Search for dissertations about: "ethnic minorities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words ethnic minorities.

  2. 21. Trauma, ethnicity and posttraumatic stress disorder in outpatient psychiatry

    Author : Suad Al-Saffar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma; ethnic minorities; outpatient psychiatry;

    Abstract : Psychiatric services, more than most medical care services, are sensitive to cultural norms. How psychiatric distress is expressed varies culturally as do the expectations of help from professionals and relatives. READ MORE

  4. 22. Essays on discrimination in the marketplace

    Author : Luca Fumarco; Dan-Olof Rooth; Magnus Carlsson; Stefan Eriksson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Disability Discrimination; Field Experiment; Housing Market; Correspondence Studies; Discrimination; Hiring Discrimination; Ethnic Discrimination; Labor Market Tightness; Ranking Models; Screening Models; Relative age; Labor Markets in Sports; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis is composed of four self-contained papers and focuses on discrimination in themarket place.Essay 1: “Disability Discrimination in the Rental Housing Market – A Field Experiment onBlind Tenants. READ MORE

  5. 23. Poverty and conflict in Southeast Asia

    Author : Anders Engvall; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This is a collection of papers on three Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. All four studies rely on household survey data for analyzing topics related to poverty and conflicts. Trust and Conflict in Southern ThailandThe insurgency in Thailand’s southern border provinces has caused thousands of casualties since 2004. READ MORE

  6. 24. Kinh Settlers in Viet Nam’s Northern Highlands : Natural Resources Management in a Cultural Context

    Author : Mats Lundberg; Anders Hjort af Ornäs; Hans Holmén; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Viet Nam; northern mountains; highlands; wet rice agriculture; upland agriculture; shifting cultivation; natural resources use; local knowledge; culture; ethnicity; Naturresurser; Vietnam; etniska grupper; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

    Abstract : This study deals with the Kinh (or Viet) majority people who have migrated from the lowland Red River Delta to the mountainous areas of northern Viet Nam, and their adjustment to a new social and physical environment. Its aim is to analyse the social and cultural consequences for these migrants when settling in communities populated with people who belong to the national ethnic minorities (the Tày, the Giay and the Ngan peoples). READ MORE

  7. 25. Autonomy and Conflict : Ethnoterritoriality and Separatism in the South Caucasus - Cases in Georgia

    Author : Svante E. Cornell; Stuart J. Kaufman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Providing minority populations with autonomy is gaining appreciation as a method of solving,managing, and even pre-empting ethnic conflict. However, in spite of the enthusiasm for autonomy solutions among academics and practitioners alike, there is reason to argue that the provision of autonomy for a minority may under certain circumstances increase rather than decrease the likelihood of conflict. READ MORE