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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 19 uppsatser innehållade orden rite of passage.
11. The Effects of Female Genital Mutilation in Cameroon : Case Study: Ejagham Community of Eyumojock sub-division
Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation and circumcision (FGM/C) is an expression that describes social and traditional actions performed for the removal of the clitoris and inner lips; labia minora as well as part of the outer lips; labia majora. The research has addressed the effects of this action on women in Ejagham community of the Southwest region of Cameroon. LÄS MER
12. En Sista Sekvens : En sekventiellt krematorium på Norra Begravningsplatsen
Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/ArkitekturSammanfattning : Krematoriet är en tvåfaldig byggnad: dels en funktionell anläggning där döda kroppar hanteras rationellt men också en byggnad med behov av känsla och ritual för att undvika att kremationen reduceras till likhantering på löpande band. Dödsritualer basereras ofta på gemensamma trosuppfattningar, något som är sällsynt i vårt postmoderna samhälle. LÄS MER
13. The Ritual Construction of Fetal Personhood : A Voyage through the Gendering of the Unborn in Peruvian Baby Showers
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/GenusvetenskapSammanfattning : The purpose of this research is to analyse how gender is ‘done’, represented and reproduced in a Peruvian baby shower ritual. The study is situated geographically in the urban Andean setting of Cusco, and theoretically, in a feminist framework combining an ethnomethodological ‘doing gender’ perspective, anchored in social interactions, with a linguistic performativity approach, as formulated by Judith Butler. LÄS MER
14. Female Genital Mutilation: An Analysis through Capability Approach and Cultural Relativism
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Sammanfattning : Female Genital Mutilation is a cultural and historical practice engrained in the African Culture.This practice is part of the African Rite of Passage; where a young girl passes on from being achild into being a grown woman. LÄS MER
15. Backpacker Institutionalization : Towards an Experience-Based Typology
Master-uppsats, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : Backpacking is becoming an increasingly commonplace rite of passage for today’s independent travellers. So much so that it is not only a small niche segment anymore but is turning into a sizeable market for some destinations. Backpackers seem to lead the way into unexploited regions,subsequently opening the door for other forms of tourism. LÄS MER