Search for dissertations about: "social control responses"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 swedish dissertations containing the words social control responses.
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1. The social contingency of law : Studies of social control during foreclosure in Sweden
Abstract : Summary: This thesis empirically investigates how law and other social control responses during foreclosure in Sweden are contingent upon differences in social status. The thesis draws upon American sociologist Donald Black’s theoretical framework on social control to explain this social contingency. READ MORE
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2. Child protection through an abuse-focused lens : Adolescent victimization and Swedish social services responses
Abstract : Knowledge concerning the social services’ use of the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act 1990:52 (CYPA) is relatively scarce, especially when it comes to the protection of adolescents victimized by abuse. The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate and discuss different conceptualisations of abuse, adolescents’ agency regarding abuse, victimization and social intervention, and how abuse and adolescent victimization are responded to, primarily by the social services. READ MORE
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3. District heating comes to town : The social shaping of an energy system
Abstract : This thesis deals with the introduction of district heating in an "ordinary" Swedish town: Mjölby. The process was initiated in 1974 and the decision to build was taken in 1979. In the following years pipelines were laid down and the system was gradually built. In 1987, a permanent heat plant was ready to assume operation. READ MORE
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4. Qigong : acute affective responses in a group of regular exercisers
Abstract : Qigong is a Chinese mind-body therapy that aims to, through the use of movements, relaxed breathing and relaxation/meditation, create a healthy flow of life force, qi, in the body, and consequently improve health. A growing number of Qigong studies report beneficial effects on health and well-being. READ MORE
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5. Social-ecological dynamics in a highly regulated fisheries system - Sources of resilience and limits to command-and-control management
Abstract : Sustainable governance of natural resources is challenged by the poor understanding of complex human-nature couplings. Major advancements in resilience theory, acknowledging the importance of social-ecological linkages and the self-organizing capacity of social-ecological systems, provides a new perspective on research in sustainability science. READ MORE