Essays about: "Social structures"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 1185 essays containing the words Social structures.
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16. Working with Mentors in Violence Prevention: The experiences and understandings of professionals
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and analyse the understanding the professionals’, who work with youth at one of the schools where Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) was implemented, have of their work. Particular emphasis was made on the professionals’ own positioning in relation to the gender theoretical starting points and structural perspective of the MVP-programme. READ MORE
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17. Turning Audiences into Activists: A Qualitative Case Study of PragerU and Moral Foundations Theory
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : YouTube plays a significant role in the right wing media ecosystem, especially as an alternative source for news and information beyond traditional media outlets. PragerU is a far right YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers and 1. READ MORE
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18. Amplifying Accessibility : Examining accessibility solutions and considerations for visual impairment in mobile applications
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datavetenskapens didaktikAbstract : Though an increasingly more common occurrence, digital mobile applications are not typically particularly accessible for people with visual impairment. This study investigates the difficulties and consequences faced by developers and visually impaired users when implementing and using accessibility features as well as highlighting the principal considerations when doing so. READ MORE
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19. South Korean Birthmothers Negotiate Everyday Violence and Child Loss Through Storytelling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : Adoption scholars have dismantled the story of adoption as a humanitarian effort to save destitute children and framed adoption as a transnational issue underpinned by neo-colonial and patriarchal structures governing the relations between the West and ‘the rest’. This thesis builds on those insights and thus contributes to a growing body of literature within critical adoption studies. READ MORE
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20. The Portrayal of Orphanage Voluntourism in the Global South : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Two Voluntourism Websites Under Human Rights Aspects
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Orphanage volunteering in the Global South has experienced worldwide criticism in recent years as children’s rights violations have surfaced. This thesis examines the discourse of two organizations (“Global Crossroad” and“uVolunteer) that still offer orphanage voluntourism and assesses in what ways they display neo-colonial characteristics on their websites. READ MORE