Essays about: "status for old people in society"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words status for old people in society.
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1. Participation and inclusiveness in process and design : a case study of the urban upgrading of two parks in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Who is included and has the right to shape public spaces is constantly contested through power struggles and expressions of politics and culture, where conflicting interests shape urban development. The public’s right to engage in the decision-making that affects different aspects of their lives has led to that public participation is now often seen as an important part of a democratic society. READ MORE
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2. Criticising Humanities Today : - Framing Debates on the Value of Humanities in EU Higher Education Policy with a Special Focus on the Bologna Process -
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The main research question that this paper aims to answer is: ‘In what does today’s attack on humanities consist and how can humanities be defended?’ In order to answer this research question, one needs first to describe how the humanities have argued for their usefulness before the Bologna Process; second, provide reasons for the claim that the Bologna Process would be a new type of attack; and third, analyse the new defences for the humanities, so as to discuss whether these are suitable. There are several arguments why employability should not be the main interpretation for ‘usefulness’ in education. READ MORE
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3. Oppeby torg då, nu och sedan : att utveckla och förnya ett 1950-talstorg i Nyköping
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Det här examensarbetet på 30 hp är utfört vid institutionen för stad och land, SLU Ultuna. Examensarbetet handlar om Oppeby torg i Nyköping för vilket jag har tagit fram ett program. Ett program innehåller råd och riktlinjer för hur en miljö kan utvecklas och kan användas som underlag vid en eventuell upprustning av torget. READ MORE
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4. "Dead tired" : Fatigue among the oldest old in Sweden 1992-2002
University essay from Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The primary aim of this study has been to examine and describe self-reported fatigue among the oldest old in Sweden and to look at changes both over a ten year period, between and within different social groups. Additional aims were to examine if fatigue is related to mortality. READ MORE
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5. Women as Nation Builders : Strategically invested aid in Uganda for nation-building processes
University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Former colonized countries, especially in Africa, have suffered a tough political climate, often under the leadership of a dictator. The process of implementing democracy has, in many states, often been violent and terrifying. Under these circumstances, it has been hard to build institutions where people feel united as one nation. READ MORE
