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  1. 6. No alternatives : The end of ideology in the 1950s and the post-political world of the 1990s

    Författare :Daniel Strand; Bosse Holmqvist; Mats Hallenberg; Howard Brick; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; intellectual history; political theory; philosophy of history; ideology; end of ideology; post-politics; modernization theory; Cold War; anticommunism; 1950s; 1990s; idéhistoria; History of Ideas;

    Sammanfattning : In the 1950s, scholars in Europe and the United States announced the end of political ideology in the West. With the rise of affluent welfare states, they argued, ideological movements which sought to overthrow prevailing liberal democracy would disappear. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Skilda medievärldar : Lokal offentlighet och lokala medier i Stockholm

    Författare :Gunnar Nygren; Lars Nord; Tomas Andersson Odén; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public sphere; political communication; local media; audience fragmentation; political attitudes; political participation; marketdriven journalism; knowledge gap; digital divide; media shadow; free newspapers; community integration; local identity; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis is to study mediated political communication in Stockholm, focusing on media content as well as media consumption and the role media play in a democracy. The study is based on content analysis of local and regional media (newspapers, tv and radio) in the greater Stockholm region and on a survey with 2 440 answers from people living in different parts of the region. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Others’ income, one’s own fate : How income inequality, relative social position and social comparisons contribute to disparities in health

    Författare :Alexander Miething; Olle Lundberg; Monica Åberg Yngwe; Siegfried Geyer; Espen Dahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; health; income; subjective social position; income satisfaction; relative deprivation; Sweden; Germany; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to a greater understanding of how social inequalities in health evolve causally and to explore the missing links between social position and health in different social and economic contexts.A premise in the thesis is that in affluent societies, not only material aspects and purchasing power linked to income and social positions are important explanations for the health of individuals, but also the relative socio-economic standards in society. LÄS MER

  5. 9. De villkorligt frigivna : relationen mellan munkar och lekfolk i ett nutida Thailand

    Författare :Pierre Wiktorin; Tord Olsson; Olav Hammer; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Humanities; Humaniora; anthropology of religion; tourism; habitus; late orientalism; social fields; private and public identity; exchange theory; modernity; gender; Wat Phra Dhammakaya; reformist monks; sangha-laypeople relationship; Thailand; Theravada Buddhism; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation, based on 14 months of fieldwork carried out in central, northern and north-eastern Thailand, focuses on laypeople's demands on contemporary Thai Theravada sangha. In the aftermath of the economic breakdown in 1997, an intense discussion concerning the moral status of the sangha took place. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Consuming for friendship : Children´s perceptions of relational consumption

    Författare :Erika Lundby; Tapio Salonen; Carl Hult; Kristina Gustafsson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children; Consumption; Economic Recourses; Economic Vulnerability; Friendship; Materialism; Money; Peers; Relational Consumption; Socialisation; Tweens.; Barn; Ekonomisk utsatthet; Ekonomiska resurser; Konsumtion; Materialism; Pengar; Relationell Konsumtion; Socialisering; Tweens; Vänskap.; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : Swedish children have, from a historical perspective and compared with many other countries, greater economic resources and a higher material living standard. However, there is a widening gap between affluent and vulnerable households in Sweden. LÄS MER