Essays about: "class minorities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words class minorities.

  1. 1. The Guide: A Journey Through Holistic Healing

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Stefan Johanson; [2021]
    Keywords : Holistic Medicine; Pharmaceutical Industry; War on Drugs; Hallucinogens; Narcotics; Healthcare System;

    Abstract : The Graphic Journalism genre is emerging with influences from war reportage with authors like Joe Sacco. I would like to address and report the “War on Drugs” from small first hand experiences, personal connections, and a genuine deep desire to see the healthcare and justice system change. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Swedish exception : A postcolonial analysis of exclusion in the Swedish Covid-19 strategy

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Juan-Carlos Munoz; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; ethnic minorities; structural vulnerability; postcolonial analysis; disaster response; environmental racism; institutionalized discrimination;

    Abstract : This essay seeks to understand the possible reasons behind the high rates of non-white ethnic minorities, such as the Somali-Swedish community among hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Sweden. It interrogates the possibility of a White middle-class bias in the Swedish government and the National Pandemic Group’s management of the covid-19 crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Participation and inclusiveness in process and design : a case study of the urban upgrading of two parks in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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

    Author : Emma Johannesson; Maria Östlund; [2020]
    Keywords : public space; public participation; inclusive; Sri Lanka; urban upgrading;

    Abstract : Who is included and has the right to shape public spaces is constantly contested through power struggles and expressions of politics and culture, where conflicting interests shape urban development. The public’s right to engage in the decision-making that affects different aspects of their lives has led to that public participation is now often seen as an important part of a democratic society. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Sharing Economy and Discrimination : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nima Farrahi; [2019]
    Keywords : The Sharing Economy; Field Experiment; Audit Study; Ethnic Discrimination; Social Class;

    Abstract : To investigate whether there is unequal treatment for ethnic minorities in the sharing economy this paper conducts a field experiment on Airbnb in Sweden. The key findings report that inquiries from guests with Arabic-sounding names are 17 percentage points less likely to receive a booking invitation compared to guests with Swedish-sounding names. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reading the Diaspora

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Krisztina Orbán; [2018]
    Keywords : books; audience studies; white minorities; transculturality; cultural identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis set the goal to contribute to the fields of diaspora studies and cultural studies from a media and communication studies angle by addressing the blank spots ‘white minorities’ and book use. White diasporas are nearly invisible within academia and very often ‘under the radar’ in society as well. READ MORE