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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 248 avhandlingar innehållade orden social criticism.
11. Justice among Us : A Philosophical Analysis of Michael Walzer’s Theory of Justice
Sammanfattning : The American philosopher Michael Walzer has been regarded as one of the most influential theorists in the field of distributive justice since the publication of Spheres of Justice in 1983. However, despite the popularity, his theory is often misunderstood or said to suffer from serious shortcomings. LÄS MER
12. Maskin och idyll : teknik och pastorala ideal hos Strindberg och Heidenstam
Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses the writers August Strindberg and Verner von Heidenstam approach to, and interpretation of, modern society and the technological civilization. Strindbergs criticism of civilization is first expressed in political, later in religious terms: he examines critically negative consequences of modernity – for nature, man and society. LÄS MER
13. Constructing Consumer Knowledge in Market Research : An Ethnography of Epistemics
Sammanfattning : Market research pervades society. It is an endeavour that connects marketing practice with methods similar to social science. Further, market research results appear as knowledge produced to inform recipients towards making productive business decisions and as a commodity sold to commissioning clients. LÄS MER
14. Mellan norm och praktik : Strategisk samverkan och brukarmedverkan inom verksamhetsområdet psykisk ohälsa
Sammanfattning : There is a steady critique towards the mental health field stating that people with mental health problems do not get the assistance they need. Often, this critique states that collaboration between different organisations is lacking or non-functional. LÄS MER
15. Multiple meanings of female initiation. "Circumcision" among Jola Women in Lower Casamance, Senegal
Sammanfattning : This anthropological study examines the meanings and practices of female "circumcision" and initiation in relation to identity and social change in contemporary Muslim Jola society, Senegal, West Africa. During the 20th century, clitoridectomy spread - allegedly as part of Islam - and became essential for a Jola woman's identity as a "real" woman and mother, and an important aspect of the women's initiation ritual. LÄS MER