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People with disabilities have made an historic journey towards increased self-determination and rights but there is a long way to go. The purpose of this study was to examine how the employees at group-homes for developmentally disabled people interpret the legislated goal to live like others in Lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (SFS 1993:387). The study consists of five quali

Idag bygger den kriminologiska forskningen om ekonomisk brottslighet inte på en enhetlig definition av begreppet. Denna uppsats har till syfte att problematisera etablerade kriminologiska definitioner av ekonomisk brottslighet för att ge en bättre förståelse av definitionsproblematiken. Definitioner av ekonomisk brottslighet har här granskats utifrån en begreppsanalys för att på så sätt fastställa

I skuggan av den amerikanska drömmen skildrar de amerikanska sydstaterna Louisiana, Mississippi och Alabama. Artiklarna baseras på intervjuer med sydstatsbor om fattigdom, rasism och segregation, men även den gästvänliga kulturen och återuppbyggnaden efter orkanen Katrina.

Abstract Author: Mikaela Johansson Borg Title: The values of life - a study of how our life values changes during the years of development. Supervisor: Anders Östnäs Assessor: Christina Erneling The purpose of the study was to describe and analyze of life values based upon different ages, in order to make comparison between them. Life values mean what you as an individual state as the most impo

Abstract Author: Erica Almström Title: “Too personal a tale” – a qualitative study about accommodation educators vision of their work with unaccompanied refugee children. Supervisor: Anders Östnäs The purpose of this study was to illustrate how the work with unaccompanied refugee children is perceived by the employees at a youth accommodation. The study had a qualitative study and the empirical d

SAMMANFATTNING TITEL: Lean i statliga myndigheter - en fallstudie DISTRIBUERING AV UPPSATS: 5 januari 2012 ÄMNE/KURS: FEKH95- Examensarbete kandidatnivå, HT-2011 FÖRFATTARE: Anna Sandberg, Johanna Geijer och Jonathan Roxeheim HANDLEDARE: Gert Paulsson och Mikael Hellström NYCKELORD: Lean, Toyota Production System (TPS), förändringsprocesser, statliga myndigheter. SYFTE: Uppsatsens syfte är a

I vår uppsats har vi tittat närmre på styrdokumenten för ämnet fysik i den svenska gymnasieskolan. Vi har jämfört innehåll och formuleringar mellan ämnesplan 2011 och kursplan 2000 för att lokalisera och analysera likheter och skillnader dem emellan. En närläsning av både styrdokumenten och didaktisk- och pedagogisk forskning gjorde denna jämförelse och analys möjlig. Vi som blivande pedagoger vilIn our essay we have taken a closer look at the syllabus for the physics subject in the Swedish high school. We have compared the content and the formulation between the 2011 syllabus and the 2000 syllabus to be able to locate and analyze similarities and differences between them. Close readings of both the syllabuses and didactic- and pedagogic research have made this comparison and analyzes poss

Anna-Frida Erikson SOPA63a Abstract Surrogate motherhood is a relatively new phenomenon. In the early 1990´s it became permissible to transplant an embryo into another women’s uterus. This led to the possibility for women in India, to carry the foetal and give birth to an entire genetic child for childless couples in the Western world. Wealthy homosexual and heterosexual couples use this method to

The study investigates Carl Bildt, the Swedish minister of foreign affairs, use of the social media tool Twitter and its rhetorical usage. The study uses a neo-Aristotelian method and the artefact being studied is one month of tweets by Bildt. The study researched what the rhetorical function Bildt had with his usage of Twitter and how Twitter can be a strategic rhetorical tool for political commu

The main purpose behind this paper was to research what factors that can be seen as significant to an individual who has chosen a path of trying to become free from a drug addiction. This paper is based on qualitative interviews with eleven individuals, all interviewed once. Throughout these interviews an interview guide was used consisting of different themes, every theme had sub questions. The t

Authors: Linnéa Höök and Joanna Jörnbratt Titel: Social work students perceptions of social work with elderly Supervisor: Tove Harnett Examinator: Hans-Edvard Roos It may not come as a surprise that the field social work with elderly attracts relatively few. The question is why. This study aims to create an understanding of possible factors as to why social work with elderly is seen as an unattra

Author: Suzanna Falck and Pernilla Wagland Title: Between discretion and rules - First-line managers' views on the possibility to influence. [translated title] Supervisor: Karin Kullberg Assessor: Christina Erneling The aim of our study was to examine how the relationship between rules and discretion was seen by first-line managers in the municipal eldercare. What interested us was what discr

The purpose of this study was to describe and to investigate how participants of a social movement are affected by their engagement in the social movement. In order to answer this, interviews were conducted in English with four participants of Chicago workers collaborative. Two theories were used to analyze the collected material, collective action by Alberto Melucci and social capital by Robert D

Personal assistants experiences of their work situation – A qualitative study of stress and coping. The purpose of this study was to examine how personal assistants reflect upon their situation at work, which difficulties and stressful situations that can emerge at their work, and how they manage to handle these difficulties. This study is relevant for the field of social work because lots of soc

Author: Caroline Lundström Title: Against all odds – how media describes ”maskrosbarn”. [translated title] Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson Assessor: Christina Erneling The purpose of this study was to examine how the term ”maskrosbarn” is used and described in Swedish newspaper articles, and how these descriptions relate to the social context. The aim was to define the term ”maskrosbarn” and

Let us talk about the kids – family law social workers’ description of mediation with separated couples Divorce and separation are a part and parcel of modern family life in western society. However the separation process can sometimes get out of hand, especially when children are involved. Long custody fights in the courts are not only harmful to the children but are also costly for society. Med

The aim of this study was to highlight the relationship between individuals with professional social work education and social work practice, and how it could be understood from an employer’s point of view by using the theoretical framework of employability. In order to do so, we have conducted seven semi-structured interviews with people who are working as unit managers, operation managers or hum

Vem vill aktivt söka upp reklam liksom? Författare: Dag Thorén (med Viktor Adell) Handledare: Veselinka Möllerström Examinator: Fredrik Miegel Syfte: Att studera hur företagens närvaro tolkas i den interaktiva struktur och sociala kontext som kännetecknar facebook. Metod: Kvalitativa metoder och har använts för datainsamling. Empirin utgörs av sex stycken semi-strukturerade intervjuer samt