Essays about: "Homelessness"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 essays containing the word Homelessness.

  1. 11. Välfärden hos hemlösa hundägare och deras hundar : effekterna av samhällsnormer på hemlösa ägare och deras hundars välfärd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Amanda Dahlqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Human-companion animal bond; homeless; attitudes; perception; welfare; canine; dog; owner; addiction;

    Abstract : Dogs owned by people who do not own a home, is a topic that has not been greatly studied. The companionship humans have to their animal may differ when the owner is homeless. READ MORE

  3. 12. Between a Rock and a Hard Place : Navigating the Housing Pathways of Newcomers in Ireland

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Mark Connaughton; [2021]
    Keywords : housing; housing studies; housing in Ireland; housing pathways; housing regimes; migration; reception policy; direct provision; housing assistance payment; marketised social housing;

    Abstract : This thesis presents research into the housing pathways of newcomers in Ireland who receive status to remain in the country and come through the Irish direct provision reception system. In the global context of financialisation of housing and local context of state reliance on the private market to provide housing to all sections of society, cities in Ireland are experiencing severe housing crises like many other cities across the globe, characterised by shortage, increasing rents and persistent homelessness rates. READ MORE

  4. 13. "NO ONE CARES WHAT HAPPENS TO A GYPSY" Conceptualisation and Reasons for Underreporting of Hate Crime by the EU Citizens of Roma Descent in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Defne Murt; [2021]
    Keywords : hate crime; reporting; lifestyle routine activity theory; cost-benefit theory; EU citizens of Roma descent; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: Romania joined to European Union (EU) in 2007. Consequently, the number of EU citizens of Roma descent increased in Sweden as the movement of freedom was granted. This study attempts to understand the conceptualisation and reason for underreporting hate crimes in Malmö, Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 14. Challenges of Service User Participation in Human Service Organisations: A Case Study in a Swedish Charity Organisation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Monika Larsson; [2020-10-19]
    Keywords : Service user participation; human service organisations; moral work; isomorphism; and institutional logics;

    Abstract : This report aims to explore the failures of service user participation initiatives in human service organisations. Despite the positive portrayals of service user participation and goals towards implementation, often times putting it into practice may fail. READ MORE

  6. 15. “Even if they live a destructive life, at least they won´t die” A qualitative study of how social workers at housing facilities for individuals in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Vilhelmina Tuxen-Meyer; [2020-09-10]
    Keywords : Homelessness; Substance abuse; Housing facility; Shelter; Housing; Women; Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Sweden.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is, from a Swedish point of view, to investigate and analyse how social workers at housing facilities for people in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women. Previous research demonstrates that women in substance abuse are more commonly subjected to violence than women without substance abuse. READ MORE