Essays about: "Catholic Church"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 33 essays containing the words Catholic Church.

1. 26. Is There Anybody Out There? : Illegal Abortion, Social Work, Advocacy and Interventions in the Philippines

   University essay from Institutionen för socialvetenskap

   Author : Karolina Holgersson; [2012]
   Keywords : Abortion; unsafe abortion; anti-abortion; pro-abortion; maternal death; reproductive rights; family planning; social work; human rights; Catholic Church; social constructivism; discourse.;

   Abstract : Unsafe abortion is a worldwide reproductive health issue and a contributing factor of high numbers of maternal death in the developing world. Many international conferences and assemblies acknowledge the issue and urge governments to take action. READ MORE

3. 27. WALK! Framing a successful agrarian reform campaign in the Philippines.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Lennart Niemelä; [2010]
   Keywords : Philippines; Sumilao; Agrarian reform; Catholic Church; Framing processes; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Agrarian reform is a long standing issue in the Philippines and has seen a number of peasant uprisings, revolts and rebellions ever since colonial times. In the wake of the Marcos era, the new constitution came with new promises of agrarian reform and set up the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to implement (re-)distribution of lands. READ MORE

4. 28. “Till Death Do Us Part” : Marriage in the Catholic Church and the Church of Sweden: a Comparison

   University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskap

   Author : Christine Enyonam Ayem; [2009]
   Keywords : marriage; Catholic Church; Church of Sweden; marriage rituals; marriage theology; secularization; same sex marriage; sacrament;

   Abstract : Marriage is an institution found in every society, culture or religion in the world. The Catholic Church has maintained most of her seven Sacraments including that of marriage. The Church of Sweden, an established Evangelical Lutheran faith, born out of the 16th century Reformation has two Sacraments excluding marriage. READ MORE

5. 29. ETHICAL APPROACHES TO THE PERUVIAN STATE TREATMENT IN FAVOUR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH : Is there any state religious discrimination in Peru?

   University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

   Author : Manuel Paz y Miño; [2009]
   Keywords : Peru; state; Catholic Church; religious majority and minorities; non-believers; ethical approaches; communitarism; secularism; religious discrimination; Concordat.;

   Abstract :   In this thesis I will discuss two different ethical approaches to the Peruvian state treatment in favour of the Catholic Church, for and against, based respectively on communitarian and secularist views on the state-Church relationship which I will also discuss. After that I will offer concepts of several types of discrimination and I will connect them to the question if the Peruvian state treatment in favour of the Catholic Church is a kind of discrimination against non-Catholic minorities-believers and non-believers. READ MORE

6. 30. AIDS - A Social Disease: A Minor Field Study of Women with HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Natasja Kingod; [2008]
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; Empowerment; Disempowerment; Victimization; Stigmatization; Deviance; Women; Social death; Social disease; Catholic Church; Cultural factors; Machismo; Gender studies; Genusvetenskap; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Sociology; Sociologi; Social structures; Sociala strukturer; Social changes; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : HIV/AIDS is not to be looked upon as an entirely medical problem as will be explained throughout this thesis. In Nicaragua it is indeed a social disease due to social and cultural factors leading to the misery of HIV-positive women. READ MORE