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  1. 1. "A book is not like any other commodity" : A qualitative study on Swedish bookfluencers, labour, and aspirations.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Jonsson Martina; [2023]
    Keywords : bookfluencers; book content; aspirational labour; affective labour; gifted books; gifted content; social media marketing; attunement; work-net;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on bookfluencers – content creators that create content about books and reading. The study explores how they perceive the gifted books they receive from book publishers and other actors, which they are expected to create content about – often unpaid. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local NGOs combat against Child Labour : A case study in Mwanza, Tanzania

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Halima-Sadiya Ahmed Abdullahi; [2023]
    Keywords : NGO; child labour; artisanal small-scale mining; agriculture; Mwanza; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Children engage in paid and unpaid work that is damaging to them daily all around the world. They are categorized as child laborers, however when they are either too young to work or are engaged in dangerous activities that may jeopardize their physical, mental, social or educational development (Unicef 2021). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Future is Familiar - Young Swedes Imagining Work-life Balance in Their Future Adulthood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Franciska Dis Brodersen; [2022]
    Keywords : imagined futures; young people; work-life balance; gender inequality; the second shift; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the imagined futures of young Swedes with a focus on how they envision creating work-life balance and how they aim to divide their time between paid and unpaid work. This is done by analyzing written accounts of 168 upper secondary students from both university preparatory schools (UP) and vocational schools (VO) in a middle-sized town in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does parenthood modify attitudes about gender relations? : An attitudinal study comparing an egalitarian and traditional policy context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Susanna Lindmark; [2022]
    Keywords : attitudes; gendered division of labour; parenthood; family policy; country comparative; cognitive dissonance; Germany; Norway; Poland; Sweden;

    Abstract : Family policies are a recognised instrument to improve gender equality by encouraging fathers to increase their participation in the private sphere. Previous research has found that attitudes about how paid and unpaid labour should be divided between partners differ between countries by varied support for traditional male breadwinner models and sharing models. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Public Employment on Child Labour and School Attendance: Evidence from a Social Protection Programme in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2021]
    Keywords : Public Employment Programme; Child Labour; School Attendance; Difference-in-Differences; Propensity Score Matching; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. READ MORE