Sökning: "Backpacking"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 uppsatser innehållade ordet Backpacking.
1. Unveiling a Material Agent: An Anthropological study on how backpacks shape backpackers’ journeys and identities
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiSammanfattning : This paper aims to contribute to wider discussions within the discipline of anthropology regarding the social and material significance of backpackers’ backpacks. Mainly, this paper examines how backpacks help construct backpacking identity and shape backpackers’ journeys and experiences. LÄS MER
2. Unga kvinnors riskuppfattning vid backpackerresor
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/TurismvetenskapSammanfattning : Traveling around the world is a highly appreciated phenomenon globally. In recent years, backpacking has grown in popularity. Characterised by simplicity and adventurousness, it is especially frequent within a young demographic. LÄS MER
3. Deconstructing Backpackers' Identity Projects - The role of experiences for identity construction
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Thesis Purpose: The aim of this research project was to uncover the meaning of extraordinary experiences for consumers’ identity projects and to understand how extraordinary experiences, rather than brands and possessions, can be used for self-presentation and self-extension. Methodology: Following Van Manen’s method for hermeneutic phenomenological research combined with Derrida’s notion of deconstruction, we examined “lessons learned”-type blog posts of ten backpackers. LÄS MER
4. Autenticitet inom backpacking : En studie som undersöker autenticitet och hedonism inom backpacking
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/TurismvetenskapSammanfattning : Denna studie undersöker autenticitet och hedonism inom backpacking. Postmodernismen har lett till en homogenisering gällandede destinationer som backpackers besöker och aktiviteter de utför. Autentiska upplevelser blir således svårare att hitta samt urskilja på grund av den rådande massturismen. LÄS MER
5. "Det gäller att passa på när man kan" : en kvalitativ studie om upprepat backpackerresande
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikSammanfattning : This qualitative study "It’s all about catching the possibilities” by Erica Mogel and Josefine Ekenstein investigates the reasons why the respondents continue to travel on backpacker trips and how they experience personal development in connection with travelling. The empirical material was collected through interviews where the interviews were formulated through two questions that were based on the theoretical framework used in the study. LÄS MER