertainty on Merchant Ships
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how work and social life are coordinated on board merchant ships. The merchant ship is a global workplace where people from different nationalities come together to work and live for an extended period of time.The study is based on ethnographic field work on board merchant ships. LÄS MER
