Sökning: "medical anthropology"

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  1. 6. Drawing-Writing-Up: En undersøgelse af udfordringer og potentialer ved etnografiske tegneserier

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Författare :Arendse Illum; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Reflexivity; graphic anthropology; comics; writing-up; representation; social anthropology; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Denne opgave undersøger de mulige potentialer og udfordringer ved etnografiske tegneserier i formidlingen af antropologisk viden. Dette undersøges gennem en analyse af to antropologiske tegneserie-projekter, henholdsvis Lissa: A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship and Re- volution (Hamdy & Nye 2017) og Gringo Love: Stories about Sex Tourism in Brazil (Carrier- Moisan 2020). LÄS MER

  3. 7. "Åldern är ju bara en siffra" : En antropologisk litteraturstudie om medicinska åldersbedömningar på ensamkommande flyktingbarn

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Författare :Ingrid Bäckström; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Medical age assessments; unaccompanied refugee children; disciplinary power; discourse; age classification; anthropology; Medicinska åldersbedömningar; ensamkommande flyktingbarn; disciplinär makt; diskurs; åldersklassifikation; kulturantropologi; antropologi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this essay was to examine the justifications of the swedish government to perform medical age assessments on unaccompanied refugee children seeking asylum in Sweden. These governmental justifications were analyzed through Michel Foucault's theory of disciplinary power as well as through anthropological research on classification of age. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Beyond Being Physically Active: Culturing the Ageing Body

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Författare :Yuanita Budiman; Kei Nilsson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :ageing body; active ageing; exercise; social interaction; elderly; embodiment; applied cultural analysis; medical anthropology; qualitative research; ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how physical activity and social interaction assist in generating better performance of the ageing body. A multifaceted ethnographic material was collected from January to February 2018 at a health and training centre called Gerdahallen, located in Lund, Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Self-care and injury prevention in the Swedish welfare society : An anthropological study on how physical activity and cardio exercise are used to self-care both physically and mentally

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Författare :Malin Gunnarsson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :physical activity; governmentality; health; motivations; freedom; seniors; adult; walking; embodiment; public health;

    Sammanfattning : The broader aim of this essay is twofold: Firstly, I study what motivate people to engage in physical activities, particularly walking or running. Secondly, I contextualize the experiences and understanding in relation to governmentality and technology. LÄS MER

  7. 10. New healthcare system regulations, same problems : A Study on the Effects of Unattainable Healthcare and a Non-Government Funded Organization in New York City

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Författare :Jennifer Garcia; [2016]
    Nyckelord :biopower; volunteers; uninsured patients; stigmas; United States Healthcare System; medical anthropology;

    Sammanfattning : Throughout the existence of the United States there have been multiple ways to seek healthcare insurance, and healthcare services and treatment. As the country developed a system in which healthcare was distributed was created. LÄS MER