Search for dissertations about: "old adult women"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words old adult women.
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1. A Salutogenic perspective on resistance training : a study on healthy old adult women
Abstract : The number of people aged 60 years and over has doubled since 1980and the World Health Organization predicts that the population of over60s will reach 2 billion by the year 2050. An ageing population poses bothchallenges and opportunities for society and for individuals. READ MORE
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2. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Abstract : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. READ MORE
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3. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930
Abstract : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. READ MORE
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4. Empowering Strategies at Home in the Works of Nikki Giovanni and Rita Dove
Abstract : This thesis focuses on the presence of Black women characters in domestic contexts in the early poetry of African American poets Nikki Giovanni and Rita Dove and examines the strategies these women employ, individually and in close relationships, in order to empower themselves and sustain those around them. It provides a joint exploration of the work of two major contemporary poets from a literary and interdisciplinary perspective, mapping instances of the poetic expression of Black feminist politics. READ MORE
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5. Peak Bone Mass, Lifestyle Factors and Birth Weight: A study of 25-year old women
Abstract : Background: Osteoporosis is a common bone disease, which does not give symptoms until the ultimate outcome, the fragility fracture occurs. Regulation of bone mass is controlled by genetic, environmental and nutritional influences. READ MORE