Essays about: "marginal societies"

Found 4 essays containing the words marginal societies.

  1. 1. VFR Leisure Experiences of Italians and Chinese in Sweden  : A New Study Approach to Migrants’ Personal Networks Influence on Place Participation During (im)mobility Times

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sara Fiorella Viviana Licata; [2022]
    Keywords : Highly skilled migrants; Chinese; Italians; Sweden; Personal networks; Immobility; VFR tourism; Place participation; Multicultural societies;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the Visit Friends and Relatives (VFR) tourism experiences of highly skilled first-generation Italians and Chinese in Sweden. It focuses on personal networks influence on migrant hosts’ interaction and participation in the place and how the Covid-19 global immobility has changed the dynamics and the feelings towards the place. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate-neutral buildings – Impact of existing definitions on building design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Nishat Tasnia Aive; Roberts Razna; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate neutrality; Climate-neutral buildings; Climate impact; Climate compensation measures; Climate-neutral certifications; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Climate change poses one of the most substantial threats to humanity today global greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced drastically in the near future, it can lead to severe consequences worldwide. To address this issue, global and national goals have been developed which aim to foster climate-neutral societies and industries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Purification : Research & Exhibition

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : Rodrigo Nicolas Albornoz; [2019]
    Keywords : Installation; post-colonialism; labor; marginal societies; drugs; Indigenous culture;

    Abstract : In recent years I have been working on topics related to Post-colonialism in South America, as well as the conditions of immigrants in Europe. The main interest of my work involves questions about my roots and personal stories of migration. This situation has been the engine of my art for the last ten years. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Marginal Social Worker : Exploring how Namibian social work students perceive and implement knowledge from a study exchange in Sweden.

    University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

    Author : Jonna Aisindi; [2013]
    Keywords : Social work; exchange studies; Namibia; Sweden; collectivism; individualism; transferability of knowledge; the marginal man; the marginal social worker;

    Abstract : This study explores how social work approaches and methods developed and practiced in one context can be interpreted, transferred and implemented in another. Additionally it focuses on how cultures and societies are organised both in individualistic and collectivistic societies and its effects on different approaches and conditions for social work. READ MORE