Essays about: "social rejection"

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  1. 1. Can secular practice and education revive interest in religion in secular Sweden? : A study on the impact of secularism on religious education in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : MOHD NURUL MOMEN; [2023]
    Keywords : Islam: A monotheistic religion characterized by the doctrine of absolute submission to God and reverence for Muhammad as God s chief and last prophet. Islamism: A movement advocating the social and political establishment of Islamic fundamentalism. Quran: The sacred text of Islam; divided into 114 chapters; or suras: revered as the word of God; dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law; religion; culture; and politics. Secularism: Free from preconceived notions and critical influences and allows one to see oneself as equal to another. It is in this context as indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations. Religion: A unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things. Or a set of beliefs concerning the cause; nature; and purpose of the universe; especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies; usually involving devotional and ritual observances; and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.;

    Abstract : Abstract: The thesis shows that there are no religious barriers in Sweden. It is entirely possible to teach religion in a secular way. READ MORE

  3. 2. Overturning Sweden's Feminist Identity : The Rejection of the Feminist Label in Sweden's Foreign Policy

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Matilde Beck Møller; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminism; FFP; Gender ideology; gender equality; Sweden; CFA; feminist backsliding; norm spoiling;

    Abstract : This article examines the Swedish government's decoupling of feminism and gender equality. Drawing on scholarship on feminist backsliding and gender ideology, this article suggests that the Swedish government's decision to abandon the feminist agenda in its foreign policy reflects broader trends of anti-genderism as both an international and transnational phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 3. Between hope and resignation. Three collective initiatives on climate change’s understandings of agency for societal transformation.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lisa Conzemius; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; social change; structure agency; collective action; anti-capitalism; radical change; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Addressing climate change will entail groups of people working together to bring about changes in fundamental societal structures. This research investigates how the members of three collective initiatives on climate change in Sweden envision the process of change, based on their understandings of structures and agency. READ MORE

  5. 4. Acceptance and adoption of mobile development technologies for accessibility in a public sector : A software practitioner's perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Mikael Falk Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Accessibility; Cross-platform Technology; Mobile App Development; Mobile Development Technologies; Native Technology; NativeScript; Perspective; Public Sector; TAM2; Technology Adoption; Technology Migration;

    Abstract : With rapid technology growth and a rising disabled and aging population, mobile appaccessibility is vital. Stricter accessibility laws, especially in the public sector, highlight thisemphasis. However, despite this, the body of research focusing on software practitioners’perspectives, especially concerning cross-platform development, is lacking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Contemporary Ireland : The Church-State Relationship, the Societal Role of Catholicism and the Applicability of Secularisation Theory in the Aftermath of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

    Author : Graeme Stirling; [2023]
    Keywords : Catholicism; culture and social issues; Catholicism in Ireland; Religiosity and secularisation;

    Abstract : Abstract Throughout the period of 1972-2022 and previously, Catholicism has been a robust aspect of Irish national culture and identity and the institutional Catholic church has enjoyed a degree of sociopolitical influence and extensive co-operation with the Irish state. This has led to characterisations of Ireland as an outlier amidst secularisation patterns worldwide, whilst the 2009 scandals following the publication of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports into clerical sexual abuse have led to claims of the collapse of Irish Catholicism and the church. READ MORE