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  1. 11. Can the Act on System of Choice Empower Women? An interview study of female entrepreneurs' experiences on the Swedish homecare market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bowring; [2018]
    Keywords : Female entrepreneurship; Female empowerment; Provider choice; The act on system of choice; Homecare; Sweden; Gendered capitalism; Function analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When the Act on System of choice was implemented on the Swedish homecare market in 2009, there seemed to be an assumed understanding that by increasing competition on the eldercare market through privatization it would create better opportunities for women. Entrepreneurship was phrased as a solution for empowering and emancipating women in breaking out from a fixed role in low-status professions. READ MORE

  3. 12. Games for Humanity : How serious games can engage communities for risk-reduction activities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Nadine Küng; [2017]
    Keywords : humanitarian action; disaster risk reduction; climate change adaptation; water and sanitation; community engagement; communication for development; behavior change; learning; game; gamification; serious games; engagement games; UNICEF; Red Cross Red Crescent;

    Abstract : In the past decade, major humanitarian actors such as UNICEF, WFP and the Red Cross Red Crescent movement have started developing serious games for activities ranging from early warning to handwashing. They celebrate their games as a promising channel to engage the communities they work with. READ MORE

  4. 13. An Analysis of the Determinants of Credit Card Use Among Urban Residents in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Duyu Zhou; [2016]
    Keywords : credit cards; trust; social status; credit institutions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Along with globalization, the use of credit cards has become popular among Chinese urban residents; China has witnessed the tremendous growth in the accumulated number of credit cards issued and the amount of credit loans utilized. The new-classical consumption theory holds individuals responsible for the use of credit loans, however, from Veblen’s institutional perspective, the use of credit cards is influenced by issuers, consumers and governments. READ MORE

  5. 14. Dance as a Tool for Sustainability: Possibilities and Limits

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Andriana - Christina Pateraki; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Dance; Art; Education for Sustainable Development; Activism; Education;

    Abstract : This study argues that the art of dance can be used as a tool for sustainability, including matters of human rights, political oppression, awareness in environmental and ecological destruction.This thesis explores possible ways for dance to contribute to sustainable development and whether these ways are effective. READ MORE

  6. 15. Svenska travhästars tävlingskarriärer - varför de avslutas, vad händer sedan samt travtränarnas åsikter om förbättringsmöjligheter inom travet

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

    Author : Lisa Lönnman; [2015]
    Keywords : travhäst; tävlingskarriär; häst; tränare; travsport; trav; häst;

    Abstract : I Sverige finns nära 100 000 travhästar av både kallblodig och varmblodig typ. Hur de hanteras regleras både av svensk lagstiftning, travsportens tävlingsreglemente samt travsportens hästhållningspolicy – vilken även sträcker sig till att innebära att hästarna ska behandlas väl när de lämnar sporten. READ MORE