Sökning: "conformity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 95 avhandlingar innehållade ordet conformity.

  1. 1. To be right or to be liked? : Correlates of preschoolers’ informational and normative conformity

    Författare :Kahl Hellmer; Christine Fawcett; Gunilla Stenberg; Daniel Haun; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conformity; Informational conformity; Normative conformity; Developmental conformity; Altruism; Altruistic behavior; Obedience; Authoritarian parental style; Extroversion; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Humans conform. That is, humans align their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs with others to learn and adapt. When we are uncertain, naïve, or believe that others know better than us – we can conform for informational reasons and imitate behaviors or ideas observed from the majority of those around us. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cues, Conformity, and Choice Architecture : Empirical Essays on Influence

    Författare :Mathias Ekström; Yves Zenou; Robert Östling; Rupert Sausgruber; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social interactions; Peer effects; Conformity; Status quo bias; Default option; Choice architecture; Altruism; Cues; Reputation; Behavioral economics; Field experiment; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three papers summarized as follows. “Can Indifference Make the World Greener?” We test whether the default option can nudge people to save resources in a simple, non-dynamic, decision task with only two alternatives, and where people have been explicitly informed about the recommended course of action. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Motstånd och konformitet : Om manliga yrkeselevers liv och identitetsskapande i relation till kärnämnena

    Författare :Ronny Högberg; Kerstin Bergqvist; Anders Garpelin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Identity; vocational students; masculinity and schooling; social class and schooling; resistance; school counter culture; Identitet; elever på yrkesförberedande program; maskulinitet och skola; klass och skola; motstånd; motkultur.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Denna studie bygger på en fältstudie i två klasser på gymnasieskolans Byggprogram. Intresset är riktat mot hur ett antal ungdomar, vilka samtliga är pojkar och i varierande grad är ointresserade av så kallade teoretiska studier, förhåller sig till kärnämnena. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Uniformity or Diversity? : Facing Portrayals of Ganda Religion

    Författare :Leuben Njinya-Mujinya; David Westerlund; Raimo Harjula; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of religions; Buganda; change; conformity; dissent; diversity; ethnicity; Ganda; Ganda religion; Great Lakes Region; Kabaka; ba lubaale; Luganda; mmandwa; non-conformity; uniformity; Religionshistoria; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : This study researches, in a primarily historiographical way, conforming as well as, and in particular, dissenting thought and behavioural dispositions in Ganda religion. It lets the Ganda's existence, by and large, speak for itself on this matter. This occurs in two major ways. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Taxes, Nudges, and Conformity : Essays in Labor and Behavioral Economics

    Författare :Egebark Johan; Peter Fredriksson; Roope Uusitalo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Youth unemployment; Payroll tax; Self-employment tax; Tax subsidy; Labor costs; Resource conservation; Default option; Moral appeal; Social interactions; Contagion; Natural Field Experiment; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers summarized as follows.Do Payroll Tax Cuts Raise Youth Employment? We study whether payroll tax reductions are an effective means to raise youth employment. In 2007, the Swedish employer-paid payroll tax was cut on a large scale for young workers, substantially reducing labor costs for this group. LÄS MER