Sökning: "Sociology of economy"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 36 uppsatser innehållade orden Sociology of economy.

1. 1. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

   Master-uppsats, Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Författare :Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
   Nyckelord :corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

   Sammanfattning : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. LÄS MER

3. 2. Prisjustering i entreprenad : En analys av 6:3 AB 04 och ABT 06 och indexering med en nordisk komparativ utblick

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Författare :Malin Atran; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Entreprenadrätt; prisjustering; kostnadsändring; force majeure; 6:3 AB 04; 6:3 ABT 06; komparation; indexering; Entreprenadindex; KPI;

   Sammanfattning : The construction industry has faced major challenges in recent years. A number of different circumstances have had a great impact on the global economy, one of the largest being Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, but also the Covid-19 pandemic, the impending energy crisis and the increasing inflation. LÄS MER

4. 3. Does economic diversification affect female labour force participation? - A study of the surge in female employment in the GCC region

   Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Nikie Håkansson de Leeuw; [2022]
   Nyckelord :female labour force participation; economic diversification; gender equality; GCC region;

   Sammanfattning : The aim with this thesis is to explore why the female labour force participation (FLFP) currently is increasing in one of the most conservative regions of the world: the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), while decreasing globally. (World Bank, 2022). LÄS MER

5. 4. Circular Economy in Sweden: a critical discourse analysis of the Swedish government’s strategy to transition

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Författare :Marcus Aronsson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :circular economy; sustainable development; critical discourse analysis; policy analysis; treadmill of production; ecological modernization theory; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The concept of a circular economy (CE) has gained traction in the EU as a pathway towards sustainability. However, beyond the goal of closing resource loops there is no consensus on the key components of CE. LÄS MER

7. 5. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :William Church; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. LÄS MER