Essays about: "Homeless women"
Found 4 essays containing the words Homeless women.
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1. Homeless women´s emergency housing situation in the city of Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapAbstract : The aim with this study is to gain an insight into how homeless women, who already are a vulnerable group in the society, experience an even more vulnerable environment when an emergency accommodation only for women relocated and became part of an emergency accommodation where both men and women live. In order to fulfil the purpose two questions were the core of my material: How do the women get affected in a practical sense, when moved from a separate women’s emergency accommodation and become part of an emergency accommodation where both men and women live?; What are these women’s feelings and perceptions of living close to a gender mixed accommodation? This essay consists of interviews with five women who lives in an emergency accommodation in Gothenburg county. READ MORE
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2. Speaking for the Marginalised: Representation strategies of the Civil Society Organisations working with marginalised group issues at European level
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : Participation of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has been greatly promoted by the European Union (EU) and many CSOs in social policy sphere in particular have increasingly gained their participatory venues and consultative status vis-a-vis EU institutions since the 90’s. However, their expected role to bring even the most marginalised groups’ voice into European policy making process poses a question of how European CSOs achieve the representation of marginalised groups at EU-level. READ MORE
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3. Destroyed homes: : Reactions and Effects on Palestinian Families Exposed to House Demolitions in a Resiliency Perspective
University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This study examines Palestinian families exposed to house demolitions and their reactions to having their homes destroyed by the Israeli Authorities. The traumatic effects of suddenly becoming homeless is studied in a resiliency perspective, and comparisons with earlier research of resiliency and of mental health in the context of house demolitions are made. READ MORE
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4. Horticultural therapy for homeless people : what are the causes and conditions of homelessness, what needs do homeless people have and how can we best address these needs with a Horticultural Therapy program?
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and ManagementAbstract : My ambition with this master's thesis is to provide an analysis of what the key features are in a healing garden for the homeless. This includes but is not limited to: facilities, plant material, work routines, regulations and design considerations. READ MORE
