Essays about: "Stigmas"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the word Stigmas.

  1. 16. Girls' equal participation in education. Period. : A field study on how Indian schoolgirls perceive menstruation stigmas to affect their access to education

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hedvig Schylander; [2017]
    Keywords : Menstruation; periods; development; education; stigma; menstruation stigma; Hedvig Schylander; Development studies; agency; India; Kalaburagi; Karnataka; Gulbarga; Menstruation; mens; mensstigma; stigma; utvecklingsstudier; utbildning; Hedvig Schylander;

    Abstract : Menstruation stigmas and a lack of facilities to manage periods have been identified as possible hinders for girls’ equal access to education all over of the world. This paper focuses on investigating how menstruation stigmas generate obstacles for girls’ equal access to, and participation in, education. READ MORE

  3. 17. Invasive plant species and competition for pollinators

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Jennie Örjes; [2016]
    Keywords : Invasive plants; pollinators; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Invasive alien species cause harm to native flora and fauna, and can ultimately via biotic interactions and alterations of the abiotic conditions change entire ecosystems. They have therefore during the last decades gotten more attention and are now recognised as one of the major threats to biodiversity worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 18. New healthcare system regulations, same problems : A Study on the Effects of Unattainable Healthcare and a Non-Government Funded Organization in New York City

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Jennifer Garcia; [2016]
    Keywords : biopower; volunteers; uninsured patients; stigmas; United States Healthcare System; medical anthropology;

    Abstract : Throughout the existence of the United States there have been multiple ways to seek healthcare insurance, and healthcare services and treatment. As the country developed a system in which healthcare was distributed was created. READ MORE

  5. 19. Microfinance - for better or worse? : A study on how microfinance impacts the livelihood of families with disabled children around Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Madeleine Ring; [2015]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Lake Atitlán; Disability; Poverty; Microfinance; Sustainable Livelihood Framework;

    Abstract : Most of the disabled people in the world live in poverty. In order to escape poverty, microfinance is said to be a solution. The Microfinance Institutions do not, however, incorporate everybody who is poor in their programs, which could be assumed. Disabled people and their families are a group which many times are not included in these programs. READ MORE

  6. 20. Analysis of the Determinants of the Fertility Decline in Southern Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Linder; [2015]
    Keywords : Southern Africa.; Cultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Determinants; Fertility decline; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract: Southern Africa has already since the onset of the fertility transition recorded levels that are remarkably low in comparison with the other sub-Saharan regions. Theories suggest that socioeconomic development can explain a lot of the inter-regional fertility variations. READ MORE