Essays about: "role of women in india"

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  1. 11. "I can't change my life situation": An exploration of the relation between agency and social structure for women in the fishery sector in Mangalore, India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Ellen Thorell; [2014-10-21]
    Keywords : fish market; women; social structure; agency;

    Abstract : A lot of people in the global south's fishery sector live in great poverty. Despite this there is a lack of research which comprises the importance of social sustainability as well as the role of women in the sector. READ MORE

  3. 12. Invisible statements in the newspapers - A qualitative study of media's role and representation of Delhi gang rape

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Liridona Haxhija; [2014]
    Keywords : Rape; Offender; Victim; Delhi; Newspaper; Media;

    Abstract : The cases of rape and other crimes committed against women are reported in media everyday. The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old woman on a moving bus in the National capital of India captured media headlines not only in India but across the world due to the horrific manner in which this crime was committed. READ MORE

  4. 13. Managing the work-family dilemma - a qualitative study of Volvo IT India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Sara Windrup; Jenny Fransson; [2013-10-11]
    Keywords : India; Gender Diversity; Work-Family Dilemma; Volvo Information Technology India; Flexibility;

    Abstract : This thesis it written upon a request from Volvo IT India, in order to explain how the organisation can increase gender diversity and the effects an increase might generate. The thesis aims to investigate and understand the respondents’ perceptions on why women in India start working and the challenges they might come across. READ MORE

  5. 14. Megacity Challenges : Public Safety and Possible ICT Solutions-A Citizen Centered Approach

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Dhanfia Habeeb Rahman; [2013]
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    Abstract : This thesis was designed to study the challenges faced by the megacities of the world today and to take a deep dive into one of the challenge, to better understand the role of ICT in improving the quality of life of people in a megacity. Even though several challenges exist in the megacities, safety and security are utmost necessary to have a better quality of life. READ MORE

  6. 15. Characters' Views and Perception : Hybridity and the Westerners in Two Indian Novels by Arundhati Roy and Salman Rushdie

    University essay from Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Pernilla Petersson; [2013]
    Keywords : Hybridity; adaptation; imitation; Indian views; alienating hybridity; half-breed; the West;

    Abstract : In the two novels, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy and Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, characters show that their preconceptions and encounter with the Westerners play a big role in how they view Westerners and/or Indians who have adapted to or grown up with the Western lifestyle. Due to Roy’s family being a group of “Anglophiles” and liking the British, they see Sophie Mol being half-Indian as positive. READ MORE