Essays about: "cultural persistence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words cultural persistence.

  1. 6. Identity through food : Designing for cultural persistence through culinary traditions within diasporic communities

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Juliana Hernandez Baez; [2021]
    Keywords : Identity; food; human food interaction;

    Abstract : This project explores how designing for human-food interaction (HFI) can preserve individual and collective knowledge about the food identities of Latin American migrants living in Malmö, Sweden. The project was carried out through a participatory design process, where specific needs were identified to preserve and track the evolution of culinary practices. READ MORE

  3. 7. Being attached to an unsustainable lifestyle : A case study on accounting for the persistence of high emission lifestyles using an Ontological Security Lens

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Daniella Magnusson Roppen; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change; High emission lifestyle; Ontological security; Policy; Transformation;

    Abstract : To fully acknowledge the complexity of the climate change, responses to climate change needs to be redefined, taking into consideration social aspects.  In this study, I explored the social aspect of ontological security defined as a lens to understand high emission lifestyles. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Role of Socio-Economic Factors on the Continuation of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Kenya

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

    Author : Christensson Patricia; [2021]
    Keywords : Socioeconomic factors; female genital mutilation FGM ; ethnic communities; marriageability; human rights.;

    Abstract : Kenya is one of the Sub-Saharan countries that continue to experience incidences of FGM among various ethnic communities. While FGM prevalence has reduced significantly in the last decade due to government crackdowns and the adoption of relevant anti-practice laws, several Kenyan communities continue to circumcise girls and women secretly. READ MORE

  5. 9. Female Empowerment and Early Childhood Health Investments: The Long-Term Effect of Matrilineal Kinship in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Nordqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Matrilineality; cultural persistence; female empowerment; child health investments.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : How we choose to invest in the future generations is becoming increasingly imperative as researchers learn more about the long-term consequences of early childhood. The early-life literature suggests that empowered mothers invest more into their children and that matrilineal females are more empowered than patrilineal counterparts. READ MORE

  6. 10. Alienating Narratives - The professional Challenge of Preventing and Responding to Sexual Vulnerability Amongst Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Julia Degerkvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Unaccompanied refugee minors; Professional practice; Social Work; Sexual Violence; Trust Development; Media representation; Alienation; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the reception system for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) in Sweden, with a focus on preventive and responsive measures to sexual violence. The aim is to understand the professional challenges of actively working against sexual vulnerability and violence. READ MORE