Essays about: "accessibility of rights"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 49 essays containing the words accessibility of rights.

  1. 16. The portrayal of disability on the websites of the higher education institutions : A comparative critical discourse analysis on the web pages of disability services in Latvia and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Zane Blumberga; [2021]
    Keywords : Persons with disabilities; disability content; web pages; higher education; Latvia; Sweden; critical discourse analysis; Michel Foucault; inequalities; models of disability;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically examine and compare the web pages that provide disability content and information of ten selected Latvian and Swedish higher education institutions’ websites. The theoretical framework of the research is built upon the critical discourse analysis and Michel Foucault’s ideas of discourse and power while the analytical framework incorporates elements of Mullet’s (2018) framework of critical discourse analysis, Pauwels (2012) multimodal framework for analysing websites and the snapshot click study by Gabel et al. READ MORE

  3. 17. The gatekeepers of Moroccan cultural heritage : Amazigh women and the status quo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Madisson Macdonald; [2021]
    Keywords : Berber women; Berber carpet weaving; cultural heritage preservation; rural gender norms; nomadic tourism; placemaking; authenticity; sustainable destination development;

    Abstract : This study aims to determine the role of Amazigh/Berber women in maintaining and preserving the cultural heritage of their people through carpet weaving, as well as how this tradition contributes to gender norms and tourism in rural Morocco. The research method consisted of conducting semi-structured interviews and a literature review of intangible cultural heritage preservation, traditional gender norms in rural areas, and nomadic tourism theories. READ MORE

  4. 18. Bron till delaktighet : tillgängliga gröna utomhusmiljöer för personer med autismspektrumtillstånd (AST)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tove Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; tillgänglighet; delaktighet; autismspektrumtillstånd;

    Abstract : Syftet med examensarbetet är att undersöka vad landskapsarkitekter behöver ta hänsyn till för att tillgängliggöra gröna utomhusmiljöer för personer med autismspektrumtillstånd (AST), utifrån de behov som dessa personer kan uppleva. Flera kurser under landskapsarkitektutbildningen har uppmärksammat begreppen ”tillgänglighet” och ”gestaltning för alla”. READ MORE

  5. 19. “They are being made into like baby-making machines” : a study of the impact of gender structures and norms on family planning for Xhosa women in rural Zithulele, South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Hannah Hölscher; [2020]
    Keywords : gender norms; gender roles; family planning; South Africa; rural; sexual health and reproductive rights; structural determinants of health; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women in rural areas of South Africa battle with many structural issues, including unemployment, education and accessibility to health services, greatly delimiting family planning. However, socially constructed and internalized gender norms pose an additional and potentially greater barrier to family planning in traditional and patriarchal settings. READ MORE

  6. 20. #Blessed : the blesser phenomenon : transactional sex and intergenerational relationships in urban South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Joanne Palfreman; [2020]
    Keywords : blessees; blessers; sexual and reproductive health and rights; South Africa; transactional sex; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Relationships between women and typically older men for gifts and money in exchange for sex in South Africa are common, and known as blesser relationships. Their increasing acceptability and accessibility has been linked to negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes among young black African women. READ MORE