Search for dissertations about: "thesis on gender and sports"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on gender and sports.
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11. Every breath you take every move you make. Studies on Asthma and Sports in Adolescent Athletes
Abstract : Asthma and allergies are common diseases in adolescents and have increased during the last few decades. All elite level sports activities result in increased risk of asthma and rhinitis regardless of sport practised. READ MORE
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12. Understanding Parents' Role on Adolescents' Involvement in Organized Sports Activities
Abstract : There is a consensus among scholars that participation in organized activities, such as sports, can provide youth with opportunities for positive development. Yet, the amount of time that youth spend on sports decreases over time, especially during adolescence. Immigrant youth and girls, in general, are the most disadvantaged. READ MORE
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13. Decolonial re-existence and sports : stories of Afghan youth in Sweden
Abstract : In the context of sports and migration, research within policy-driven themes (i.e., integration) have consistently flattened out the migrants’ experiences, meanings and understandings of sports and physical activity to make sense for and from Euro-centric perspectives and framings. READ MORE
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14. The body in pain and pleasure : an ethnography of mixed martial arts
Abstract : Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a sport on the rise within the field of martial arts in which competitors fight in a cage and utilize full-contact movements using their fists, elbows, and knees as well as kicks, other strikes, and submission techniques to defeat their opponents. MMA has become a modern social movement in combat sports that has become globalized in a short time and is the fastest growing sport in the world. READ MORE
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15. Empirical studies on sources of inequality
Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis in Economics consists of four self-contained chapters that empirically explore sources of economic inequality, using data from experiments, sports competitions, and Swedish registers. READ MORE