Sökning: "ethnic contact"
Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden ethnic contact.
26. "Hela världen på vår tröskel" : lokala reaktioner på en utlokaliserad flyktingförläggning
Sammanfattning : This thesis describes, conceptualizes and analyzes local reactions to the establishment of a refugee center in a small, remote mining community in Malmliden, rural Sweden, in the early 1990s. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the local and wider contexts in which the reactions took place and to understand reactions in relation to these contexts. LÄS MER
27. Barns ”växa vilt” och vuxnas vilja att forma : Formell och informell socialisation i en muslimsk skola
Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to examine how children as social beings and actors form themselves within the framework of a school institution that adults have set up in order to shape them in deliberate ways through nurturing education. The study is based on long-term fieldwork in a Muslim faith school in Sweden. LÄS MER
28. Tre städer, två broar och ett museum : minne, politik och världsarv i Bosnien och Hercegovina
Sammanfattning : The thesis deals with ritual remembrance ceremonies enacted in the three towns of Mostar, Jajce and Višegrad in BiH. The Old Bridge in Mostar, the Bridge over the Drina in Višegrad and the AVNOJ Museum in Jajce all carry a material presence that influences everyday life in these localities. LÄS MER
29. Screening for intimate partner violence in healthcare in Kano, Nigeria : barriers and challenges for healthcare professionals
Sammanfattning : Background: Though there has been increased advocacy for screening for Intimate partner violence (IPV) in healthcare over the past decades, data from developed country context suggest that only one in ten healthcare providers routinely screen for this phenomena suggesting barriers. Knowledge on the screening activity, with regard to IPV, and related barriers among healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. LÄS MER
30. The Urban Tapestry : Essays on the Relationship Between Social Networks and Residential Segregation
Sammanfattning : Dominant explanations of segregation argue that patterns of spatial residential sorting are shaped by the aggregation of individual residential choices, guided by discrimination, differences in resources, and preference-based explanations of neighborhood ethnic composition. However, research on social networks indicates that social influence can serve as a driver of collective outcomes that result in social organization. LÄS MER