Sökning: "Martha Liu"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 uppsatser innehållade orden Martha Liu.
1. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market
Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleSammanfattning : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. LÄS MER
2. Gatekeepers and Godfathers : An intersectional analysis of the impact of personal social networks on snowboarding progression
Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusSammanfattning : The purpose of this study was to discover what impact, if any, personal social networks have on an individual’s snowboarding skill progression, and whether any differences emerge based on gender, class, race, or age. Interviews with 10 demographically diverse snowboarders in Washington State, USA, were conducted and analyzed. LÄS MER
3. Hardware Control of a Near Infrared Fluorescence System : LabVIEW Programming and Evaluation
Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Biomedicinsk instrumentteknikSammanfattning : Indocyanine green (ICG) is a fluorescent dye used as an indicator in medicine and surgery. The maximum absorption wavelength of ICG is at 785 nm, while the maximum emission is around 820 nm. ICG is nontoxic and is rapidly excreted into the bile. LÄS MER
4. Capabilities and Civil Disobedience : A comparative analysis of The Capability Approach
Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenSammanfattning : This essay investigates whether Amartya Sen’s or Martha Nussbaum’s version of the capability approach is better suited to justify civil disobedience. The theoretical framework of my study is critical discourse analysis. This aims to establish the most significant conditions for the justification of civil disobedience. LÄS MER
5. An exploratory research : Fear and the need of security interplay as a business mechanism
Master-uppsats, FöretagsekonomiSammanfattning : Background: Humanity builds and writes its history. Overtime the need of feeling secure has been present originated from an emotion, a condition and reaction: the fear of threats or danger. The impact of human fear over the humanity behaviour leads for searching ways of reducing such fear. LÄS MER