Essays about: "patriarchal societies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words patriarchal societies.

  1. 11. HER.. Empowering Immigrant Women in Norra Botkyrka

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Rima Alhamedd; [2022]
    Keywords : Botkyrka; segregation; feminist; intersectionality; mental mapping; qualitative interview;

    Abstract : Stockholm is a vibrant and attractive city. Surveys show that the residents in Stockholm are happy with their lives. It has also been proved that Stockholm is a highly socio-economic segregated city.Suburbs that are well known as segregated precarious residential areas in Stockholm, are Botkyrka, Tensta, Husby, Skärholmen, Rinkeby, and others. READ MORE

  3. 12. Cleaning off stigmas: Domestic work and collective identity building in Uruguay.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Elena Achotegui Sebastian; [2021]
    Keywords : domestic work; identity building; sociology of work; trade unions; Uruguay;

    Abstract : Domestic work and care tasks have historically been assigned to women and have never been considered as real work, as they happen within the private scene of the home in both its forms, salaried and unpaid. Due to this conception, dating back from the servitude and slavery systems of the colonial era, and rooted in the patriarchal structure of societies, domestic workers have struggled, and still struggle today in many countries to see their rights recognised. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gender-Based Violence: A feminist social work analysis on the processes and perceptions on seeking justice by the Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit at Mampong, Ghana.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Clinton Ofori Boateng; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Patriarchy; Ghana; Justice; Gender Equality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gendered violence against woman and children has been in existence and predominant in various societies for a long period of time with its intensity varying from one factor to the other. Many nations around the world including Ghana in West Africa have measures and directives to mitigate of the persistent social menace and possibly eradicate it towards sustainable welfare and development for individuals in the country. READ MORE

  5. 14. “No Honor in Honor Killings” Critical Discourse Analysis of the responses in social media to ‘Honor’ related killings events via Hashtag activism in the Arab-speaking region

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lina Alkowatly; [2020]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Hashtag Activism; Twitter; Honor crimes; Honor killings; Activism; Gender-based violence;

    Abstract : The patriarchal societies in the MENA region have their entire social framework around the protection and regulation of female sexuality. The woman’s male relatives have to make sure that her honor is under their control and fulfills the patriarchal family demands. READ MORE

  6. 15. "Why Did I Live"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Tora Åsling; [2020]
    Keywords : Mary Shelley; Meredith Ann Pierce; Humanism; Posthumanism; Anthropocentrism; Speciesism; Artificial Life; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis studies how Mary Shelley and Meredith Ann Pierce criticise Western patriarchal societies through the depiction of the creation of artificial life. The thesis discusses how Shelley and Pierce’s critique consequently includes a critique of Humanism, since the school of thought had a pivotal role in the formation of the civilizational model of these Western societies. READ MORE