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Hur påverkar bonuserbjudanden och FOMO spelbeteenden? : En kvalitativ analys av konsumentbeteenden inom spelbranschen.
No full textThis study examines how bonus offers and FOMO ( Fear Of Missing Out) influence individual gambling behavior on online- based gaming platforms such as online casinos and betting sites. The aim is to understand how psychological and cognitive factors are exploited through marketing strategies to reinforce gambling activities. The theoretical foundation is based on four central theories: Social Comparison Theory, Dual Process Theory, Operant Conditioning and Prospect Theory. Data collection is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with players who have previous experience using digital gambling platforms. The result shows that bonus offers are often perceived as attractive yet manipulative. Many respondents reported that such offers caused them to gamble more than planned and that they felt influenced by the sense of “ getting something extra.” FOMO emerged as a strong driver, not only in relation to bonuses but also in the fear of being excluded from the community or missing out on potential winnings others might experience. The study also highlights the ethical dimensions of marketing within the gambling industry, where vulnerable groups risk developing gambling addiction due to aggressive or psychological designed promotional strategies. The conclusions indicate that bonus offers and FOMO are two of the most powerful tools in gambling companies strategies to retain and intensify player behavior. The study concludes with suggestions for future research and discusses the need for regulatory measures and consumer protection
Om det pedagogiska värdet av etiskt utmanande litteratur : Ett svar på den schweiziska kritiken av Michel Houellebecq
No full textI artikeln diskuteras och besvaras kritik som två schweiziska forskare, Raphaël Baroni och Jérôme Meizoz, riktat mot den franska författaren Michel Houellebecq och hans romaner Kartan och landskapet och Underkastelse. Båda kritikerna fäster vikt vid uttalanden som författaren gjort utanför verken och tillämpar i så måtto en biografisk metod. Med denna kritik som utgångspunkt förs i artikeln fram de estetiska och pedagogiska värden som bor i Houellebecqs provocerande obestämbarhet. I stället för att betrakta författarskapets brokighet och ambiguitet som belastande föreslås att dessa egenskaper skapar ett engagerande diskussionsunderlag som främjar utvecklingen av demokratiska färdigheter
From Shameful and Monstrous Portrayal to Empowerment : A Feminist Disability Study on How Lauren's Hyperempathy and Juliette´s Deadly Touch Give a Nuanced Perspective on Gender-Based Opression in Parable of the Sower and Shatter Me
No full text This essay explores the intersection of disability and gender in Octavia E. Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower and Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, with a focus on the female protagonists Lauren and Juliette. The essay examines how dystopian societies marginalize disabled women and how these women reclaim their autonomy through writing. This study argues that Lauren’s hyperempathy and Juliette’s deadly touch expose patriarchal and ableist systems’ oppression on the female body and the disabled body, ultimately revealing how they resist and reclaim their autonomy through writing. To analyze this, the essay uses feminist disability theory to explain how disability and gender intersect and contribute to the oppression Lauren and Juliette face. Hélène Cixous’ concept on écriture feminine is also used in the analysis to show how their writing becomes a tool of resistance and identity reclamation. Additionally, the essay uses Paulo Freire’s theory of critical literacy to argue that Parable of the Sower and Shatter Me hold significant pedagogical value, offering opportunities to foster students’ critical thinking and awareness of social injustices. By combining these theoretical frameworks, the findings show that Lauren and Juliette are rejected by society, not only because of their disabilities but also their gender. Their narratives show power dynamics where the men in their lives impose guilt and shame on them. The findings also highlight that writing is crucial for both female protagonists’ self-development, showing how they reclaim their voices, resist oppression and turn their disabilities into strengths through their personal writings.
