Essays about: "veterans"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word veterans.

  1. 6. Thai local brokers in the Swedish berry industry : Roles and positions across time and space

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Peter van Eerbeek; [2019]
    Keywords : migration; labour; broker; precarity; intermediaries; berry; industry; Thailand; Sweden; precarity; mobility; seasonal work; debt;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, each year 2500 - 6000 Thai go to Sweden to work as berry pickers during the berry season via a regulated system of temporary work permits. Bangkok-based staffing agencies rely on the networks of local brokers to recruit workers in Thailand’s more peripheral northeastern Isan region, as part of the larger migration industry in Thailand. READ MORE

  3. 7. To Conquer Or To Kill? : A qualitative study on game mechanics and player experience in MOBA games

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Azul Romo Flores; [2018]
    Keywords : MOBA; player experience; game design factors; game mechanics; MOBA; spelupplevelse; speldesign; spelmekaniker;

    Abstract : The eSports scene as well as the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) have rapidly grown in popularity over the past decade. Research regarding game design factors and player experience in this genre are still not fully explored. READ MORE

  4. 8. Riktlinjer för hur man kan skapa hälsoträdgårdar för utlandsveteraner med PTSD

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Emma Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : hälsoträdgård; posttraumatisk stressyndrom; restorativa miljöer; utlandsveteraner; miljöpsykologi; trädgårdsterapi;

    Abstract : I nuläget finns det ingen hälsoträdgård i Sverige för utlandsveteraner med posttraumatisk stresssyndrom. PTSD är en långvarig reaktion på en traumatisk händelse och leder ofta till suicidrisk, depression och missbruk för den som drabbas. READ MORE

  5. 9. Military culture within the U.S military : A perspective from within, focusing on gender and the military brotherhood.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lejla Jujic; [2018]
    Keywords : military culture; gender equality; U.S military; patriarchal culture; gendered norms;

    Abstract : Despite the picture portraying the U.S as a western, democratic and equal country, the U.S military has faced several downfalls when it comes to its female force, especially in relation to sexual assault. This study poses the question of how can western ‘model countries’ such as the U. READ MORE

  6. 10. When the Dust Settles : Psychological Resilience among Swedish Veterans after Deployment in Afghanistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Harry Mallik Egonsson; [2017]
    Keywords : military; social work; Afghanistan; veterans; Swedish Armed Forces; resilience; bioecological theory; turning points.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden’s military involvement in Afghanistan has entailed the deployed soldiers’ exposure to high levels of stress and combat. As shown by a large number of studies, such experiences are associated with mental health problems. READ MORE