Essays about: "Domestic violence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 159 essays containing the words Domestic violence.

  1. 21. Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies : A Case Study of South Sudan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lathan Yusuf; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Human Rights; Conflict; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on GBV against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict societies with a particular emphasis on South Sudan. It notes that women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, and other consequences of war, including displacement and loss of livelihood. READ MORE

  3. 22. The influence of covid-19 on social well-being and sustainability: a systematic literature review

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Evangeline de Kort; [2022]
    Keywords : covid-19; social well-being; sustainable development goals; social contacts; safety in the home environment.;

    Abstract : The emergence of covid-19 has been declared as an international public health emergency in January 2020 by the World Health Organization and has affected millions of people across the world ever since. Public health interventions focused on controlling person-to-person infections to mitigate the number of infections and possible severe or fatal health effects. READ MORE

  4. 23. THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SWEDEN : A qualitative study exploring social workers’ views on how the COVID-19 Pandemic affected women who are victims of domestic violence

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Esther Bohman; Abimbola Zainab Olaoye; [2022]
    Keywords : Domestic violence; COVID- 19 pandemic; feminist theory; lockdowns; social isolation; Shadow pandemic; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This report was the result of a study conducted in Stockholm County in Sweden. This study aimed to gain further understanding of how social workers working with domestic violence issues perceived how the COVID-19 pandemic affected women who are victims of domestic violence in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 24. Frontal Alpha Asymmetry scores in threatening and non-threatening conditions

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Gratsia Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : frontal alpha asymmetry; threat; facial processing; state-based FAA;

    Abstract : The current paper examined the relationship between frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) and threatening face stimuli. Participants were presented with threatening faces, and this was compared to non-threatening (neutral) faces, on the assumption that the threatening faces would trigger a withdrawal motivation and a corresponding decrease in state FAA scores. READ MORE

  6. 25. Construction of “pandemic pregnancy” : A frame analysis on how the perception of teenage pregnancy shifted in Ugandan newspapers from pre-COVD to COVID period

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Shuk Yan Chan; [2022]
    Keywords : Teenage pregnancy; COVID-19; Uganda; Crisis; Frame analysis; Vulnerability; Gender-based violence; Framing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many reports of an increase in teenage pregnancy in developing countries. The media portrays girls as more vulnerable to gender-based violence and forced marriage in times of crisis, leading to a worsening situation of early pregnancy. READ MORE