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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 225 avhandlingar innehållade orden sociology of culture.
1. The Social Roles of Buildings : An Account of Materiality and Meaning in Urban Outcomes
Sammanfattning : The dissertation explores the roles of buildings in urban social life. Buildings, as both a methodological tool and a research site, are valuable for understanding society. As a method, buildings allow access to various urban contexts. LÄS MER
2. På AI-teknikens axlar : om kunskapssociologin och stark artificiell intelligens
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with Sociology’s stance in the debate on Strong Artificial Intelligence, i.e. such AI that is able to shape new knowledge without human interference. There is a need for sociologists to realize the difference between two approaches to constructing AI systems: Symbolic AI (or Classic AI) and Distributed AI – DAI. LÄS MER
3. I naturens teater : Kultur- och miljösociologiska analyser av naturhistoriska utställningar och filmer
Sammanfattning : This thesis is a study of constructions of reality in visual and textual representations in current exhibitions in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm with comparisons to the Natural History Museum in Gothenburg and minor excursions to other museums. The study also includes seven giant screen films in Cosmonova: an IMAX theatre which is part of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. LÄS MER
4. Symbolisk organisering : En studie av organisatorisk förändring och meningsproduktion i fyra industriföretag
Sammanfattning : The focus of this dissertation is on organizational change in four industrial corporations. A special emphasisis placed upon the symbolic and rhetorical aspects when changing organizations. Main concepts in the study are symbolic management and management of meaning. Two main areas are discussed in the dissertation. LÄS MER
5. Mellan scen och salong : En kultursociologisk analys av ungdomsteater
Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyzes youth theatre and how it fares in the interplay between three worlds: the audience of young students and their experiences, interests and values; the theatre as an institution with its ideals and modes of operation; and the school, with its selection and sorting mechanisms. It focuses on what happens when different conditions, relations, tensions and conflicts create meaning and significance. LÄS MER