Essays about: "what is the role of family in social development"
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16. Becoming a Citizen:The Process of Leaving a Gang in Cape Town, South Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : This study investigates the process of how eight people left competing informal institutions, in the form of gangs, to join substitutive informal institutions, which is more compatible with a democratic society, and in this way became ‘good citizens’. The research question is as follows: How do ex-gang members explain their change in lifestyle, from past involvement in gangs to the subsequent transformation in their present day lives? Life-story interviews have been carried out with former gang members that have then been transcribed and analysed in alignment with Riessman’s (2008) dialogic/performance analysis and Rose Ebough´s (1988) Role-exit theory. READ MORE
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17. Hur möts teori och praktik inom landskapsarkitektur? : om evidensbaserad argumentation för landskapsarkitektur
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Uppsatsen handlar om hur landskapsarkitektur och vetenskap möts. Frågeställningarna som har arbetats efter är: “Kan evidensbaserade lösningar användas för att möta utmaningar i den täta staden, och i så fall vilka lösningar? Kan evidensbaserad kunskap användas som ett argumentationsverktyg för att ge landskapsarkitektur större legitimitet?” Arbetet består av en litteraturstudie som mynnar ut i exempel på evidensbaserade lösningar, med stadsförtätning som utgångspunkt, samt en avslutande diskussionsdel. READ MORE
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18. Active Citizenship and Ethnic Associational Networks in the Multi-ethnic Neighborhoods of Holma and Kroksbäck: Policy Strategies and Barriers to Foster Social Capital
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Social sustainability and sustainable communities are strongly linked to the concepts of social cohesion and social capital. Social capital arises through social networks, active citizenship, community volunteerism and taking part in social networks, which may be family, friends or associations. READ MORE
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19. Towards improving smallholder agriculture : role of climate information services in Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Several studies have suggested effective climate information outreach is invaluable for smallholders’ decision-making on farming operations as a viable strategy to cope with extreme effects of climate change and increased productivity. Starting with the review of development and agriculture issues, this thesis seeks to investigate the knowledge and practice of improved agro-ecological techniques as well as roles of actors and access to information communication technology options among smallholders. READ MORE
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20. Why is Sexual and Reproductive Health among Youths Continuously a Challenge? - A case study of NGO initiatives in the Lusaka area of Zambia
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This study explains why Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) among youths continuously pose challenges in the Lusaka area of Zambia, despite multiple Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) targeting this. An embedded case study design was applied and staff and youths engaged in NGOs working with youths’ SRH were main informants. READ MORE
