Search for dissertations about: "cultural diversity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words cultural diversity.

  2. 6. A production of diversity : appearances, ideas, interests, actions, contradictions and praxis

    Author : Vedran Omanović; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; diversity; ethnography; critical theory; dialectic view; social-historical process;

    Abstract : A history of two management concepts, valuing diversity and managing diversity, has its cultural and historic origins in the U.S., or, more exactly, in the management/organizational literature produced in the U.S. READ MORE

  4. 7. Cultural competence in nursing

    Author : Maria Jirwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cultural competence; transcultural nursing; cross-cultural encounters; crosscultural communication; nurse education; instrument evaluation; psychometrics; documentary analysis; content analysis; Delphi method; framework approach;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to explore, analyze and clarify how cultural competence is understood. This is explored from the perspective of nurses, nursing students, nurse educators, and nurse researchers in relation to the Swedish care context. READ MORE

  5. 8. A world on the move : challenges and opportunities for hiv/aids and tuberculosis care and prevention among vulnerable migrant populations in Sweden

    Author : Faustine Nkulu Kalengayi; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Allan Krasnik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis; Caregivers caregiving; Culture cultural competence; Discrimination; Diversity; Immigrants Migrants; Interpretive description; Language linguistics; Interpreters; Thematic analysis; Screening; Sweden; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Background: Migration is a global phenomenon that characterize today’s globalized world. Although, the relationship between migration and health in the host countries is not always negative, many countries, including Sweden are concerned about possible spread of infectious diseases of public health significance such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). READ MORE

  6. 9. Healthcare providers' perceptions of diversity and cultural competence

    Author : Helen Olt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ANOVA;

    Abstract : Swedish society is ethnically diverse and since the early 1960s immigrants have made significant contributions to the labour market in healthcare. Today many Swedes, including first- and second-generation immigrants, work together in a healthcare setting that serves an increasingly diverse population. READ MORE

  7. 10. Essays on Conflict, Institutions, and Ethnic Diversity

    Author : Pelle Ahlerup; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil war; earthquakes; economic development; economic growth; ethnicity; ethnic diversity; government effectiveness; human origins; instrumental variables; investment; institutions; nationalism; nation-building; natural disasters; property rights; protectionism; social capital;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of five self-contained papers. Paper 1: Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process Is social capital a substitute or a complement to formal institutions for achieving economic growth? Research on the impacts of social capital and formal institutions on economic development have so far mainly emerged as two distinct …elds. READ MORE