Search for dissertations about: "Youth"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 418 swedish dissertations containing the word Youth.

  2. 11. Whores, hijabs and heart emojis : Affective explorations of aggression against girls online

    Author : Kim R. Sylwander; Lucas Gottzén; Linn Sandberg; Ringrose Jessica; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; girls; youth; online aggression; online hate; sexualized aggression; cyberbullying; netnography; social media; racialization; resistance; youth cultural studies; child and youth studies; affect theory; Deleuze and Guattari; new materialism; internet studies; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth Studies;

    Abstract : This netnography studies the interactions of 150 interconnected users aged between 11 and 15 years old on a popular social networking site (SNS) among youth in Sweden. More specifically, the thesis explores articulations of and responses to aggression that target young girls online. READ MORE

  4. 12. Online Sexual Behaviours Among Swedish Youth : Characteristics, Associations and Consequences

    Author : Linda S. Jonsson; Carl Göran Svedin; Margareta Hydén; Cathrine Hamilton-­Giachritsis; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Online; Internet; sexual behaviour; selling sex; sexting; youth; adolescents;

    Abstract : Online sexual behaviours refer to sexual activities where the Internet and/or mobile phone are used. The aims of this thesis were to investigate young people and their experiences of different online sexual behaviours with regard to characteristics, associations and consequences, by using data from a representative sample of 3,503 Swedish youth (m= 18. READ MORE

  5. 13. Sweet Battlefields : Youth and the Liberian Civil War

    Author : Mats Utas; Ovesen Jan; Alcinda Honwana; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cultural anthropology; Liberia; anthropology; civil war; youth; children; child soldiers; street children; conflict; violence; women in war; West Africa; liminality; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents an ethnography of youth in Liberia and of how their lives became affected by a civil war which raged in the country between 1990 and 1997. The focus is on the experiences, motivations, and reflections of young combatants who fought for a variety of rebel factions. READ MORE

  6. 14. Becoming an Adult : Living Conditions and Attitudes among Swedish Youth

    Author : Annika Westberg; Björn Halleröd; Mattias Strandh; Tapio Salonen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; youth; transitions; individualisation; life phase; life-course; welfare state; attitudes; social structuration; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis studies youth from different perspectives. These are the life phaseand the generational perspectives, which have been studied via questions of establishment and individualisation. READ MORE

  7. 15. Addressing youth unemployment: what role for social work? : Policy responses to youth unemployment in Sweden and Europe

    Author : Lisa Andersson; Renate Minas; Heidi Moen Gjersoe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social investment; social policy; ideal types; policy regulations; youth unemployment; social work; socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Abstract : Unemployed youth are a heterogenous group facing varying and sometimes complex problems. Being young and unemployed can have a negative impact on future life chances and quality of life. Studies on youth unemployment have mostly focused on education and labour market responses, leaving the involvement of social work aside. READ MORE