Essays about: "contemporary social structures"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 essays containing the words contemporary social structures.

1. 6. “El que no tranza, no avanza”- A sociolegal study of the interrelations between the colonial history of Mexico and the persistence of organized crime and corruption

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Eili Amanda Aguilar Løvind; [2022]
   Keywords : Mexico; postcolonialism; organized crime; corruption; inequality; poverty; gender roles; male chauvinism; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social phenomena in question. READ MORE

3. 7. “Das Problem ist das Patriarchat” A qualitative Analysis of Framing and Counterframing of Femi(ni)cides in contemporary Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Siri Krobjinski; [2022]
   Keywords : femicide; feminicide; activism; Germany; framing theory; patriarchy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, 139 women were killed by their (ex-)partner in 2020. That year, Germany was ranked second highest in estimated number of femicide victims in Europe. READ MORE

4. 8. The Framing of Evil in Oppressive Systems : Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit by Christian Petzold

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Anna Aschenbrenner; [2022]
   Keywords : Evil; oppressive system; Christian Petzold; Barbara; Phoenix; Transit; Hannah Arendt; Banality of Evil;

   Abstract : The present study aims to create a deeper understanding of the cinematic representation of “evil”. Therefore, a special focus lies on contemporary historical fiction films whose stories are set in totalitarian systems with direct or indirect references to German history. READ MORE

5. 9. A non-governmental organization’s communication for social change: a qualitative case study of Kvinna till Kvinna

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Elsa Bergh Brorsson; [2022]
   Keywords : non-governmental organization NGO ; external communication; women’s rights; political challenges; communication for development and social change CDSC ; strategic communication;

   Abstract : This study investigates how the non-governmental women’s rights organization Kvinna till Kvinna structures their external communication to raise public awareness in Sweden of issues important for social change; and in what way strategic communication is used in this process in order to cope with contemporary challenges. A qualitative research approach is applied to create an in-depth understanding of this. READ MORE

6. 10. Earth Architecture - Towards a Sustainable Future?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Caroline Halje; Hanna Wernersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Earth architecture; clay; building material; sustainability; future building; Tanzania; Dar es Salaam; field study; green building; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : It is widely recognised that the two major challenges of the 21st century are climate change and poverty. The building sector is responsible for over a third of all global carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE