Essays about: "religious and social norm"

Found 4 essays containing the words religious and social norm.

  1. 1. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

    University essay from

    Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE

  3. 2. Who can “I” or “we” be without Gender? An online ethnographic study to understand identity inside the alchemy of agender

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Felicity Markdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Agender; Non-binary; Phenomenology; Genderqueer; Alchemy; Eidetic reduction; Queer theory; Husserl; Braidotti; Irigaray;

    Abstract : This research is a curiosity for the spaces outside the gender binary, the spaces where an “I” and a “we” could manifest unencumbered by this hierarchical binary[1]. The binary is often in gender research considered a system of understanding sexed peoples in this world based on their differential position in relation to one another. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Long Journey towards Social Inclusion: Initiatives of Social Workers for Hijra Population in Bangladesh

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Tahmina Habib; [2013-03-12]
    Keywords : Hijra; social works; gender Identity; legal supports; social inclusion; religious and social norm; mainstream society; government;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the recent social position of hijra as well as with the way social workers work with these people and the impact of their work. The aim of the study has been investigated by exploring the research questions focused on the perspectives of the hijra about their social acceptance, the addressing issues about social problem of hijra, working approach and actions by the social workers for social inclusion of hijra, the challenging experience of social work with hijra population and the way the initiatives for hijra including are them in the society. READ MORE

  5. 4. Surviving Poverty in the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Antonio Rosales Ramos; [2013]
    Keywords : norm-breaking; survival; strategies; stigmas; poverty; the poor; the Philippines; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Basic human rights are not being met in many parts of the world. People in poverty suffer from hunger, ill-health, poor education and low standards of living which negatively affect their well-being. READ MORE