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6. Life after death : The diffusion of Swedish life insurance - Dynamics of financial and social modernization 1830-1950
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to understand the diffusion process of Swedish life insurance during the period c. 1830-1950, with the specific aim to understand financial modernization and social mobilization as reflected in the diffusion of life insurance to less well-to-do classes and women. LÄS MER
7. Naming in/security - constructing identity: 'Mayan-women' in Guatemala in the eve of 'peace'
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how politically active Mayan women in 1995, at the close of the armed conflict in Guatemala, speak about their in/security as Mayan, women, and poor. The body of this work is based on partial life-history interviews conducted with 18 leaders of different organizations within the popular/Mayan movement. LÄS MER
8. Speaking about social suffering? : Subjective understandings and lived experiences of migrant women and therapists
Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate and illuminate lived experiences, cultural representations, and organizational conditions that influence the way therapists in Swedish psychiatry receive and treat migrant women. This overall aim is pursued through two distinct but interlinked part-studies. LÄS MER
9. Uma história na História : Representacões da autoria feminina na História da Literatura Portuguesa do século XX
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to examine discursive aspects and practices concerning recognition of literature written by women in 20th century Portuguese literary history. It endeavours to reveal and identify organizational elements along with author representations that, in a historical perspective, lead to marginalization of women writers. LÄS MER
10. Föreställningar om mat och ätande : Risk, kropp, identitet och den "ifrågasatta" maten i vår tid
Sammanfattning : In Western society, food is debated and in various ways contested. Social science research has described various cultural imperatives related to food and choices of diet, that raises questions about how people understand issues of food and eating in their everyday lives. LÄS MER