Essays about: "modern family"

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  1. 6. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
    Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE

  3. 7. Perspectives on womanhood in rural America: A qualitative exploration of female identity within a Christian and republican context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Jonna Ekblom; [2023]
    Keywords : gender roles; womanhood; motherhood; feminism; conservatism; religion; modern and traditional women.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Equality between men and women in American society has been an ongoing struggle and debate for centuries. In some ways, the societal position of women has improved, e.g., in terms of gaining access to the labor market. READ MORE

  4. 8. Agency and Tradition : Women in 1920s China through the Lens of Film

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Natacha Rojrung; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Agency; China; Raise the Red Lantern; film; female characters;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is an attempt to provide examples of how women’s roles have been portrayed in Chinese film made in modern time about women in the 1920s through examination and analysis of the film Raise the Red Lantern《大红灯笼高高挂》by Zhang Yimo by using agency theory. The study delves into the portrayal of female characters' actions within traditional marriage and family dynamics as depicted in the film. READ MORE

  5. 9. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE

  6. 10. Male Sexual and Reproductive Rights : Social and Legal Barriers for Men to Achieve Parenthood

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Ana Maria Uribe Ramirez; [2023]
    Keywords : reproductive rights; sexual rights; social rights; reproductive methods; parenthood; procreation; adoption; surrogacy; co-parenting;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the possibility of discrimination towards men and any violation of men's right to parenthood. In modern times, the obsolete prejudices about men and their detachment from the upbringing of children started fading; thus is urged to examine the actual situation of men in the matter. READ MORE