Essays about: "social construction of illness"

Found 5 essays containing the words social construction of illness.

  1. 1. The Making of "White Spaces" : The construction, disruption, and maintenance of stability in bipolar realities in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Larsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Medical anthropology; mental illness; bipolar disorder; treatment; mental health; anthropology of becoming; knowledge production; knowledge sharing; agency; power; knowledge-power; social anthropology; cultural anthropology;

    Abstract : Bipolar disorder is a condition rarely approached in anthropological research, and even less so through the eyes of people living with the disorder. Therefore, to focus on understanding the experience of the state in-between episodes, here referred to as a “white space”, is rare and in need of further examination. READ MORE

  3. 2. Koloniträdgårdars roll i samhället : för stadens hälsa samt individens psykiska, fysiska och sociala välmående

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

    Author : Camilla Heimdahl; Emma Sjölin; [2022]
    Keywords : koloniträdgårdar; biologisk mångfald; ekosystemtjänster; psykiskt välmående; fysiskt välmående; socialt välmående;

    Abstract : Redan på 1900-talet var koloniträdgårdar en del i Sveriges stadsplanering, men nu prioriteras dessa grönområden ofta bort för att konstruera nya bostäder. Bostäderna är dock relevanta att prioritera då städernas befolkning ständigt växer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Jane Eyre: Victorian Women’s Madness Maze

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nargess Arab; [2018-03-26]
    Keywords : engelska; Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre; Feminist Criticism; Victorian psychiatry; women mental illnesses; patriarchy; social construction of madness; marginalization;

    Abstract : Madness has always been a difficult concept to define as different sorts of behaviors have been considered madness in different times as well as different geographical, social and cultural contexts. In other words, the concept of mental illness is socially constructed. Madness is one of the main themes in Jane Eyre and appears throughout the novel. READ MORE

  5. 4. Experiences of Maternal Birth Injuries : How Gender and Sexuality Norms Affect Diagnostics, Everyday Life and Healthcare in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Sara Persson; [2018]
    Keywords : Maternal birth injuries; obstetric trauma; sexual and reproductive health; women’s health; healthcare; gender; sexuality; Förlossningsskador; sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa; kvinnors hälsa; sjukvård; genus; sexualitet; reproduktion;

    Abstract : This thesis explores women’s experiences of maternal birth injuries, focusing on how gender and sexuality norms affect diagnostics, everyday life and healthcare in Sweden. The empirical material consists of 383 answers to an online questionnaire. READ MORE

  6. 5. Improving the organisational and social work environment : A case study in Swedish construction industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Martin Rydell; [2016]
    Keywords : Organisational and social work environment; AFS 2015:4; Construction; Systematic Work Environment Management; Unhealthy Workload; Working Hours; Victimization; Leadership;

    Abstract : Our physical, social and mental health are all important for our wellbeing and no one should feel ill or mistreated because of their work situation. Despite this, an increasing number of people are suffering from unhealthy workload or victimization at work. READ MORE