Essays about: "Family Sociology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Family Sociology.

1. 1. Perspectives of dropped-out children on quitting public primary schools in Kasur- Pakistan

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Somia Bashir; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : dropped-out children; dropout rate; public primary schools; Kasur- Pakistan; perspectives; education;

   Abstract : Aim: This thesis is an endeavour to explore the causes behind the significant rate of students leaving their primary-level education at the Primary level. The study aims at exploring the causes of high dropout rates by recording the voices of out-of-school children and examining the help they receive from their learning institutions after leaving their studies and schools in the Kasur District in Pakistan. READ MORE

3. 2. Mastering the shift: exploring external CEO successions in a comparative case study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nils Karlflo; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Actor-Network Theory; ANT; actors; negotiations; Sociology of translation; Management; Corporate Governance; CEO successions; CEO retirements; CEO departure; chief executive officer; boards; chairman of the board; externalizing; owner-led; owner-steered; owner-led companies; process theory; translation theory; family successions;

   Abstract : This paper critically examines the claim made by previous research that explains CEO successions as a result of a linear process, influenced by isolated factors of causality succeeding one another. Thus, it seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of the process of CEO successions, acknowledges the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability in its nature. READ MORE

4. 3. Childhood household composition and future economic outcomes : Are children of single parent families experiencing growing disadvantages as adults in Sweden?

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Mikaelsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Childhood household composition; Single parent households; Cumulative disadvantages; Socioeconomic background; Education; Family Sociology; Social stratification; Generations and Gender Survey GGS ;

   Abstract : Family is a unit of socialization and transmitter of social, cultural and economic resources. Thus family arrangements may result in unequal future outcomes for the children growing up in them. A case in point is children from single parent households. READ MORE

5. 4. Dioxins: An Easy Problem to Solve or a Hard-Fought Battle for the Environment? a Case Study of How and Why the Pulp and Paper Industry in Sweden Transitioned Away From Chlorine-Bleaching

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Marcus Aronsson; [2023]
   Keywords : environmental sociology; ecological modernization; treadmill of production; middle-range; industrial transition; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The situation for the environment is in many ways dire. However, amidst all the negative environmental developments it is easy to neglect the successes that have actually happened. READ MORE

6. 5. Stories of persistence and desistance: A study on Maltese ex-inmates’ pathways in and out of crime

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jolin Mifsud; [2022]
   Keywords : desistance; persistence; identity; criminal pathways; narratives; social interactions; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates five ex-inmates’ narratives on their pathways in and out of crime in Malta. In-depth interviews were conducted to generate their stories. Previous studies on criminal pathways tend to prioritise either the persistence or desistance path and present each path as a linear process. READ MORE