Striving to be “normal” : exploring identity and positioning in the narratives of a migrant woman living in Finland by Pratesi, Elisa

“…This case study investigates the identity of an Afghan migrant woman who recently arrived in Finland, and the ways societal normative beliefs about immigration and integration in Finland are revealed in her narratives. …”
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"-society is changing and, if divorce is introduced, it will merely be a reflection of those changing values in our society-" : the changes in perceptions of divorce in the Republi... by Lakka, Jemina

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Positions constructed for a female therapist in male batterers' treatment groups by Päivinen, Helena

“…The female therapist was many times positioned primarily as a woman in the groups. The positions of a woman were constructed in three dimensions: The female therapist was positioned as a representative for the women in general; she represented the men’s spouses and she was offered positions personally as a woman. …”
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Planning, implementation and evaluation of a positive body image exercise program for women : an acceptability and feasibility study by Raninen, Hanna-Kaisa

“…The aim of the program was to support positive body image and encourage women to train with weights. …”
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”Ei elämääni lomia mahtunut.” – Naisten muistelukerrontaa palkkatyöstä talvi- ja jatkosotien ja jälleenrakennuksen aikana by Hytönen, Kirsi-Maria

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"Suurimmat syyt jatkamiseeni olivat joukkue ja se joukkuehenki" : naispesäpalloilijoiden kokemuksia uran jatkumiseen vaikuttaneista tekijöistä by Mäki, Elina, Luoma, Sanna

“…Our research material consisted of essays written by 12 elite woman Finnish baseball players and additional essays written by two of those players. …”
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Sex and violence : the meanings and gendering of sex acts in the treatment groups for intimately violent heterosexual men by Sundqvist, Maria

“…In those discussions the men stated how a woman has the right to say no and has self-determination. …”
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Exploring storytelling as a method to build local knowledge : (Re)thinking sexuality education with rural women in Sucre, Bolivia from a feminist decolonial perspective by Pernthaler, Magdalena

“…Given the central role methodology plays in such an endeavour, one of the main objectives of this thesis is therefore to examine how storytelling can be used as a method to build local knowledge based on which decolonial SRH programs could be developed. Due to my own positionality as a privileged white woman from the Global North, core to these methodological considerations is the analysis of the role of outside researchers in decolonial research. …”
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Sauvakävelijä Iranista : tapaustutkimus iranilaisnaisen elämästä, maahanmuutosta ja liikkumisesta by Pelkonen, Vera

“…The material indicated that the woman’s life in Iran was built up around work and recreational activities. …”
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”The Attitudes” : säätyläisnaisen identiteetin rakentaminen muotokuvien kautta 1700-luvun lopun Britanniassa by Hoppu, Johanna

“…Traditionally, a woman is depicted as a passive object in Western art, but research reveals the active participation of the women in the creation of their portraits. …”
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Speaking against domestic violence in aboriginal societies : analysis of Senator Nova Peris’ strategies in the Australian parliament by Hyyryläinen, Hanna

“…Main purpose is to find what kind of rhetorical ways Nova Peris, former Senator of the social-democratic Australian Labor Party and Australia's first Australian Aboriginal woman elected to the federal Parliament, uses to convince her audience that the Government has chosen the wrong path in reducing the violence in the lives of Australian Aboriginals. …”
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Synnyttäneiden äitien kokemuksia lantionpohjalihasharjoitteista koostuvasta verkkovalmennuksesta by Takanen, Reetta

“…The results show the widespread impact of pelvic floor disorders on a woman's life. The results show that regular exercise of the pelvic floor muscles and deep abdominal muscles positively influences the recovery from childbirth as well as the daily life of postpartum mothers. …”
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Refleksiivisyyden kehittyminen parisuhdeväkivallan hoitoon tarkoitetussa pariterapiassa by Kytölä, Jukka, Lehto, Jenna

“…In total, 33 therapy sessions were examined. 21 of these were couple sessions, eight were the man’s individual sessions and four were the woman’s individual sessions. The average duration of one meeting was 90 minutes. …”
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Selkäydinvammaisten henkilöiden kokemuksia sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluista (FinSCI-tutkimus) by Puranen, Kristiina

“…There was a higher probability for negative experience if person was living alone, was a woman or spinal cord injury was caused by non-trauma. …”
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Integration av invandrare i idrottsundervisningen : en kvalitativ studie om idrottslärares upplevelser by Sandvik, Josefin

“…The PE-teachers in this study had in general positive experiences of teaching multicultural groups. …”
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