Essays about: "social harm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 138 essays containing the words social harm.

  1. 1. Sustainable Finance: A case study of Swedish Banks' engagement in Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Felicien Come Rukundo; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainable finance; Sustainable Development Goals; Agenda 2030; Paris Agreement; Need; Creed; Greed; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable finance incorporates actions and policies for economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations became a guide for the transformation towards sustainability and social inclusion. READ MORE

  3. 2. IDENTIFYING HATE SPEECH IN SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH CONTENT AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS ANALYSIS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Milan Stanišić; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : hate speech; social media; natural language processing; classification;

    Abstract : Hate speech is a problem which puts its targets at risk of serious harm. It spreads fast and has a real influence on the society because of the ubiquity of the internet and social media, and so various research efforts have been put to find solutions to automatic hate speech detection. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Taking by Giving" - The Contradiction of Volunteer Tourism: A critical analysis of the possible impacts of volunteer tourism in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hanna Rydén; [2023]
    Keywords : Volunteer tourism; voluntourism; post-colonialism; discourse; white savior complex; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During recent decades there has been a rapid growth of volunteer tourism whose nature and impact are increasingly questioned in both literature and media. This study aims to critically compare the intended positive impacts with the potential negative consequences of volunteer tourism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sex sells - but should it? : The notion of using sex(ism) in tourism advertising

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Matilda Edeving; Michaela Engdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Tourism advertisement; gender stereotypes; advertising; sex ism ; symbolism; social responsibility; gender in equality;

    Abstract : This thesis provides a discussion of the use of sex(ism) in advertisement and its implications for gender roles and values, with a focus on women’s status in society. We argue that women are being objectified and still considered second class citizens, even in such a gender equality forward country as Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Howl of the Lone Wolf

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

    Author : Jonna Rolfsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Lone Wolf; Manifesto; Narrative; Targets; Right-wing; Underdog; Ideology; Social System; Social Order; Crisis; Violence; Mass-harm; Replacement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Attacks of mass-harm perpetrated by lone actor terrorists, also known as lone wolves which they are called in this study, have been increasing in the last few decades and has become one of the main national security threats in Sweden. With the increase in attacks, so has the research on this type of terrorism, looking at ideological reasons, target selection and the radicalisation process as well as comparisons to group-based terrorism. READ MORE