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  2. 1. Water usage behaviour and discourse in Cambodia

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Andersson Sköld; [2010]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; water; health; behaviour change; risk behaviour; Cambodia; Socialantropologi; vatten; hälsa; beteendeförändring; riskbeteende; Kambodja;

    Abstract : Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia and the mortality and morbidity due to lack of improved water supply sources are high. Improvement in this area could better the situation for many Cambodians and as a consequence better the situation for the state of Cambodia. READ MORE

  4. 2. Women of Thailand : A minor field study about how nine women in urban and rural areas of Thailand look at their lives in the area of education, gender equality and influence in society, from a democratic perspective.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för Socialantropologi

    Author : Malin Westman; [2010]
    Keywords : Social Anthropology; women; democracy; gender equality; education; influence; political commitment; Thailand; Socialantropologi; kvinnor; demokrati; jämställdhet; utbildning; inflytande; politiskt deltagande; Thailand;

    Abstract : This study is based on a field study carried out in Thailand during November and December 2009. The material is based on in-depth interviews with nine women that live in the northern parts of Thailand. Seven of them belong to the Karen minority group. READ MORE

  5. 3. Waves of change : traditional religion among the Urak Lawoi, sea nomads of Ko Lanta, Thailand

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : history of religion; anthropology of religion; Thailand; Andaman Sea; Ko Lanta; Urak Lawoi; sea gypsies; sea nomads; Chao Ley; Thai Mai; animism; tourism; tsunami; spirit;

    Abstract : This essay is the result of a field study in Ko Lanta in Thailand, during October-December 2009. The purpose of the study was to document the traditional religion of Urak Lawoi and to analyze in what way their life and beliefs have changed during the last 20 years. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Multinational Township as a Revitalization Movement: A Case Study on Auroville in South India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Magnus Thor; [2010]
    Keywords : hegemonic decline; cognitive anthropology; Sri Aurobindo; Revitalization movements; Auroville; acculturation; New Age; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Auroville is a spiritual intentional community in South India. It consists mainly of Westerners and Indians and they share a common belief in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, a philosophy that has clear references to the New Age Movement in the West. READ MORE

  7. 5. Japan - From Traditionel Home Cooked Meals to Dining Alone at McDonald's

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Camilla Hoff-Jörgensen; [2010]
    Keywords : Japan; singles; McDonald’s; fast food; lifestyle-changes; household; fieldwork; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Theoretical perspective: Existing theories within anthropology, globalization of McDonald’s and Japanese culture (household etc.) were used as providing explanations of the collected data. Methodology: This research uses McDonald’s as an example of fast food consumption in Japan. READ MORE