Essays about: "peer pressure"

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1. 11. Central American Migrant Caravans: A Case Study of US-Mexican Relations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Gabriel Valencia Gutierrez; [2019]
   Keywords : migration; caravans; US-Mexico; world-systems analysis; migrant deterrence policy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay is a study of the Central American migrant caravans that travelled through Mexico from 2018 to 2019 in order to reach the US. It aims to explain how the US influenced Mexico’s handling of the caravans and further explores how the people of the caravan were affected by Mexico’s migration policies. READ MORE

3. 12. Boundary-less work and digital mobile media : A qualitative exploration of employees’ work-life balance in the context of constant online availability

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Hanna Holmgren; [2018]
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   Abstract : Digital mobile media have a major influence on organizations today. The technology has enabled a flexible work environment where employees can get work done without the limits of time and space. The boundary-less working conditions have come with possibilities but also resulted in new expectations of extended work availability. READ MORE

4. 13. Social punishment : Evidence from experimental scenarios

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Johan Pieslinger; [2018]
   Keywords : Punishment; transgressor; ultimatum game; public goods game; neuroscience;

   Abstract : Punishment is the act of penalizing an individual as a response to a transgression. This thesis will deal with punishment in experimental game scenarios and in experimental criminal punishment scenarios, along with their different adaptations. READ MORE

5. 14. “It won’t happen to me” VS “It could have been me” - Changes in health behavior initiated by a negative health shock to a peer

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lise-Lotte Verhoef; [2017]
   Keywords : health behavior; peer effects; smoking; diet; exercise; Social Sciences; Business and Economics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Despite being aware of the health risks associated with making “bad” health decisions, we seem to deny our personal vulnerability to the harmful effects of poor health behavior. Aiming to explore whether the harmful effects associated with poor health behavior are personalized once our peers suffer from them, reflected by improved health behavior and referred to as “peer effects”, this study uses individual-level U. READ MORE

6. 15. 'A Food Culture in Transition'. Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Reasoning in Food Choices - A Grounded Theory Study of Young Mothers in South Tarawa, Kiribati

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Anna Fallgren; [2017]
   Keywords : Public health; Food choices; Healthy eating; Kiribati; Pacific; Qualitative study; Mothers; Non-communicable diseases; Poverty; Climate change; Nutrition; Culture; Food policy; Non-governmental organisations; Participation; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : The recent shift towards energy-dense and nutrient-poor diets has led to an increase of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. Due to poverty, geographical remoteness and lack of cultivable land, Kiribati experiences a double burden of malnutrition with high levels of NCDs among adults, and undernourishment among children. READ MORE