Essays about: "immigrant background"

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  1. 11. The culturalization of Disease: A cultural analysis of the discourse on civic mindedness, health inequity, and ethnicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Ida Scharla Løjmand; [2021]
    Keywords : ethnicity; minorities; culture; civic mindedness; health inequity; COVID-19; Denmark; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : I dette speciale analyserer jeg de overordnede medienarrativer omkring COVID-19-pandemien og ikke-vestlige etniske minoriteter i Danmark. Få måneder efter pandemiens udbrud i Danmark påviste Statens Serum Institut, at borgere med ikke-vestlig baggrund er overrepræsenteret blandt de COVID-19-smittede. READ MORE

  3. 12. Relation between Crime and Immigration in the Nordic countries : A Narrative Literature Review on the period of 2015-2020

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Diana Madsen; [2021]
    Keywords : crime; criminal policy; Nordic countries; forensic immigrant patients; immigrant labelling; marginalization; immigrant beliefs; heterogeneity.;

    Abstract : The period 2015-2020 has remained limitless in terms of missing data on crime and immigration in the Nordic countries, starting from the number of irregular and undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, continuing with the underrepresented immigrant statistics in crime. This paper consists of a complex understanding of immigration processes across the Nordic region, establishing narrow themes associated with crime and immigration. READ MORE

  4. 13. Housing and Populism

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Rebekka Andersson; Gabriel Nelsson Vedung; [2021]
    Keywords : housing market dynamics; populism; political geography;

    Abstract : In the last half-decade, populism has become a trademark of western politics. Much literature has been devoted to explaining the rise in populism and most researchers tend to focus on macroeconomic shifts and trends, often overlooking the impact of house price developments on populist appeal at the individual level. READ MORE

  5. 14. Oral Health Care among European Native and Immigrant’s Children and Adolescents : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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

    Author : Akikun Nahar; [2021]
    Keywords : Children; dental caries; immigrants; Europe; oral health;

    Abstract : Background: Globally, oral health remains a public health concern, particularly in relation towell-being of children and adolescents. Dental caries, one of the most common oral health problem in this group, is considered as a transmissible, infectious disease with significant health consequences. READ MORE

  6. 15. “A glass half-full of opportunities” The perceptions and lived experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants using digital primary healthcare applications in Scania, Sweden. A qualitative content analysis study.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Wasim Jabari; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital health; Digital primary care; Primary care; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Health Systems; Equity; Equality; Accessibility; Experiences; Qualitative; Patients; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: There is growing concern in Sweden about health inequity and unequal access to traditional primary healthcare among different socio-economic groups, predominantly immigrants. The use of information and communication technology in the health sector has been suggested as a potential tool to overcome healthcare accessibility and equity. READ MORE