Essays about: "Ethnic groups"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 224 essays containing the words Ethnic groups.

1. 6. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Perla Gabay; [2023]
   Keywords : Sinhala; Tamil; Strategy; Governmentality; Discourse; Foucault; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. READ MORE

3. 7. Does the intersection of gender and ethnicity of a leader at workplace affect employee perception of leadership suitability?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : SHATHA ALREFAI; Marron Murefu; [2023]
   Keywords : Discrimination; Gender; Ethnicity; Intersectionality; Leadership;

   Abstract : Research within discrimination against ethnic minorities and females suggest that members of these groups face discrimination during recruitment processes in organizations. However, less is known on whether leaders from these groups are discriminated against due to their ethnicity and gender by being perceived less suitable as leaders at the workplace. READ MORE

4. 8. Horrific images in East and West : A qualitative and comparative analysis of the visual representation of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees in three Swedish news outlets

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Linda Agurell Swedmark; [2023]
   Keywords : Photojournalism; qualitative visual analysis; otherness; visibility; visualities; immigration discourse; Syria; Ukraine; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis compares the visual representation of Syrian refugees during the 2015 refugee crisis and Ukrainian refugees during the Russian invasion 2022 in news outlets Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dabladet and Aftonbladet. The aim of the study is thus to investigate how ethnic groups are framed in a photojournalistic setting. READ MORE

5. 9. The Cost Of Bias : - A Study About Wage Inequality and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Gustav Rosén; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Wage inequality and discrimination are two interrelated issues that have significant implications for individuals, organizations and society. Although progress has been made over the past decades to address these issues, they continue to exist in many sectors of the labor market. READ MORE

6. 10. Role Expectations as Motivators of Mass Violence Perpetration : A Normative Approach to Understanding Perpetrator Behaviour During the Yugoslav Wars from 1991–1995

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Otilia Rehnström; [2023]
   Keywords : Yugoslav Wars 1991-1995; Perpetrator behaviour; role expectations; social norms; role strain; role conflict;

   Abstract : The enduring question of why apparently ordinary individuals participate in the systemic perpetration of mass violence hallmarks genocide studies, and it arose yet again when the multifarious atrocities faced by civilians in the Yugoslav Wars of 1991–1995 were apparent. With explanations resting on notions of “ancient hatreds” having been denounced in favour of ones that emphasise the role of emotions like fear and resentment, ethnic myths and symbols, and competition on group and individual levels of society, there remains some issues with these approaches; they cannot account for what motivates variations in behaviour by on-the-ground perpetrators nor can they describe the process by which violence develops in tandem on micro- and meso-levels, while still accommodating macro-level causes for conflict. READ MORE