Essays about: "stigmatized knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words stigmatized knowledge.

  1. 1. "Praise won't take us far without government support" : A qualitative study about enhanced collective efficacy, collective crime prevention, and the Night-wandering Mothers of Rinkeby

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Nora Elaies; [2023]
    Keywords : Collective efficacy; Collective crime prevention; Stigma; Neighbourhood; Rinkeby;

    Abstract : While research has been conducted on how to strengthen collective efficacy, there is a scarcity of knowledge regarding practical solutions. The aim of this study is to investigate how residents in a negatively stigmatized neighborhood engage in practical measures to enhance collective efficacy, while also exploring their perceptions of the measures requiredto improve the functionality of their neighborhood through collective efficacy. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

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

    Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Roma's in a color-blind state

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Dolores Andersen; [2021]
    Keywords : Minorities; Anti-Gypsyism; Romani; Colorblindness; Gypsy; Race.; Romer; anti-ziganism; resande; färgblindhet; ras.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore how the Roma’s fit into the colorblind ideology in Sweden. Roma’s have been stigmatized and victims of severe abuses by the state as they were classified as an inferior race. Sweden has replaced the word race with ethnicity however, these do not directly have the same meaning. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nurses' experience of women suffering from urinary incontinence, their associated health needs and provision of care for these women in Arusha, Tanzania

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Maja Andersson; Julia Henriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : nurse experience; urinary incontinence; support; health education;

    Abstract : Urinary incontinence (UI) is a worldwide problem with negative consequences on women's health and day-to-day life. Yet, the problem is partly unexplored and often stigmatized. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reproductive Rights. A study of pro-choice activists in times of anti-gender ideology in Poland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Zuzanna Ewa Gutowska; [2020]
    Keywords : reproductive rights; abortion; activism; social movements; hard-to-reach population; Polish Women’s Strike; pro-choice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Reproductive rights are an immanent part of human rights. In this thesis, I have conducted seven semi-structured interviews with Polish pro-choice and pro-abortion activists. READ MORE