Essays about: "medikalisering"

Found 2 essays containing the word medikalisering.

  1. 1. Non-governmental organizations preventive work against female genital mutilation in Kenya : a qualitative minor field study

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Matilda Trolin; Törja Ngenge; [2023]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Kenya; Egenmakt; Kenya; Kvinnlig könsstympning; Mänskliga rättigheter;

    Abstract : FGM is practiced in around 30 countries, mainly in Africa, The Middle East, and Asia. An estimated 200 million girls and women have been cut anywhere between infancy and 15 years old. This practice is usually linked to traditions, cultures, and sometimes religion, although this seems to be more of a question of how religion is interpreted. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tales of Testosterone : A Historical Study of the Science of the Male Hormone in Male Menopause and Homosexuality

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Therese Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : testosterone; masculinites; hormones; homosexuality; Einar Rodhe; Arnold Josefson; Axel Westman; Paavo Vara; Erik Lundberg; Paul de Kruif; Peter Conrad; medicalization; testosteron; manlighet; hormoner; homosexualitet; medikalisering;

    Abstract : Berättelsen om testosteronet. En historisk studie av vetenskapen om det manliga könshormonet inom det manliga klimakteriet och homosexualitet. READ MORE