Essays about: "“Third World women”"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words “Third World women”.

  1. 16. Vulnerable and Marginalized Women and Young Girls: The development of Human Trafficking in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mikal Fekadu; [2019]
    Keywords : Human trafficking; Women; Young girls; Push and pull; Motivated offender; Postcolonial feminism; Sweden;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the author explores the main factors that may have contributed to the development of human trafficking in terms of sexual exploitation in Sweden. The aim is to identify the background of the main women and young girls exposed to human trafficking and to identify the factors that could potentially decrease the development of human trafficking. READ MORE

  3. 17. Investigating the Modern Social Media Influenced World and its Consequences on Mental Health : How to reduce the negative effects on young women in the social media app Instagram by modifying or adding design parameters and functionality

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Cecilia Wikberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Social media; Mental Health; Instagram; Concept Testing;

    Abstract : Social media is valuable when searching for information or to ease communication but what about the health risks, loss of productivity and physical activity, imaginary ideals and addiction? One third of women 16-29 years old suffer from a lower mental health and according to a large number of studies, social media has a big part in it. This study investigates how Instagram can be modified in order to reduce the nega- tive effects on young women caused by the app. READ MORE

  4. 18. Man-Up When Down — Gender-Specific Coping With Life Stressors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Julia Panknin; [2019]
    Keywords : gender differences; coping; Implicit Association Test; toxic masculinity; gender stereotypes; self-medication; social support; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Socialization into gender roles shapes the perception of the world from an early age which might, amongst others, constrain how one handles challenging situations. Therefore, this research aimed at investigating gender-specific coping mechanisms following life stressors in a nonclinical sample. READ MORE

  5. 19. EU Gender Equality for Export? A discourse analysis and postcolonial feminist critique of the construction of ‘gender equality’ in the EU Gender Action Plan II

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Lindqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : gender equality; European Union EU ; Gender Action Plan II; discourse analysis; Bacchi; WPR; postcolonial feminism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study employs an approach to policy as discourse and examines the construction of gender equality in the EU Gender Action Plan II. Drawing from the poststructural premise that discourses affect how issues are being thought about and acted upon, the study seeks to scrutinize how gender equality is attributed with meaning by applying Carol Bacchi’s analytical methodology What’s the problem represented to be?. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gender, nature and small-scale farming : women’s narratives about gender and view of nature in relation to its impact on organic farming

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Kajsa Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : agroecology; farming women; gender; inequalities; organic farming; social nature; sustainability;

    Abstract : Agroecology is both the science, the practice and the movement of sustainable food systems whose meaning includes several dimensions. In this thesis, the social aspect of agroecology is in focus, with emphasis on gendering and gender equality. READ MORE