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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. Education, Employability and Imagining the Future: A Minor Field Study of Goals and Motivations in a South African Small-Scale Development Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Melina Pettersson; Julia Rönnbäck Finocchio; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth unemployment; Development; Education; Inequality; South Africa; Employability; Horizons of opportunity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, and that shows in the distribution of opportunities amongst South Africans. In the face of political failures to deliver improvements for unemployed youth NGO projects become more important avenues for young people to acquire resources needed to improve their lives. READ MORE

4. 3. Barriers and Facilitators in Utilizing Treatment Services for Substance Use Problems Among Youth in Ontario, Canada : A qualitative study from youth service providers’ perspectives

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Natalie Lakostikova; [2023]
   Keywords : Problematic substance use; youth; treatment; service care providers; ;

   Abstract : Problematic substance use is a continuing public health and safety concern in Canada, as is in many countries, and is seen as a health issue that can be prevented, managed, and treated through a proper focused response; however, according to recent studies and reports, Canadian youth are experiencing massive difficulty in accessing evidence-based services. The aim of this study is to explore youths’ barriers and facilitators in seeking and utilizing treatment services for substance use problems from service care providers’ perspectives in Ontario, Canada. READ MORE

5. 4. Factors associated with male youth’s utilization of youth clinics –A cross-sectional study in southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Stella Hedlund; [2023]
   Keywords : sexual and reproductive health; mental health; male youth; youth friendly services; health-seeking behaviour; utilization; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Sweden has a long-standing tradition of youth-friendly services focusing on sexual, reproductive and mental health. Currently, they are mainly targeting and being used by girls and young women. READ MORE

6. 5. Your bedroom as a front stage, an explorative interview study on youth's self-presentation on TikTok in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Joakim Wirén; Leo Korpi; [2023]
   Keywords : TikTok; social network sites; self-presentation; youth; networked self; imitation publics;

   Abstract : Social Network Sites (SNSs) have emerged as a new way of socializing in the internet age with TikTok being the latest platform to emerge as a worldwide phenomenon, particularly popular amongst the youth. However, there is a knowledge gap about how youth in Sweden’s self-presentation is shaped by the design of TikTok. READ MORE