Essays about: "Norm transition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words Norm transition.

  1. 11. Home-leaving and Parenthood : Timing of home-leaving and the relation to childbearing behavior in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Adenfelt; [2017]
    Keywords : Childbearing trends; Home-leaving; Sweden; Age norms; Swedish register data; Transition to adulthood;

    Abstract : Objective: This thesis examines the timing of having the first child in relation to when Swedish men and women leave the parental home. The aim is to explain if any childbearing trends can be detected based on whether one leaves the parental home at a younger or older relative age than the current age norms. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Implementation and Impact of Restorative Justice Programmes in Albania and Cuba

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Bjarni Freyr Borgarsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Kanun Laws; Formal Informal Social Control; Customary Law; State Law; Legal Pluralism; Mediation; Restorative Justice; Retributive Justice; Albania; Cuba; The Norwegian Mediation Services; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this master´s thesis I seek to explore the concept of restorative justice, an ideological approach to justice which aims to repair the harm caused by crime through means of communication, cooperation, participation and restoration. By involving all parties affected by crime, restorative justice seeks to address crime through empowering victims, increasing community cohesion and making offenders take responsibility through restorative measures. READ MORE

  4. 13. A graphotactic language metric

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Inst.)

    Author : Joar Bagge; [2013]
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    Abstract : In this bachelor’s thesis, we try to classify and identify written human languages by studying the ordering of letters in text. Automatic language identification is of interest in areas such as text indexing, machine translation and natural language parsing. READ MORE

  5. 14. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Sweden: A study of ESD within a transition affected by PISA reports

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Youngeun Chung; [2013]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Education for Sustainable development; Discourse analysis; PISA reports; Curriculum comparison; Norm transition;

    Abstract : Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been called for playing a crucial role in integrating principles,values, and practices accorded with sustainable development. Holistic approach, ethical values, norm transitionand behavior changes are required to achieve the aim of ESD. READ MORE

  6. 15. Shouting in the Dark? The Arab Spring as an Expression of Social Anomie in the Bahraini context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Lisa Teufele; [2012]
    Keywords : Arab Spring; Bahrain; Political Transition; Social Anomie; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the beginning of 2012, on the 25th of January, Egyptians celebrated the first anniversary of Egyptian Revolution, while Bahrain’s anniversary of the February 14 Revolution was marked by violent protest demanding social, political and economic reforms and an end to discriminating policies. Even though one year passed since these revolutionary movements spread from Tunisia all over the Arab world, social scientists still do not provide adequate frameworks to understand and reconstruct the causes and effects of these popular movements. READ MORE