Search for dissertations about: "peer relations"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words peer relations.

  2. 21. Living Law and Political Stability in Post-Soviet Central Asia : A Case Study of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan

    Author : Rustamjon Urinboyev; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political stability; welfare; living law; social norms; sociology of law; law and society; mahalla; Uzbekistan; Central Asia; Ferghana Valley; post-Soviet societies; ethnography; socio-legal studies; corruption; informal economy; public administration; informal institutions; legitimacy; state-society relations.;

    Abstract : Central Asian countries are facing multidimensional political stability and security challenges in the post-Soviet period. Current scholarly discussions of political stability in post-Soviet Central Asia continue to revolve around the issues of Islamic upheaval, ethnic conflicts, civil war or inter-clan struggles, and how the authoritarian regimes in this region deploy coercive strategies and penal sanctions to cope with political instability. READ MORE

  4. 22. Modern contraceptive use among female refugee adolescents in northern Uganda : prevalence, effect of peer counselling, adherence, and experiences

    Author : Ritah Bakesiima; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Adolescent pregnancies have remained high globally, with the highest rates occurring in low- and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings. The high adolescent pregnancy rates have been attributed to low and inconsistent use of modern contraceptives, resulting from limited knowledge on contraception, fear of side effects, and social norms among others. READ MORE

  5. 23. Growing up with Dyslexia : Cognitive and Psychosocial Impact, and Salutogenic Factors

    Author : Gunnel Ingesson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development psychology; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; Resilience; Salutogenic Factors; Socio-emotional Outcome; Cognitive Stability; Developmental Dyslexia; Utvecklingspsykologi; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : The studies in this doctoral thesis report aspects of cognitive and socio emotional development in a group of teenagers and young adults with dyslexia. The 75 subjects, between 14 and 25 years of age, had been diagnosed in the latter half of the 1990s, and the collection of quantitative and qualitative data was performed in 2003-04. READ MORE

  6. 24. “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” : Activist Practices in an Era of Mediatized Surveillance

    Author : Ilkin Mehrabov; Miyase Christensen; John Sören Pettersson; Andreas Kassler; Emiliano Treré; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Azerbaijan; mediatized activism; mediatized surveillance; surveillative apparatuses; rhizomated subactivism; Turkey; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : One of the defining features of contemporary zeitgeist is that we live in an era of mediatization – a metaprocess, through (and by) which all everyday relations increasingly depend on networked media technologies and online communication channels.Due to rapid developments in digital electronics, all these Internet- or mobile-enabled platforms, and devices, are prone to the processes of quantification and datafication, and as such, surveillance is a principal dimension that lies at the core of mediatization. READ MORE

  7. 25. Social control and socialisation : the role of morality as a social mechanism in adolescent deviant behaviour

    Author : Robert Svensson; Carl-Gunnar Janson; Marie Torstensson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Abstract : The object of this doctoral dissertation is to study the processes and mechanisms that restrain adolescents from committing deviant and criminal acts. The framework is that when the socialisation process functions well, and norms and values are internalised, an individual will develop a moral sense as to what is right and wrong. READ MORE