Essays about: "Life course perspective"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words Life course perspective.

  1. 11. Plan för inventering av miljöer och möjligheter ur ett hälsoperspektiv anpassad till gamla kulturmiljöer : belysande exempel från gården Grönhult i nordöstra Skåne

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Linn Borglund; [2019]
    Keywords : natur; förebyggande hälsa; kulturmiljöer; inventering; landsbygdsturism; Grönhult;

    Abstract : Vårt moderna liv medför många hälsorisker. Många människor mår både fysiskt och psykiskt dåligt, blir fjärmade från naturen, saknar känslor av platsanknytning och upplever att de saknar band till tidigare generationer. READ MORE

  2. 12. CONTROL THROUGH ‘PERSONAL GROWTH’ A critical qualitative case study of an educational organization focusing on self-development and authenticity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Donika Krasniqi; Maria Strelkova; [2019]
    Keywords : Culture management; normative control; neo-normative-control; personal growth; authenticity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Control Through ‘Personal Growth’ - A critical qualitative case study of an educational organization focusing on self-development and authenticity University: Lund University School of Economics and Management Course: BUSN49 - Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change Authors: Donika Krasniqi & Maria Strelkova Supervisor: Monika Müller Thesis purpose: The following research paper aims to contribute to the concept of normative control by exploring employee perceptions of culture management in an educational organization with a focus on personal growth Methodology: This study is conducted from a critical studies perspective using an interpretative approach. The empirical data is collected through a case study of the educational organization Brainwell and involves eleven semi- structured interviews and an analysis of publicly available company materials Findings: The findings demonstrate the presence of normative and neo-normative control in an educational organization with a focus on personal growth. READ MORE

  3. 13. In searching for Belonging-Almost at home abroad : A qualitative study on the way refugees developfeelings of home and belonging in the Romanian citiesof Bucharest and Timisoara

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Marius F. Stefan; [2018]
    Keywords : Migration; refugees; life course; home; accommodation; belonging; Romania;

    Abstract : Due to an increased flow of refugees, migration has become an important issue that hasraised a lot of concern during the past years. During 2015 alone European member statesreported almost two million migrants crossing their external borders. READ MORE

  4. 14. HEALTH DISPARITIES OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE IN COMBINATION WITH INCARCERATION

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Anna Maria Lami; [2018]
    Keywords : crime; disparities; health outcome; incarceration; life-course perspective; social determinants;

    Abstract : Poverty it is said to have harsh outcomes on one's antisocial or even delinquent behavior. Other factors as well lead an individual to antisocial behavior those are the environment that they are living, and their genes that have passed from one generation to the other one. READ MORE

  5. 15. A Life-course Perspective on Retirement Trajectories of Colombia’s Older Workers. The roles of family composition and work-related characteristics in explaining retirement from a gender perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : María Cristina Aguirre Valverde; [2018]
    Keywords : Colombia; retirement; population ageing; informality; fertility; demographic transition.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of family composition and work-related characteristics on retirement and to identify to what extent these factors explain the differences in retirement rates between men and women. This study is conducted under a life-course perspective framework and uses a logistic regression and a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis as methodological approaches. READ MORE