Essays about: "a caring society"

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1. 1. Are mindless robots less threatening? : The role of transparency about robots’ lack of human-like psychological capabilities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Emma Willyams; [2023]
   Keywords : social robots; threat to distinctiveness hypothesis; transparency; HRI;

   Abstract : The use of social robots is often seen as a solution for handling future challenges such as caring for a growing population of elderly people. However, previous research has shown that robots can be perceived as threatening and for a successful implementation of robots in society we are dependent on the public’s acceptance of the technology. READ MORE

3. 2. ”This is really close, the way we all are” : A queer phenomenological study of chosenfamilies in Belgium

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Tove Vesterlund; [2023]
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   Abstract : This study explores chosen families within the queer community in Belgium. Chosen families and their dynamics are not well understood because they do not follow the heteronormative way of forming a family. The aim is to see how queer individuals understand and construct their families. READ MORE

4. 3. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Annette Hatembo; [2022]
   Keywords : Ageing; elderly people; family; community; caregiving; old people’s home; social care.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. READ MORE

5. 4. A sustainable Scout : A qualitative study about scout leaders´thoughts about how they transfer sustainable thinking to the young

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

   Author : Idun Klockevi; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability; nature; Scouts; learned helplessness; leader.;

   Abstract : Abstract The aim with this study is to deepen the knowledge about what leaders in the Scouts think about their methods for learning and understanding the delicacy of nature and social life, helplessness versus initiative, and if they think that learning outdoors affects sustainable thinking and living in any way. I think the topic of my aim is important when it is about kids and a sustainable future, furthermore, there has not been specially much research done in this topic, especially not in  the Scouts. READ MORE

6. 5. Nurse’s experience during COVID-19 epidemic : A descriptive literature review

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

   Author : Xu Huangfang; Jin Jin; [2022]
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   Abstract : Background: Since December 2019, one month before China's Spring Festival, there had been many cases of pneumonia with unknown etiology in Wuhan, Hubei. The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak had brought great challenges to people's lives and public health. READ MORE