Search for dissertations about: "Discrimination Psychology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words Discrimination Psychology.

  2. 1. Social Hierarchies, Prejudice, and Discrimination

    Author : Alexandra Snellman; Bo Ekehammar; Nazar Akrami; Anders Biel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Psychology; Social dominance orientation; Prejudice; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Gender; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on three papers where I examine some aspects of ethnic and gender-based prejudice and discrimination in hierarchical situations. In Paper I, the existence of ethnic hierarchies in Sweden is explored. READ MORE

  4. 2. Social psychological barriers to a gender balanced labor market : The role of gender identity threats, friendship priorities, and perceived discrimination

    Author : Samantha Sinclair; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; occupational preferences; gender typed choice; career compromise; gender identity threat; friendship; perceived discrimination; social psychology; vocational psychology; Psychology;

    Abstract : Gender remains a key predictor of vocational choice. The present thesis aimed to investigate three social psychological barriers to nontraditional career choice. Study Ӏ showed that threats to gender identity may lead to more gender-typical occupational preferences among adolescents. READ MORE

  5. 3. Psychology of the refugee, the immigrant and their children : Development of a conceptual framework and application to psychotherapeutic and related support work

    Author : Binnie Kristal-Andersson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; refugee; support work; treatment model; psychotherapy; psychology; refugee and immigrant children; torture rehabilitation; refugee trauma; refugee psychology; immigrant psychology; immigrant; psychological framework; Psykologi; immigrant;

    Abstract : In recent years, awareness has grown of the necessity of understanding the inner world of refugees (in particular traumatized refugees), immigrants, and their children. These groups have come in increasing numbers to Scandinavia, and otherwise confident and capable professionals in all arenas of mental health, social work and other fields have often felt inadequate when working with them. READ MORE

  6. 4. Auditory and Olfactory Abilities in Blind and Sighted Individuals : More Similarities than Differences

    Author : Stina Cornell Kärnekull; Maria Larsson; Mats E Nilsson; Johan Willander; Fredrik U Jönsson; Johannes Frasnelli; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; absolute threshold; audition; autobiographical memory; blindness; discrimination; episodic recognition; identification; imagery; judgments of learning; memory; metacognition; olfaction; onset age of blindness; reminiscence bump; sensory compensation; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Blind individuals face various challenges in everyday life because of the lack of visual input. However, since they need to rely on the non-visual senses for everyday tasks, for instance, when navigating the environment, the question has been raised as to whether perceptual and cognitive abilities in these senses may be enhanced. READ MORE

  7. 5. How does the job applicants' ethnicity affect the selection process? : Norms, Preferred competencies and expected fit

    Author : Sima Wolgast; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Arab; systematic recruitment; Organizational norms; Person Environment fit; organizational psychology; intergroup relations; in-group and out-group; in-group favoritism; stereotypes; Social psychology; diskriminering; etnicitet; arab; systematiskt rekrytering; organisations normer; Person-miljö matchning; organisations psykologi; intergrupp relationer; in-grupp och ut-grupp; in-grupps favouritism; Stereotyper; social psykologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis aimed to study different factors influencing recruiters when recruiting from an applicant pool with applicants from an ethnic ingroup and outgroup. Ethnicity was predicted to influence recruiters’ perception and behaviour in different phases during recruitment. READ MORE