Sökning: "Tora Holmberg"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden Tora Holmberg.

  1. 1. Vetenskap på gränsen

    Författare :Tora Holmberg; Kaj Håkanson; Mark Elam; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; discourse analysis; sociology of science; cultural studies; Donna Haraway; boundary politics; figure; behavioural genetics; genomics; behaviour; human animal; twin; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : With behavioural genetic twin- and animal-studies as a point of departure, this thesis investigates how the polyphonic talk about genes creates certain conditions for how “human behaviour” can be constructed, how the politics of boundary fixing contributes to and undermines respectively, credible narratives about human behaviour and, in the extension, about what constitutes human-ness. Furthermore, sociology is used as a sounding board in order to investigate what behavioural genetic knowledge can promote in terms of sociological insights and vice versa. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Reading Rap : Feminist Interventions in Men and Masculinity Research

    Författare :Kalle Berggren; Elisabet Näsman; Keith Pringle; Tora Holmberg; Chris Beasley; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; hip hop; rap lyrics; men and masculinity; feminist theory; intersectionality; queer theory; poststructuralism; feminist phenomenology; discourse analysis; cultural studies; popular music; gender; sexuality; race; class; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis explores how masculinity is constructed and negotiated in relation to race, class and sexuality in hip hop in Sweden. Theoretically, the study contributes to the increasing use of contemporary feminist theory in men and masculinity research. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Den anfrätta stammen : Nils von Hofsten, eugeniken och steriliseringarna 1909-1963

    Författare :Maria Björkman; Tora Holmberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :History of science; history of eugenics; social networks; gender contract; biopolitics; biopower; masculinity; expertise; Vetenskapshistoria; eugenikhistoria; sociala nätverk; maskulinitet genus kontrakt; biopolitik; biomakt; expertis; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Zoologen Nils von Hofsten (1881-1967) var en av de mest inflytelserika personerna i Sverige på områdena eugenik och steriliseringar. I denna avhandling belyses detta inflytande, som sträckte sig över närmare femtio år. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Production in a State of Abundance : Valuation and Practice in the Swedish Meat Supply Chain

    Författare :Jonas Bååth; Patrik Aspers; Tora Holmberg; Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; abundance; production; valuation; Swedish meat industry; supply chain; post-scarcity society; economic sociology; food studies; agriculture; grocery retail; pragmatism; practice theory; ethnography; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a sociological contribution to the study of abundance. It discusses the case of Swedish meat producers and how they persist in producing pork and beef despite a lack of demand and competitive disadvantages compared with foreign suppliers. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Chains of Trust : Networks of Persistent Resistance in Digital Activism

    Författare :Philip K. Creswell; Hannah Bradby; Tora Holmberg; Cristina Flesher Fominaya; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; collective action; connective action; digital activism; hacktivism; social movements; social movement theory; high-risk activism; Anonymous; digital scenes; network theory; tie-strength; solidarity; micromobilization; commitment; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : Digital manifestations and their networks are seen as agile, but fragile, with the Internet facilitating fast, low-cost activism by bridging actors, distributing information, and circumventing gatekeepers. From this perspective, mediated collective action and digital activism are theorized through the understanding of the Internet as a medium which affords lowered costs and risks for activists. LÄS MER