Sökning: "social preferences"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 513 avhandlingar innehållade orden social preferences.
1. A sustainable home? Reconceptualizing home in a low-impact society
Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the environmental and socio-economic impact of modern ways of living, focusing on home-related concepts and practices for transitions to a less environmentally harmful and more socially just society. Exploring diverse conceptualizations of a sustainable home, the aim is to broaden discourses on less resource-intensive ways of living and residing. LÄS MER
2. Using Social Media
Sammanfattning : The rise of social media platforms has changed how people interact. Mobile technologies with built-in, high-quality cameras offer new possibilities for people to document and share their everyday activities. Many consider these interaction-mediating devices to be important tools for facilitating people’s social life through use of social media. LÄS MER
3. Preferences Under Pressure : Conflict, Threat Cues and Willingness to Compromise
Sammanfattning : Understanding how preferences are formed is a key question in the social sciences. The ability of agents to interact with each other is a prerequisite for well-functioning societies. LÄS MER
4. Essays on Sickness Insurance, Absence Certification and Social Norms
Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and three essays, considering sickness insurance, social norms and absence certification. The first essay, Group-Specific Social Norms and Economic Incentives in a General Welfare System, investigates the interaction between economic incentives and social influences in a general welfare system. LÄS MER
5. Vänskap och organisering : En studie av Fountain House-rörelsen
Sammanfattning : The Fountain House Movement – or the Clubhouse Movement - is an organization for community support, meeting the needs of adults suffering from mental illness. It was founded by a self-help group among discharged patients in New York in the 1940s. Today there are more than 300 clubhouses around the world. LÄS MER