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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 76 uppsatser innehållade orden Social Shaping of Technology.

  1. 1. The Sound of Skepticism Analyzing Climate Change Denial in Swedish Podcasts and YouTube Channels

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Författare :Victoria Vallström; [2024-02-14]
    Nyckelord :denialism; climate skepticism; social movements; countermovements; digital media; digital data; computational grounded theory; topic modeling; computational text analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores Sweden's climate change denial by analyzing the spoken-word discourse of its countermovement, focusing on digital media content from Swedish parliament member Elsa Widding with an aim to provide empirical insights into the discourse of Sweden's Climate Change Countermovement (CCCM). Questions guiding this study are: What are the most prevalent topics and themes related to climate change denial and skepticism? How do they align with established categories of climate change denial, shaping the overall narrative? What mobilizing ideas and meanings are present, how are they shaped, and how do they contribute to the movement's goals? The material consists of Elsa Widding's complete audio-based "movement texts'' from 2019-2023, including YouTube content, podcasts, and appearances on Riks, totaling over 2000 minutes of audio transcribed into text via AI technology. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Mobile Device Industry in China : A study on Chinese mobile device industry from an ecosystem point of view

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Författare :Lundao Gao; Yinfei Zhang; [2024]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Under the global trend of digital transformation development, Chinese mobile device industry has rapid expansion and yield significant economic benefits and social impacts both domestically and internationally. This growth is driven by the advancement of 5G technology, which has revolutionized various aspects of the industry, including manufacturing, products, and consumer demand. LÄS MER

  3. 3. How do Social Enterprises transform Education Inequality in Developing Countries?

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Marko Golac; [2023-07-19]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Education inequality continues to be a barrier to social progress and reinforces the cycle of poverty. That is best visible in developing countries- where resources dedicated to education are not optimal and traditional approaches to reduce education inequality have proven to be ineffective, if there are any at all, due to resource limitations, bureaucratic barriers, and systemic complexities. LÄS MER

  4. 4. TILLGÄNGLIGHET I KULTURHISTORISKA BYGGNADER : En fallstudie om Hospitalsgatan, Långgatan och Kyrkogatan med fokus på kulturvärdet, säkerhetsrisker och tekniska åtgärder för ramp, hiss och dörr i Strängnäs kommun

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Författare :Lara Al-Dabbagh; Miriam Noel; Fadi Matti; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Cultural values; cultural historical buildings; accessibility; ramp; elevator; doors; social aspect; aesthetics aspect; history aspect; safety risk; Kulturvärde; kulturhistoriska byggnader; tillgänglighet; ramp; hiss; dörr; sociala aspekter; estetiska aspekter; historiska aspekter; säkerhetsrisker;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: This study aims to assess the three cultural historical buildings located in the municipality of Strängnäs, that doesn’t meet the accessibility requirements currently.  Therefore, the aim is to suggest solutions for each three buildings that could be useful to different authorities in the future. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Spatiotemporal Selves on a Location-Based Social Network : A Postphenomenological Autoethnography of Snap Map

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Författare :Adam Särnell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :postphenomenology; autoethnography; spatiotemporality; performativity; location-based social networks; postfenomenologi; autoetnografi; spatiotemporalitet; performativitet; platsbaserade sociala nätverk;

    Sammanfattning : The location-based social network (LBSN) Snapchat allows millions of users to share their locations to others through Snap Map: a digital map that updates their position each time they open the app. While social science studies have explored sentiments, behaviors and norms among Snap Map users, there is limited research on this type of location-based social network in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), indicating a need for expanding the understanding of the roles that this technology and its design play in shaping the experiences and interactions among users. LÄS MER