Sökning: "existential concerns"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade orden existential concerns.
11. Sexuality in the aftermath of breast and prostate cancer : Gendered experiences
Sammanfattning : Sexuality is a sensitive topic in health care and is often interpreted through a natural scientific lens as just corresponding to sexual dysfunction and fertility problems. The purpose of this thesis was to describe sexuality and its outcomes in two cancer populations. LÄS MER
12. Filosofisociologi : Ett sociologiskt perspektiv på filosofiskt tänkande
Sammanfattning : The subject matter of the present doctoral thesis is the sociology of philosophy, a sub-discipline within the general field of sociology. As the term clearly indicates, the sociology of philosophy concerns the sociological study of philosophy. As this domain is still, to some extent, virgin territory, my thesis is mainly explorative in nature. LÄS MER
13. Striving for meaning in a diminishing world : Older persons’ experiences of reflective STRENGTH-giving dialogues including a digital tool
Sammanfattning : The Reflective STRENGTH-Giving Dialogue (STRENGTH) method was developed, grounded in a lifeworld perspective, with a focus on identifying and meeting older persons’ needs for the promotion of health and well-being. In this thesis, STRENGTH, including the digital tool SelfSTRENGTH, was tested in the context of community-dwelling older persons living with long-term health problems. LÄS MER
14. When Breast Cancer Returns. Women's experiences of Health, Illness and Adjustment During the Breast Cancer Trajectory
Sammanfattning : Although a recurrence of breast cancer is associated with significant distress, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL), little is known about women?s experience during the recurrent breast cancer trajectory. The primary aim of this thesis was to explore women?s experiences of health, illness and adjustment to a recurrence of breast cancer. LÄS MER
15. Det autentiska Andra : Om etnografi, etik och existens
Sammanfattning : The point of departure for the dissertation is the problem of representing other people and other cultures from a modern scientific and ethnographic standpoint. This concerns, above all, a problem based on a power relationship, on various forms of subordination and marginalization of the Other(s), who are contrasted with normality and a modern "us". LÄS MER