Essays about: "female bonding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words female bonding.

  1. 1. Evaluation of bonding and maternal behaviours in cattle : swedish dairy cows in a cow-calf contact system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elin Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : cow-calf contact; cow-calf bonding; maternal behaviours; preference test; dairy production;

    Abstract : In today’s commercial dairy production, it is common practice to separate the cow and calf a few hours after parturition. There is, however, increased interest from both farmers and consumers, to keep the cow and calf together for a longer period while still maintaining dairy production, because it is perceived as more animal friendly. READ MORE

  3. 2. Strength in Numbers : A Feminist Analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Mårten Wahlström; [2021]
    Keywords : The Color Purple; Alice Walker; literature; feminism; feminist analysis; womanism; psychoanalysis;

    Abstract : The Color Purple (1982) is a well-known feminist work of literature written by the ‘womanist’ Alice Walker. This analysis sought to analyse Walker’s novel in order to identify and discuss the criticism of patriarchal power relations in the novel. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Huggables”, “furry lovers” and “weapons of mass destruction” - Entanglements of older, British singletons with (non-sexual) touch

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Sarah-Jane Dobner; [2018]
    Keywords : Single women; single men; singleton; older; entanglements; touch;

    Abstract : In a cultural web of myth, sexualisation and prejudice, how do older, British singletons gain access to health-giving, non-sexual touch? This study takes interview material from five single women and three single men (all cisgender, white, heterosexual, British, between 37-76 years) and interlaces it with autoethnographic commentary, poems and artworks to explore negotiations around touch. Drawing on Haraway and Barad’s theoretical concept of “entanglements” (2008; 2007), cross-disciplinary connections are woven across feminist new materialism and social sciences, the body and discourse, the conscious and subconscious. READ MORE

  5. 4. “This is the guys’ home ground, you know”: A qualitative study about masculinity, homosociality and work identity among male and female dockworkers in the Port of Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Karin Hallberg; [2016-08-22]
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    Abstract : Harbour work in the port of Gothenburg has historically been a male-dominated working-class profession where dockworker identity has been strongly connected to working-class masculinity. Harbour environments are often characterized by homosocial cultures, where bonding between men is confirmed through male, heterosexual, working-class norms. READ MORE

  6. 5. Having a voice : Representation in fiction and why it matters

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Sanya Stenquist; [2015]
    Keywords : representation; empathy; fictional characters; adolescence; social stigma;

    Abstract : Some research has been done on this subject, although sparsely. The purpose of this study is to determine how, why, and to what extent representation in fiction matters, in regard to socially stigmatized groups of people, focusing on mental health, sexuality, and gender roles. READ MORE