Essays about: "spouse"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the word spouse.
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11. Prevalence of depressive symptoms and needs of support from surrounding social relationships amongst pregnant women in the upper northeast of Thailand
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskapAbstract : According to the World Health Organization (2016), 10% of all pregnant women worldwide suffers from some kind of mental disorder, mainly depression. This is considered a women’s health issue and there is a great lack of studies conducted in low- and middle- income countries. READ MORE
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12. Does Primary Education Affect Intimate Partner Violence Against Women? Evidence from Malawi
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper studies the causal effect of educational attainment on the experience of intimate partner violence and attitudes toward intimate partner violence in Malawi. Using data from the Demographic Health Survey, this paper takes advantage of the implementation of the Universal Primary education reform in Malawi in 1994 as a natural experiment. READ MORE
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13. Determinants of Parental Leave Uptake among Fathers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Fathers in the Nordic countries were among the first in the world to gain the right to paid parental leave. The overall uptake has however been low, despite various attempts to increase it. This paper compares characteristics of fathers in four Nordic countries, to identify important determinants of parental leave uptake. READ MORE
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14. Honor and Happiness: An ethnographic study of arranged marriages in a context of tradition and globalization in South India
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The tradition of arranged marriages is still the most popular form of organizing a marital relationship in India. Traditionally, parents are in charge of choosing the life partner for their child, which is a manifestation of honor in the Indian society. READ MORE
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15. Bargaining over parental leave - implications of the biological clock
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Following the increasing amount of attention centred on gender equality in recent years, this thesis continues the study of parental leave division; this is a topic which is thought to have implications for gender equality on several dimensions. Specifically, we investigate if the threat of female infertility; the "biological clock", affects the division of parental leave between parents. READ MORE