Essays about: "youth violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words youth violence.

  1. 1. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

    Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Working with Mentors in Violence Prevention: The experiences and understandings of professionals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Meron Temesgen; [2023-02-08]
    Keywords : Mentors in Violence Prevention MVP ; Youth; Social Norms; Hegemonic Masculinity; Bridging and Bonding;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and analyse the understanding the professionals’, who work with youth at one of the schools where Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) was implemented, have of their work. Particular emphasis was made on the professionals’ own positioning in relation to the gender theoretical starting points and structural perspective of the MVP-programme. READ MORE

  4. 3. Graffiti, Space & Safety : Exploring El Salvadoran Youth’s Conceptions and Feelings of Safety Through Participatory Documentary

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Christine Bedenis; [2023]
    Keywords : community safety; youth; El Salvador; graffiti; public sphere; representation; violence prevention; gang violence; participatory documentary;

    Abstract : This project investigates how youth in San Salvador, El Salvador define and participate in the co-creation of safety in their neighborhoods. For many years, El Salvador topped the rankings of most dangerous countries because of street gang violence and homicides. READ MORE

  5. 4. Negotiating Unwanted Outsider Status- A study of Gang Subculture among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

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

    Author : Sourav Das; [2023]
    Keywords : Rohingya; Rohingya Refugees; Gangs; Refugee Gang; Deviant Subculture; Gang Subculture; Moral Panic; Folk devils; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The emergence of the refugee gang subculture has changed its focus from being a regional to a worldwide problem, drawing on the findings of previous studies. Many past studies suggest that the massive influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has not only amplified existing socioeconomic challenges but has also fueled concerns within the host population in Bangladesh regarding organized gang violence. READ MORE

  6. 5. Central Psychosocial Factors In Gang-Related Violence With A Focus On Male Youth Aged 13-25 - Swedish Social Worker's Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Isabella Wassberg-Demetriou; Lida Maria Urpo; [2022]
    Keywords : Psychosocial factors; gang-related violence; youth; interventions; social work;

    Abstract : Youth involvement in gang-related violence is an ever-growing issue apparent in Stockholm,Sweden. This research places importance on the identification of the central psychosocial factors prevalent in these male youths’ lives, as well as the use of them in intervention construction according to Swedish social workers. READ MORE