Essays about: "capital punishment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words capital punishment.

1. 1. Societal critique in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist : A Ricouerian Analysis

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Nohan Zainudini; [2023]
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   Abstract : This essay investigates social critique and commentary in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist, applying a Ricoeurian hermeneutics in order to determine whether the novel simultaneously affirms certain viewpoints while subtly undermining these. If such cases can be found, the analysis will then endeavor to determine how this serves to influence the reader’s perception of the various social issue presented in the novel. READ MORE

3. 2. “A Fatally Flawed System” : A critical investigation of the 2021 cases on the American Death Row where 11 people were executed

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Linn Davrin; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital punishment; United States; Discrimination; Racism; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : The death penalty in the US has long been characterized by racist prejudices and mistakes. Previous research suggests that the majority of those executed are intellectually disabled people, black people and the poor. READ MORE

4. 3. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

5. 4. Putting capital punishment to rest : A qualitative study of capital punishment and human rights in China and the Philippines

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Micha Widerberg Serak; [2018]
   Keywords : capital punishment; human rights issues; legitimacy; China; The Philippines;

   Abstract : The situation of the influence of human rights issues related to capital punishment has for long been a matter of debate, especially regarding the retention and abolition of the death penalty. Various countries have, during the 20th century, changed their laws and approach on capital punishment with the implementation and adoption of human rights conventions. READ MORE

6. 5. Young Children's Opportunities towards Development and Attachment at an Orphanage in Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Emma Jonerud; Alida Karlman; [2017]
   Keywords : Orphanage; Uganda; Children s development; Attachment; Cultural aspects.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Author: Alida Karlman and Emma Jonerud Title: Young Children's Opportunities towards Development and Attachment at an Orphanage in Uganda Supervisor: Bodil Rasmusson Assesor: Malin Arvidson This study was performed at the orphanage Sanyu Babies Home in the capital city Kampala of Uganda and became possible with the financial support through the Minor Field Study (MFS) scholarship from SIDA. The purpose of the study was to view how the employees promoted children’s attachment and development with the existing conditions at the orphanage. READ MORE