Essays about: "masculinities"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 110 essays containing the word masculinities.
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6. Is Female Empowerment Hindering Gender Equality? : A Case Study of Uuguja Island of Zanzibar Tanzania
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The work for female empowerment is prominent on the Unguja island of Zanzibar. Governmental support and local and international organizations are investing in women to achieve gender equality. READ MORE
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7. Masculinity Beyond the Battlefield: Exploring Masculinities inside the Swedish Armed Forces and its Connection to the Private Sphere
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyse how masculinities inside the SwAF are manifested as well as how these affect the civil life of male soldiers. This is achieved by using a set of individual case studies where semi-structured interviews serve as the main data. READ MORE
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8. Finding one's Place in a Global Market : Chartered Companies, Masculinities, and the Porto Novo Affair
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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9. Male Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Uganda
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Abstract This research is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the phenomenon of conflict-related violence against men. The topic of conflict-related violence against men has through history been unnoticed, unaddressed, and unrecognized in the field of gender-based violence. READ MORE
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10. Exposing Masculinities : Reframing the Hardboiled Detective in Lehane’s Shutter Island
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This literary study examines the relationship between the hardboiled detective and the 2003 detective novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Known for his thought provoking stories as a crime novelist, Lehane exemplifies the desire of a current literary shift from stoic patriarchal constructs of detective archetypes towards a more feminist perspective. READ MORE