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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade ordet temperance.

  1. 16. The dynamics of social movements : essays on competition and diffusion

    Författare :Charlotta Stern; Peter Marsden; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis various aspects of social movement competition and diffusion is studied. The first part of the thesis focus on movement competition and especially on how competition relates to the ability of movements to attract members. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Social movements and social networks

    Författare :Rickard Sandell; Peter Marsden; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : One consistent finding in research on social movement organizations is that people's participation as well as their involvement in the formation of these organizations is linked to their structural location in several social dimensions. Hence, understanding the premises for social movement organizations is ultimately a question of examining the structure of people's social networks. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Den stora häxdansen : Vidskepelse, väckelse och vetande i Gagnef 1858

    Författare :Kristina Tegler Jerselius; Torkel Jansson; Hanne Sanders; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with an unexpected outburst of witchcraft accusations in Gagnef, Dalarna, in 1858. The object is to uncover how witchcraft accusations were used and interpreted, and how they fit into a larger picture of contemporary discourse. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Shared practices : social networks and fertility decline during the Swedish demographic transition, 1850-1950

    Författare :Johan Junkka; Sören Edvinsson; Angélique Janssens; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; historical demography; fertility transition; social interaction; social network; voluntary associations; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis studies how social interactions influenced the fertility decline during the Swedish demographic transition between 1850 and 1950. This, to gain insights into how and why norms and values affected married couples' birth control practices, and how this shaped the fertility decline. LÄS MER

  7. 20. 'When Women Unite!' : The Making of the Anti-Liquor Movement in Andhra Pradesh, India

    Författare :Marie Larsson; Gudrun Dahl; Shalini Randeria; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social movements; anthropology; gender; alcohol problems; India; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi;

    Sammanfattning : In 1991, women from Dubagunta, Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh forced the liquor traders to leave the area. This incident is believed to have been the origin of the Anti-Liquor Movement, which finally led to alcoholic beverages being prohibited in the state. LÄS MER