Sökning: "matriarch"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade ordet matriarch.

  1. 1. Sara och Rut : Om gamla testamentets matriarkala mödrar ur ett tidlöst perspektiv i en mansdominerad värld

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Maria Nyman Wikström; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Chosenness; matriarch; patriarch; gender; symbol; faithful love; smartness; firmness;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to investigate Sarah and Ruth – the matriarchs and women of The Old Testament – as women in a world dominated by men, and the issue in this study is about what contextual symbolism and function Sarah and Ruth have with the starting point from their contextual roles and status in a world of patriarchs. The method of this study is the hermeneutic attempt to create an interpretive community combined with descriptions from religious texts and research. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Empathy, altruism and the African elephant

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Författare :Svea Jörgensen; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Loxodonta africana; Loxodonta cyclotis; African elephant; empathy; altruism; altruistic behaviour; animal behaviour; animal cognition; afrikansk elefant; empati; altruism; altruistiskt beteende; djurbeteende; medvetenhet hos djur;

    Sammanfattning : The quest to determine if non-human animals have emotional lives similar to man goes a long way back and is yet to result in a clear answer. The aim of this particular literature study is to determine whether or not the African elephant may host feelings of empathy and display altruistic behaviour. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Resistance of Female Stereotypes in The Bluest Eye  : Destroying Images of Black Womanhood and Motherhood

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Författare :Fardosa Abdalla; [2014]
    Nyckelord :African-American criticism; resistance; stereotypes; archetypes; images; womanhood; motherhood; Mammy; Matriarch; Morrison; The Bluest Eye;

    Sammanfattning : Stereotypes and myths are created by media to simplify and mystify reality. The two are used to form negative stereotypical images that are used as tools of social oppression in today’s white patriarchy. LÄS MER