Essays about: "Religion and migration"

Showing result 21 - 22 of 22 essays containing the words Religion and migration.

1. 21. Sikh Immigrants’ Views and Strategies of Integration into Swedish Society - A Qualitative Study of First Generation Sikhs in Skåne

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Harpreet Singh; [2012]
   Keywords : First Generation; Migration; Integration; Sikh; Malmö; Immigrant; Gurdwara; Turban; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to acquire enhanced knowledge about the views and the strategies that Sikh immigrants of the first generation, who reside in the province of Skåne in Sweden, are using for becoming integrated into the Swedish society. From my own participation in some of the activities that have been organized by the Sikh community in Malmö I became interested in issues regarding integration, and especially how Sikh immigrants perceive and use various strategies for becoming (or not) integrated into the Swedish society and culture. READ MORE

3. 22. Fertility, Modernization, Religion and Land Availability in Transylvania, 1900-1910

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Ferenc Ajus; [2009]
   Keywords : fertility; religion; birth rate; Transylvania; fertility transition; modernisation; demand for children; secularisation; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The period of 1880-1910 was a time of fast modernization and industrialization in Transylvania. Fertility decline only started in the South, while in the North there was a marked fertility increase. This paper attempts to explain these differences, using a cross-sectional analysis of fertility for 4112 Transylvanian settlements. READ MORE