Sökning: "sociologi empowerment"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 62 uppsatser innehållade orden sociologi empowerment.

  1. 1. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Perla Gabay; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Sinhala; Tamil; Strategy; Governmentality; Discourse; Foucault; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. LÄS MER

  2. 2. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Transformation through Play: Examining the Role of Theatre of the Oppressed on Empowerment

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Piotr Siwek; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Empowerment; Theatre of the Oppressed; Agency; Emancipation; Participation; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Despite having been established since the 1970s as a school of theatre promoting a method of emancipation through facilitating communication about unequal power structures, Theatre of the Oppressed has not had not yet been comprehensively researched in terms of its emancipatory qualities. This paper examines a plethora of studies describing effective use of Theatre of the Oppressed while highlighting their reference to empowerment. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Learning from social outreach workers- A study of crime prevention among children in the county of Stockholm

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Författare :Cayenne Westholm; [2023]
    Nyckelord :social outreach work; social work; crime prevention; youth criminality; cultural criminology; phenomenology; street-level bureaucracy; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Currently, there is an increased societal focus on youth criminality and also a growing popularity of municipal social outreach work as a countermeasure of it. The purpose of this study is therefore to elucidate social outreach workers' experience of their work with children through a crime preventative perspective, to expound upon their role in crime prevention and to highlight the emotional aspects and challenges in their work. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Annette Hatembo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Ageing; elderly people; family; community; caregiving; old people’s home; social care.; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. LÄS MER