Essays about: "age and life experience"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 essays containing the words age and life experience.
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1. Childhood family structure in 16 European countries
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : At the end of the 20th century we saw great changes in family dynamics with rates ofseparation and re-partnerning increasing across Europe. Previous research has primarilyfocused on adults but less is known about how these family demographic changes haveaffected children's family structure. READ MORE
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2. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE
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3. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE
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4. The experiences of older HIV/AIDS patients : A descriptive literature review
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskapAbstract : Background: The number of older people living with HIV/AIDS is increasing year byyear. With the ageing of society and advances in anti-HIV/AIDS treatment programmes,HIV/AIDS infection among older persons (over 45 years of age) is increasing at anunusual and unprecedented rate and is receiving increasing attention. READ MORE
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5. The correlation between guilt and shame to quality of life – gender, cultural and general population
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The aim of this study is to bridge the gap between two emotions, guilt, and shame, and their interplay with perceived physical, psychological, social, and emotional well-being among healthy adults. Hence, we set out to examine how guilt and shame relate to health-related quality of life. READ MORE