Essays about: "settlement"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 453 essays containing the word settlement.

1. 11. Holmöarna archipelago and its forgotten Iron Age period : Uncovering the past through morphology and GIS-analysis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Alexander Bodén; [2023]
   Keywords : Holmön; Holmöarna archipelago; Västerbotten; Umeå; Iron Age; landscape archaeology; settlement archaeology; computational archaeology; Sweden; northern Sweden; hut foundation; cooking storage pit; cairn; labyrinth; compass rose; seamark; fishing village;

   Abstract : The geographical focus area of this essay is Holmöarna archipelago, which is a very large group of islands that are located a short distance to the east of the city Umeå, in northern Sweden, Västerbotten county. This essay is an attempt to uncover and provide knowledge regarding Holmöarna archipelago’s forgotten Iron Age period through the means of GIS-analysis, literary studies, a field visit, as well as morphological comparisons of ancient artefacts and monuments from the area. READ MORE

3. 12. (In)hospitality in Denmark: Bureaucratic insecurity and workplace navigation among migrant chefs in Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Paige Taylor Waterstreet; [2023]
   Keywords : Social anthropology; culinary industry; hyper-mobility; navigation; migration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Changing trends within the culinary world have highlighted Copenhagen as a new culinary capital, bringing new waves of migrant chefs wishing to participate in this food movement to Denmark’s shores. However, those who come to Copenhagen eager to participate in its restaurant industry are confronted by several bureaucratic and social structures that do not reflect or account for the realities of foreigners within the workforce. READ MORE

4. 13. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

5. 14. The Limits to Cognitive Social Capital as a Protective Factor: Examining the Buffering Effects between Intimate Partner Violence and Depression among Congolese Refugee Women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Camila Rodriguez Manrique; [2023]
   Keywords : intimate partner violence; depression; functional impairment; perceived social support; cognitive social capital; refugee women; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women globally, with high prevalence rates among refugee communities. Previous literature indicates its relation to negative mental health outcomes such as depression and the potential help of social protective factors. READ MORE

6. 15. Gruppstorlekens påverkan på foderintag och tillväxt hos slaktgrisar

   University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Carin Carlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : gruppstorlek; slaktgris; produktion; foderintag; tillväxt;

   Abstract : Det börjar bli alltmer förekommande att inhysa slaktgrisar i större gruppstorlekar. Tamgrisen härstammar från vildsvinet som lever i mindre grupper om ett tjugotal individer. Detta har lett till misstankar om att tamgrisen har svårt att anpassa sig till stora grupper och att det kan leda till social stress. READ MORE