Essays about: "Parenting Culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Parenting Culture.

  1. 6. “Han Skulle Vara En Kille Som Pappa Inte Kunde Klaga På” : Subversive And Imaginative Masculinity In Lygia Bojunga’s Work

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Leena-Maaretta Dixon; [2018]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Gender; Children’s Literature; Lygia Bojunga; Stephen M. Whitehead; Fable; Machismo; Patriarchy;

    Abstract : This thesis centers on three children’s novel, “Sex gånger Lucas”, “Min Vän målaren”, and “Den gula väskan”, written by the very appreciated and much awarded Brazilian Author Lygia Bojunga. All three of these novels discuss masculinity in young boys and men. READ MORE

  3. 7. “She is active, eats well – I am not worried” : A Qualitative Study of Parental Challenges to Managing Childhood Weight Based on Online Parenting Discussion Forums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Brenda Brouwer; [2017]
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    Abstract : Abstract Aim: This thesis explores parental challenges to managing childhood weight. Relevance: Childhood overweight and obesity is a global health issue with serious health and societal consequences. Parents play a key role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight and obesity. READ MORE

  4. 8. Who Are We Talking About Anyway? : Anthropomorphism and Its Implications in Wildlife Films and Biology Textbooks

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Henning Ewald; [2016]
    Keywords : Anthropomorphism; gender; sexuality;

    Abstract : In this study I investigate anthropomorphism and its use in biology textbooks and wildlife documentaries. Through the use of critical discourse analysis and with the help of three analytical tools, Hillevi Ganetz's concept of the cultural boomerang, gender and sexuality, I attempt to investigate to what extent anthropomorphism is used and which implications can be found in the material. READ MORE

  5. 9. Parenting perspectives, trajectories and influences among Ugandan–migrant mothers in Gothenburg, Sweden: Implications on Parent-child relationships

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Julius Kansiime; [2015-06-24]
    Keywords : Parenting; Children; Migrant and Relationships;

    Abstract : It can be argued that there is no correct formula for parenting worldwide although child legislation enshrined in the national and international legal & policy framework guide the children upbringing by their parents or guardians. However, these are activated differently depending on the context within which they are being implemented. READ MORE

  6. 10. Parenting in the Context of Immigration: A Cross-Cultural Investigation among Ethiopian Immigrant Parents in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Abay Gebrekidan; [2014-02-10]
    Keywords : immigrant; parenting; acculturation; Ethiopia; Sweden;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and views of Ethiopian immigrant parents about raising children in the context of modern Swedish culture. Departing from a small ‘ethnographic observation’ on the problem area, the study investigated the challenges faced by the parents and the adaptive mechanisms parents are following. READ MORE