Essays about: "childhood sociology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words childhood sociology.

  1. 1. Childhood household composition and future economic outcomes : Are children of single parent families experiencing growing disadvantages as adults in Sweden?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Mikaelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Childhood household composition; Single parent households; Cumulative disadvantages; Socioeconomic background; Education; Family Sociology; Social stratification; Generations and Gender Survey GGS ;

    Abstract : Family is a unit of socialization and transmitter of social, cultural and economic resources. Thus family arrangements may result in unequal future outcomes for the children growing up in them. A case in point is children from single parent households. READ MORE

  3. 2. Negotiating Agency: Age assessment experiences of former unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Germany

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Astrid Daiana Jessen; [2020]
    Keywords : Unaccompanied minors; Refugees; Agency; Age assessment; Germany;

    Abstract : The thesis explores on the negotiation of agency in experiences of age assessment of former unaccompanied refugee minors who seek asylum in Germany, as well as in their interaction with the situational context. As a combination of narrative and thematic analysis, the study is based on six online semi-structured interviews with young people and two with professionals working in Youth Welfare Offices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Negotiating cultural identity through eating habits: Second-generation immigrants talk about memories, values and cultural heritage attached to food

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rossella Tatti; [2019]
    Keywords : Social learning theory; Symbolism of rituals; Cultural negotiation; Assimilation; Scania;

    Abstract : This thesis explores eating habits among seven second-generation immigrants born, raised and living in Scania, southern Sweden. It does so by using a thematic analysis of data gathered through semi-structured interviews. The theoretical framework combines Douglas’ symbolism, Bandura’s social learning theory and acculturation models. READ MORE

  5. 4. Missing out on childhood - the impact of natural disasters on Haitian children's rights

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Andra-Iustina Covaciu; [2018]
    Keywords : children s rights; natural disasters; vulnerability; state capacity; prevention; international national legislation; causes and measures; institutional duties;

    Abstract : Children’s rights are human rights, regardless their vulnerability and dependence on adults. However, the situation of children’s rights in Haiti has always been delicate and it became even more fragile in the aftermath of the 2010 Earthquake and the 2016 Hurricane Matthew. READ MORE

  6. 5. “…It’s not only about giving children a voice”- social workers accounts of child participation in social investigations

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Agneta Mönefors Berntell; [2016]
    Keywords : child participation; social workers; childhood sociology; social investigation;

    Abstract : There is a consensus in Sweden that children are right-bearers and shall participate in matters that affect them among legislators, the government’s instructions by Barns Behov I Centrum (BBIC) (Child’s needs in focus) and among social workers. Despite this, previous research shows that children’s participation in social investigations is limited. READ MORE