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1. 16. Kvinna i ålderskodad värld : Om äldre kvinnors förkroppsligade identitetsförhandlingar

   Författare :Clary Krekula; Lars Tornstam; Evy Gunnarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Social psychology; age code; age discourses; body images; body paradox; chronological age; gender; intersectionality; old women; subjective age; gerontology; social gerontology; identity; social psychology; women´s studies; Socialpsykologi;

   Sammanfattning : By exploring identity processes during women’s life course, this study aims at broadening the theoretical framework concerning the intersection of age and gender. Two fundamental questions are posed: (1) how do identity processes appear when an age perspective is added, and (2) how can women’s narratives about old age be understood from the social psychological identity perspective? The study is based on individual qualitative interviews with women aged 75+, which were preceded by focus group interviews. LÄS MER

3. 17. Heterosexual Havana : Ideals and hierarchies of gender and sexuality in contemporary Cuba

   Författare :Silje Lundgren; Mona Rosendahl; Britt-Marie Thurén; Hugh Beach; Nadine Fernandez; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Havana; Vedado; Cuba; heterosexuality; gender; sexuality; eroticism; masculinity; homosociality; hierarchy; hierarchization; ‘cultural level’; sexual politics; sexual education; piropos; reggaetón; body; soap opera; Habana; Vedado; Cuba; heterosexualidad; género; sexualidad; erotismo; masculinidad; homosocialidad; jerarquía; jerarquización; ‘nivel cultural’; política sexual; educación sexual; piropos; reguetón; cuerpo; telenovela; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Sammanfattning : Drawing on two periods of ethnographic fieldwork in Vedado, Havana, in 2004–2007, this dissertation analyses the interconnections between gender, sexuality, and heterosexuality. With theoretical inspiration from the works of Stevi Jackson and Beverley Skeggs, it discusses how the logics underlying heterosexual relations also regulate hierarchical gendered ideals. LÄS MER

4. 18. Yrke: begravningsentreprenör : om utanförskap, döda kroppar, riter och professionalisering

   Författare :Anna Davidsson-Bremborg; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; funeral parlour; funeral rites; body; stigma; Funeral director; professionalisation; Theology; Teologi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation has a dual purpose. Firstly to describe what funeral directors do and how they experience their work. Secondly to see if, and in that case how, funeral directors influence rites around the deceased, both official as well as more private rites. LÄS MER

5. 19. Ultrasound based shear wave elastography of the liver : a non-invasive method for evaluation of liver disease

   Författare :Marie Byenfeldt; Anders Elvin; Per Fransson; Odd Helge Gilja; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anthropometric measurement; diagnostic imaging; elasticity imaging technique; blood supply; BMI; body position; fatty liver; liver disease; hepatic steatosis; liver fibrosis; liver stiffness; obesity; postural change; pressure; probe; sex characteristic; shear wave elastography; skin-to-liver capsule distance; transducer and ultrasonography; Radiography; radiografi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Detecting liver disease at an early stage is important, given that early intervention decreases the risk of developing cirrhosis and subsequently hepatocellular cancer (HCC). The non-invasive ultrasound-based shear wave elastography (SWE) has been used clinically for a decade to assess liver stiffness. LÄS MER

7. 20. Prisonscape : Literary Reconfigurations of the Real and Imagined Worlds of the Chinese Prison

   Författare :Serena De Marchi; Irmy Schweiger; Monika Gänssbauer; Kwok-kan Tam; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Prison; China; Prison Literature; Space; Body; Asiens språk och kulturer; Asian Languages and Cultures;

   Sammanfattning : This study focuses on the prison writings from and about modern China (from the Mao era to the present day). It builds on previous research on Chinese prison camp literature as well as on sociological and historical studies of the evolution of punishments, both within the Chinese context and from a more global perspective. LÄS MER