Search for dissertations about: "violence against women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words violence against women.

2. 1. Subjects of Violence : On Gender and Recognition in Young Men’s Violence Against Women

   Author : Hanna Bornäs; Lucas Gottzén; Gunnar Karlsson; Rickard Jonsson; David Gadd; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youth; violence; gender; Jessica Benjamin; intersubjectivity; recognition; feminism; psychoanalysis; temporality; Laplanche; afterwardsness; psychosocial; vulnerability; men’s violence against women; IPV; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth Studies;

   Abstract : The dissertation concerns young men’s violence against women partners. It is based on in-depth qualitative interviews with nine men who have been violent against women partners in their youth, and an additional interview with the mother of one of the young men. READ MORE

4. 2. Exposed to Violence

   Author : Mariella Öberg; Gun Heimer; Steven Lucas; Alkistis Skalkidou; Lotti Helström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sexual violence; physical violence; psychological violence; intimate partner violence; childhood violence; polyvictimization; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Violence against women is a crime against human rights and a major global public health issue affecting the lives of millions of girls and women worldwide. Exposure to violence poses a threat to health, both in the short and the long term. READ MORE

5. 3. Violence against foreign-born women in Sweden

   Author : Cecilia Fernbrant; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Key words: violence against women; foreign-born; mortality; gender equity; social isolation; Iraqi refugees; Thai women;

   Abstract : Violence against women (VAW) is an increasing public health concern. Prevalence of such violence may potentially be greater among foreign-born women due to lack of empowerment and other contributing factors. Research concerning violence against foreign-born women in Sweden is scarce. READ MORE

6. 4. Domestic violence against women in rural Indonesia : searching for multilevel prevention

   Author : Elli Nur Hayati; Malin Eriksson; Maria Emmelin; Ulf Högberg; Mohammad Hakimi; Gunilla Krantz; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; domestic violence; prevention; rural Java; Indonesia; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background: Domestic violence has been recognized globally as one of the most important Public Health concerns with severe negative health consequences for the exposed women. Through UN bodies several international milestones have successfully pushed attention towards worldwide improvements in the life situations of women. READ MORE

7. 5. Politicians Under Threat : Gender Aspects of Violence against Political Representatives

   Author : Sandra Håkansson; Elin Bjarnegård; Johanna Rickne; Josefina Erikson; Hilde Coffe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Violence against Politicians; Gender and Politics; Political Violence; Political Representation; Comparative Politics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates violence against politicians and its gender dimensions. Violence targeting elected representatives in the course of their work has received scant research attention, despite the central function of elected officials in representative democracy. READ MORE