Essays about: "Category of religion"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words Category of religion.

  1. 11. Gender-related persecution of refugee women - A feminist analysis of the persecution grounds of the refugee definition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Hägglund; [2016]
    Keywords : Public international law; folkrätt; Migration law; Migrationsrätt; Refugee definition; Flyktingdefinitionen; Persecution grounds; förföljelse grunderna; 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; gender-related persecution; könsrelaterad förföljelse; CEDAW; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Like many other international human rights law instruments, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was written from a male perspective, which has resulted in that the refugee definition of the Convention historically has been interpreted through a framework of male experiences. For this reason, many asylum claims of female applicants have been ignored. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Discourse of Religion in Swedish Secular Humanism. A Discursive study of religion and the secular in the Swedish Humanist Association

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : David Westerberg; [2015-06-29]
    Keywords : atheism; secular humanism; The Swedish Secular Humanist Association; Humanisterna; identity; discourse of religion; discourse analysis; classification;

    Abstract : This study combines the two scholarly fields of studying atheism and secular humanism and the discursive approach of studying the uses of the category “religion” in socio-political interests. As an empirical case, the study looks at The Swedish Humanist Association, Humanisterna, with examples from some of the videos on their official website, as well as examples of articles from debates between the chairman of Humanisterna and critics of the association. READ MORE

  4. 13. Socioeconomic and sociodemographic differentials in pregnant women’s knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kenya: A cross-sectional study from 2008-09 KDHS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Caroline Granberg; [2015]
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    Abstract : Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue. One way of transmission is through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). There are ways to prevent this and one option is to give the mother special drugs during pregnancy, delivery or afterwards. READ MORE

  5. 14. Witchcraft And Development Among The Giriama: Understanding How Witchcraft And Development Can Work Side By Side.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Robin Öberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Causation; Culture Theory; Development; East Africa; Giriama; Grid; Group; Luck; Mystical Participation; Rationality; Social Anthropology; Social Control; Witchcraft; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A bulk of research states that witchcraft is an antithesis to development. This thesis finds that that is an assumption, which cannot explain the case of the Giriama. READ MORE

  6. 15. World of Warcraft och kristen tro : En studie om personer med kristen tro och deras upplevelser i onlinespelet World of Warcraft

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : David Gustafsson; [2013]
    Keywords : World of Warcraft; Datorspel; Kristendom; Populärkultur; intervjuer; Postmodernism;

    Abstract : ABSTRACTTitle: World of Warcraft and Christian Faith - A Study of People with Christian Faith and Their Experiences of the Online Game World of Warcraft.Author: David GustafssonThe purpose of this essay is to examine the relation between Christian Faith and the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game World of Warcraft. READ MORE