Essays about: "sociology and health"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words sociology and health.

  1. 11. Reading the information in applications is like eating fast food” : Motherhood and social media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Qimei Chen; [2017]
    Keywords : Social media; mothers; health; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research explores young mothers' usage of social media to obtain child-rearing information in mainland China. I interviewed 11 Chinese women with the different background of their everyday social media practices. READ MORE

  3. 12. Being and Becoming : A Narrative Inquiry into Teenage Girls’ Online Discussion of Eating Disorders

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Sarah Mitchell; [2016]
    Keywords : teenage; girls; eating disorders; online forum; narrative inquiry;

    Abstract : This study takes a social constructionist approach, using narrative inquiry methods to analyse posts made by teenager girls on an online eating disorder forum. The study draws upon the sociology of childhood, which argues that children should be recognised as social actors, and as both ‘beings’ in the present, as well as future ‘becomings’. READ MORE

  4. 13. Being a Case Manager - Doing Case Management; Translating Political Policy to Pratice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Jenny Melind Bergschöld; [2014]
    Keywords : Case Managers; Case Management; Managers; Labour Conditions; Political Policy; Sociology of Work; Critical Relativism; Critical Social Psychology; Grounded Theory; Situational Analysis; Empowerment; Power; Professionalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Case managers and Case management were implemented in the Swedish mental health care system as a result of political policies which aimed towards the empowerment of mentally disabled clients. This thesis engages the implementation of policy into local practice in terms of a translation process performed by case managers as they go about understanding and handling their everyday labour conditions. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sociologistudenters Yrkesmedvetenhet och Spelregler

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Leonora Kurti; [2013]
    Keywords : keywords: sociology students; career-guidance; KASAM; field rules; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The faculty of Social Science in Lund lacks career activities that guide their students on questions concerning work-related issues. This thesis investigates how sociology students in Lund are affected by the absence of career-guidance. READ MORE

  6. 15. ANALYSIS OF TEXTBOOKS IN AFGHANISTAN : Analysis of science textbooks from a Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) perspective

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Mohamad Sabir Ghairat; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A Socio-scientific issue (SSI) is a controversial issue that engages with both science and society. SSIs are very useful tools in school education since they can improve students’ scientific knowledge and literacy, as well as promote critical thinking. In Afghanistan the curriculum is heavily textbook-driven. READ MORE