Sökning: "old adult women"

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1. 1. A Salutogenic perspective on resistance training : a study on healthy old adult women

   Författare :Helena Ericson; Mikael Quennerstedt; Monica Eriksson; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health resources; exercise; resistance traning; salutogenes; old adult women; healthy aging; hope; negative affect; psychological outcomes; Sports Science; Idrottsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The number of people aged 60 years and over has doubled since 1980and the World Health Organization predicts that the population of over60s will reach 2 billion by the year 2050. An ageing population poses bothchallenges and opportunities for society and for individuals. LÄS MER

3. 2. Kvinnor - vakna, våga! : En studie kring pedagogen och samhällsvisionären Honorine Hermelin Grønbech

   Författare :Berit Lindberg; Pedagogik; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The Women’s Civic College at Fogelstad; the history of education; adult education; the history of women gender history; hermeneuti; Pedagogy and didactics; fe-male civic education; Honorine Hermelin Grønbech; Tidevarvet The Epoch ; Kvinnliga Medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad; Pedagogik; didaktik; Tidevarvet The Epoch ;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to analyse, in the light of the history of education and of women, ”biographical sections” of the life and work of the Swedish educationalist Honorine Hermelin Grønbech (1886-1977). The focus is on adult education, and in particular female civic education, which set out to encourage Swedish women to exercise their newly won rights of citizenship (1921). LÄS MER

4. 3. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

   Författare :Adelaida Caballero; Sverker Finnström; Don Kulick; Koenraad Stroeken; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Elderly women; old age in Africa; street vendors; Malabo; relational personhood; autonomy in later life; authoritarianism; Equatorial Guinea; cultural gerontology; anthropology of aging; Mujeres mayores; vejez en Africa; comercio informal; Malabo; personalidad relacional; autonomía en la edad avanzada; autoritarismo; Guinea Ecuatorial; gerontología cultural; antropología de la vejez; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology; Geriatrics; Geriatrik; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

   Sammanfattning : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. LÄS MER

5. 4. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

   Författare :Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. LÄS MER

7. 5. Empowering Strategies at Home in the Works of Nikki Giovanni and Rita Dove

   Författare :Maria Proitsaki; Steven Hartman; Alan Shima; Anders Olsson; Clara Juncker; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; American Literature; African American; Poetry; Black feminism; Women; Girls; Strategy; Empowerment; Home; Domestic; Knowledge; Nikki Giovanni; Rita Dove;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the presence of Black women characters in domestic contexts in the early poetry of African American poets Nikki Giovanni and Rita Dove and examines the strategies these women employ, individually and in close relationships, in order to empower themselves and sustain those around them. It provides a joint exploration of the work of two major contemporary poets from a literary and interdisciplinary perspective, mapping instances of the poetic expression of Black feminist politics. LÄS MER