Sökning: "Edgework"
Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade ordet Edgework.
1. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenSammanfattning : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. LÄS MER
2. The impact of criminalization on the management of search and rescue NGOs in the Central Mediterranean Sea since 2017
Magister-uppsats,Sammanfattning : In mid-2015 the European Union changed its response to the increase of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from humanitarian to securitization and deterrence. In 2017 this became visible in the criminalization of search and rescue (SAR) organizations, which had an impact and both intended and unintended consequences. LÄS MER
3. Investeringar i en digital värld : En kvalitativ undersökning om hur onlinemedier används av investerare i kryptovalutor och aktier
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdSammanfattning : Studien undersöker utifrån investerares perspektiv hur de upplever risker kopplade till investeringar i kryptovalutor samt aktier, hur de med hjälp av onlinemedier hanterar riskerna och hur onlinemedier används för att fatta ett köpbeslut. Vidare undersöks skillnader mellan dessa två typer av investerare i relation till risktagande, riskhantering och köpbeslut. LÄS MER
4. In Love With River Rafting: Anthropology of Risktaking
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiSammanfattning : Denne opgave er et case-studie af river rafting i Californien, hvis formål er at komme med et antropologisk bidrag til undersøgelser indenfor risikotagen indenfor adventure sporten. Risikofaktorens betydning for rafting guidernes identitetsskabelse undersøges. LÄS MER
5. Extrema sportutövare : Heroiska äventyrare, naiva idealister eller galna risktagare?
Magister-uppsats, Kultur, samhälle, mediegestaltningSammanfattning : Man has always in one way or another had to take risks in order to survive, but in today's society, voluntary risks increased markedly. It is about both physical and financial risks. The aim of this essay is to problematize what it is for properties that drive people to extreme sports and adventure travel. LÄS MER