Essays about: "anthropology, health"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words anthropology, health.
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1. Care and the Potential of Genetic Counseling: A Clinical Fieldwork
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : Recent decades have witnessed an innovation in genetics and biomedical practices, shifting the practice from treatment to prevention. Testing healthy individuals for genetic inherited diseases has now become increasingly common, preventing potential disease by offering early screenings, medication, or potentially surgery, reducing the genetic risk from developing into disease. READ MORE
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2. Slow environmental violence and the socio-political recognition of air pollution : The case of Poland
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. The Making of "White Spaces" : The construction, disruption, and maintenance of stability in bipolar realities in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : Bipolar disorder is a condition rarely approached in anthropological research, and even less so through the eyes of people living with the disorder. Therefore, to focus on understanding the experience of the state in-between episodes, here referred to as a “white space”, is rare and in need of further examination. READ MORE
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4. Humanitarian Palliative Care : On the threshold of concern
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Humanitarian organizations and research groups are increasingly considering the potential of integrating palliative care into humanitarian health responses. While studies on the topic frequently examine the obstacles of integrating palliative care into humanitarian action, the field is marked by notable research gaps, particularly concerning assessments of practice, the impact of guidelines, as well as critical inquiries into the moral and conceptual implications of a “humanitarian palliative care”. READ MORE
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5. Self-Perceived Deviancy, children’s Negotiation of Body and Sexuality in Contemporary Counselling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I investigate children’s negotiation of deviancy and normality in relations to body and sexuality through analysing children’s magazine Kamratposten (KP, Pal Paper). Also, how children’s letters to the editor are being responded to by the magazine’s engaged counsellors of the section Kropp & Knopp (Body & Bud). READ MORE
