Sökning: "Ethnology"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 164 uppsatser innehållade ordet Ethnology.
6. Fooling Around : An Ethnological Study of Bigfoot Hoaxes
Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperSammanfattning : This essay aims to get a deeper knowledge of “Bigfoot hoaxes” – how these hoaxes are carried out, by what type of persons, the reasoning behind the hoaxes and the consequences of them. The study investigates Bigfoot hoaxes as described in newspaper articles and in social media contexts, to see if there are any patterns to the hoaxers, the hoaxing activities and how the public reacts to them. LÄS MER
7. Mer än bara fotboll : En etnografisk studie av fotbollens samhällsnytta: när idrott förväntas agera och lösa sociala utmaningar i en segregerad storstad
Master-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/EtnologiSammanfattning : This master’s thesis in ethnology aim to enlighten the driving forces behind why a local football club, in a segregated residential area, outside of Stockholm in Sweden, chooses to develop its association in a more social direction. This is a cultural study of why football, as a cultural phenomenon, is expected to be able to solve social problems, and more generally how is sport considered a tool and a solution to social problems? Why is football expected to be able to solve segregation in a socio-economically vulnerable areas, of those who lead the sports activities? The empirical material of this essay has been collected through oral interviews from leaders of the association and government officials. LÄS MER
8. Från beatniks till hippies : Utmanande och omvälvande subkulturella ungdomsgrupper i Sverige 1959 till 1969
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiSammanfattning : From beatniks to hippies — challenging and revolving subcultural youths in Sweden 1959 to 1969 The purpose of this work has been to explore and analyse the transformation of the youth subcultures beatniks and hippies in a Swedish context between 1959 and 1969, by searching answers to the following questions: What was the background of the subcultures ? How were these subcultures established, transformed and developed in a Swedish context? What became their typical style and taste?, and in what rooms and places were these cultures practiced by Swedish youths? Mass media, especially TV but also radio, film, books and records brought the world in and were the main reason youths in Sweden could identify themselves through foreign subcultures. They adapted most of the original style but brought in some local elements. LÄS MER
9. Arkeologi och folktro : En undersökning av skålgroparnas användning genom tiden
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : Cup marks are often described in historical records as belonging to the fairies of Swedish folklore, hence going under the name “fairy mills” or “elf mills” (in Swedish älvkvarn). The name derives from the belief that the fairies used the cups as their mills for grinding seed. LÄS MER
10. Food choices: Negotiating identities and feeling at home in the social landscape of sharing a meal
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiSammanfattning : This study highlights the sociocultural aspects of food consumption to analyse how identity, relationships and meaning is created in relation to food and meals. By using qualitative methods, a cultural analytical approach and theoretical perspectives by Sara Ahmed and Pierre Bourdieu, the aim is to create a deeper understanding of the sociocultural aspects of food, how it is consumed and how social surroundings can influence dietary choices. LÄS MER
