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Early marriage and cultural constructions of adulthood in two slums in Dar es Salaam.

2018

This study examines under-18 marriage in urban Tanzania from an ethnographic perspective. Due to poverty and high unemployment, some girls aspire to early marriage. Two pathways to early marriage are identified: first, poverty and gendered economic disparities motivate girls to begin transactional sexual activity at an early age, leading parents to favour early marriage as a risk-reduction measure. Second, educational opportunities are often closed off to girls before marriage, as a result of which early marriage becomes the only culturally approved pathway that allows girls to present themselves to others as a self-sufficient agent. These pathways are reinforced by cultural and religious c…

Causes and motives of early marriage in the Gambia and Tanzania : is new legislation enough?

2017

Both The Gambia and Tanzania have high rates of under-18 marriage for girls and both also raised the legal age of marriage for girls to 18 in 2016. This ethnographic study of the urban Muslim poor in Tanzania and The Gambia explores the causes behind and meanings of early marriage in these countries and discusses the likelihood of the recent legislative changes to have effect on actual practice among the poor in the towns and cities of these countries.

Gender and Disability : Challenges of Education Sector Development in Tanzania

2005

In line with the UN Millennium Development Goals, the government of Tanzania has set poverty reduction as the most important challenge for the future. Education is a key sector in the long-term process of poverty reduction. Three of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focus on gender. The Progress report (UN Secretariat, 2005), however, fairly strongly states that it is unlikely, that any of these three MDGs can be met, if women lack the education, influence and resources to care for their families, and to fully participate in the development process. In this paper, we analyse findings of previous research on gender and disability in the education sector development and explore ways to …

Highly educated women in Tanzania : constructing educational well-being and agency

2013

Banknæringens digitale hamskifte : en kvalitativ studie om DNBs digitalisering i møtet med eldre kunder

2016

Masteroppgave samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2016 The purpose of this thesis is to better understand the digitization of the banking sector in Norway and how it affects the relationship between the bank and older customers. One of the reasons being that there are few examples of Norwegian research on the elderly and their use of Information and Communications-Technology (ICT). The theoretical approach is interdisciplinary, combining theory from fields such as information systems theory (Technology Acceptance Model), conceptual design theory (Service design) and sociological theory (Socialgerontology). Using a qualitative research method I interviewed four elderly customers of…

Can cycling with an E-bike improve fitness? : effect of access to an Electric Assisted Bicycle on cycling distance and cardiopulmonary fitness in ina…

2016

Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Background: The aims of the present study were to assess the effect of an eight-month intervention with access to an Electric assisted bicycle (E-bike) on (1) the amount of E-biking, (2) changes in cardiopulmonary fitness and (3) to assess whether cycled distance was associated with changes in cardiopulmonary fitness, among inactive adults. Methods: Twenty-five inactive Norwegian adults (33 – 57 years of age, 72 % women), were recruited through convenience sampling. Participants were given an E-bike for eight (N = 23) or three (N = 2) months. Socio-demographic characteristics were reported with a questionnaire. Bicycle use was m…

Elektromagnētiski ierosinātu virsmas viļņu eksperiments

2019

Darbā eksperimentāli tiek pētīta virsmas viļņu elektromagnētiska ierosināšana šķidrā metālā (GaInSn eitektikā), izmantojot Bitera spoli, kas rada mainīgu magnētisko lauku. Tiek pētīts, kā mainīgā magnētiskā lauka stiprums ietekmē veidojošos virsmas viļņus, kā šie viļņi izmainās, ja klāt mainīgajam laukam pievieno spēcīgu, pastāvīgu magnētisko lauku, kura virziens sakrīt ar mainīgā magnētiskā lauka virzienu. Lai raksturotu iegūtos virsmas viļņus, ar dažādām metodēm noteikts to viļņu garums, frekvence, amplitūda, kā arī plūsma metāla tilpumā. Eksperimentālie rezultāti demonstrē iespēju šķidrā metālā ierosināt virsmas viļņus, izmantojot bezkontakta – elektromagnētisku pieeju.

Kehon ja mielen tytär : energian kokemus ja sen liikkeellinen ilmaisu

2015

Tämä pro gradu –tutkielma käsittelee energiaa kehollisena kokemuksena. Työ pyrkii kokoamaan yhteen erilaisia energian kokemuksen määritelmiä ja niiden yhteydessä käytettyä terminologiaa sekä näin rakentamaan sille erilaisten käsitysten kirjon sisältävät tulkintaraamit. Tutkimus lähestyy kysymyksiä energian kokemukseen liittyvistä ulottuvuuksista, sen yhteydestä kehon aistimuksiin, mielen prosesseihin, tunne-elämään sekä sen syntymistä ja ilmenemistä liikkeenä. Tutkielman aluksi käydään läpi kehollisia kokemuksia ja niiden rakentumista proprioseptisten aistien tuottamalle informaatiolle ja niiden avautumista tietoisuudelle eri tasoisesti. Energian kokemuksen avautumista tarkastellaan neljält…

"Ma joskus jotakin rakastin" : liikkeen ja sanan välisten suhteiden sekä arkielementtien käytön analyysi Panu Varstalan tanssiteoksessa Onerva

2012

Tutkimuksen kohde on Panu Varstalan tanssiteos Onerva. Tutkimus käyttää teoriapohjanaan Gèrard Genetten transtekstuaalisuuden termistöä ja soveltaa sitä tanssiteoksen tulkintaan. Eräänä tavoitteena on kokeilla, kuinka tanssiteos taipuu kirjallisuudentutkimuksen teorian kautta analysoitavaksi. Genetten teoriaa on otettu käyttöön muun muassa siksi, että Onervan nimi ja muut siihen liittyvät tekstit osoittavat selvästi viittaussuhteiden olemassaolon. Transtekstuaalisuuden muodoista tarkastellaan paikallista intertekstuaalisuutta eli suoria sitaatteja, para- ja metatekstejä eli itse teosta ympäröiviä muita tekstejä, hypotekstuaalisuutta eli teoskokonaisuuden transformaatiosuhdetta toisen teksti…

Transactional Sex, Early Marriage, and Parent-Child Relations in a Tanzanian Slum

2016

Transactional sex has been recognized as a major factor in the persistence of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet it also has implications for the persistence of poverty. Using interview data collected between 2010 and 2015, this article examines how Muslim families in Dar es Salaam are affected by transactional sexual behavior.1 Examined are motives for transactional sex, how poor families view the purpose of marriage, and religious teachings and cultural beliefs about the onset of adulthood. Familial strategies to ensure provision for daughters and to improve the family’s socio-economic situation are impeded by the fact that in a context of high unemploy ment, transactional sex of ten rep…