AI på arbetsplatsen: En vän eller fiende för SME-anställda? : Effekter av AI-implementering på arbetsmiljö, tillit och prestation i små och medelstora företag
No full textStudien visar att AI i små och medelstora företag framställs som både en resurs och en risk för anställda: tekniken kan öka produktivitet, arbetskvalitet och motivation, men också skapa stress, kontrollförlust och misstro. För att AI ska upplevas som gynnsam krävs organisatoriskt stöd i form av transparens, kompetensutveckling och social dialog. Resultaten visar att AI:s konsekvenser inte är tekniskt givna, utan formas i samspelet mellan teknik, ledarskap och arbetsmiljö.The study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) in small and medium-sized enterprises is portrayed as both a resource and a risk for employees: the technology can increase productivity, job quality, and motivation, but may also generate stress, loss of control, and distrust. For AI to be perceived as beneficial, organizational support in the form of transparency, skills development, and social dialogue is required. The findings further demonstrate that the consequences of AI are not technologically predetermined, but are shaped through the interaction between technology, leadership, and the work environment
Remixing nationalism : Gender and sexuality in Russian popular music and its reception on TikTok and Instagram
No full textThe full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has exacerbated Russian nationalism, as reflected inpopular music and its reception on digital media. This article explores the role of gender and sexuality in formulating and negotiating ideas about the Russian nation since the start of the full-scale invasion, focusing on the circulation and reception of the songs and music videos by theRussian singers Shaman and Tatiana Kurtukova. Both performers occupy a significant place within a broader landscape of Russian popular music and are popular onsocial media platforms, where users generate content that features their songs. The analysis focuses on the ways (dis)identifications with Russianness in and through popular music are performed and highlights popular music’s symbolic capacity to naturalize normative ideas about gender and sexuality as well as the war in Ukraine
Det förväntade moderskapet : Kvinnors erfarenheter av föräldraledighet och föräldraskap i ett samhälle som strävar efter jämställdhet
No full textDenna studie syftar till att undersöka hur kvinnor som är eller har varit föräldralediga under de senaste fem åren förhåller sig till traditionella föreställningar och sociala normer om föräldraledighet och föräldraskap. Studien är baserad på åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer. För att analysera det insamalde materialet har Judith Butlers teori om performativitet och Yvonne Hirdmans genussystem tillämpats. Studiens resultat visar hur de intervjuade kvinnorna förhåller sig till och resonerar kring fördelningen av föräldraledighet utifrån ett jämställdhetssamhälle. Vidare visar resultatet hur kvinnornas vardagliga handlingar bidrar till att reproducera och upprätthålla könsroller och samhälleliga normer kopplade till föräldraskap
Balancing act : En kvalitativ studie om förskollärares upplevelse av barns riskfyllda lek
No full textThe purpose of this study is to highlight how the balance between risky play and child safety in preschool takes shape in preschool teachers' professional experiences. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six certified preschool teachers. The collected interview material was compiled and analyzed from a phenomenological perspective based on the concepts of phenomenon, lifeworld, intentionality, reflective awareness, and the lived body. The results show that risky play is not considered a problem to be avoided, but rather a necessary part of children's holistic development. How risky play is accepted and handled varies depending on the educator's competence and personal experiences. Thus, safety and freedom do not appear as two opposing poles that the educator must choose between, but as aspects that coexist in a dynamic relationship. The preschool teacher's lived experience, collegial conversations, and professional sensitivity are crucial to maintaining this balance. Based on the results of the study, we believe that further research should deepen the understanding of children's risky play from several perspectives. Future research could thus investigate how children themselves perceive and experience the phenomenon of risky play, as well as how they experience educators' presence, support, and boundary setting. We therefore see a need to allow children's own voices and experiences to emerge more clearly. Syftet med denna studie är att synliggöra hur balansgången mellan riskfylld lek och barnsäkerhet i förskolan tar form i förskollärares professionella erfarenheter. Studien genomfördes genom semisstrukturerade intervjuer med sex legitimerade förskollärare. Det insamlade intervjumaterialet sammanställdes och analyserades utifrån ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv med stöd i begreppen fenomen, livsvärld, intentionalitet, reflekterande medvetenhet och den levda kroppen. Resultaten visar att riskfylld lek inte betraktas som ett problem att undvika, utan en nödvändig del av barns holistiska utveckling. Hur riskfylld lek accepteras och hanteras varierar beroende på pedagogens kompetens och egna erfarenheter. Därmed framstår trygghet och frihet inte som två motsatta poler som pedagogen måste välja mellan, utan som aspekter som samexisterar i en dynamisk relation. Förskollärarens levda erfarenhet, kollegiala samtal och professionella känslighet blir avgörande för hur denna balans upprätthålls. Utifrån studiens resultat anser vi att fortsatt forskning bör fördjupa förståelsen av barns riskfyllda lek ur flera perspektiv. Framtida forskning skulle därmed kunna undersöka hur barn själva uppfattar och erfar fenomenet riskfylld lek, samt hur de upplever pedagogers närvaro, stöd och gränssättning. Vi ser därför ett behov av att låta barnens egna röster och erfarenheter framträda tydligare.
Lived religion beyond creed : Modern dance as a secular bodily practice
No full textThis essay analyses modern dance exercised by elderly participants that partake in the project Age on Stage. By looking at modern dance as a secular practice, exploring the experience of the self and existential meaning making it comparable to religious practice in Sweden. Drawing on theories of lived religion, embodied practice and religious reflexivity, the study explores the elderly participants experience and interpret dance as emotions, embodied experience and community. The empirical material is collected from qualitative interviews with six participants in the ages 65+. Following a qualitative content analysis examine how the participants described their experiences of modern dance practice and how their interpretation is perceived through a predominantly secular framework. The analysis shows that, although the participants identify as either non-religious or post-religious, their description of dance is expressed as meaningful, emotionally transformative, socially and culturally grounding. By exploring experiences as flow, joy and cross-boarded experiences that exceeds beyond the individual self and are often framed extraordinary. Not in a supernatural sense, but a fundamentally qualitative different experience from everyday state of being, that the participants assert special meaning to. External factors such as leadership, spatial context, and group dynamics play a significant role in shaping these experiences. When all factors of the dance practice go in a symbiotic state, then the experiences can temporarily transcend everyday life and contribute to a deeper personal meaning and purpose. Throughout the essay it argues that modern dance and (the arts) can be understood as a secular practice with religiously comparable functions. By offering insight into how embodied physical practice may operate as a form of lived religion in secular Sweden