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The purpose of this essay was to describe and compare two different investigation methods of foster homes and if there is any connection between the investigation method and a breakdown. The two methods we have been examined are the Kälvestens-method and the PRIDE-method. The main questions have been: · How common is breakdowns in foster homes, national and in respective municipality? · How the Kä
The aim of this research was to study how pupils in the ninth grade in elementary school in Sweden choose their further education in the Swedish "gymnasium" and if anything influences them in their decision. I did my research at two schools in Helsingborg: "Magnus Stenbocksskolan" located in a so called "rich" area and "Gustav Adolfsskolan" located in a more
The first aim of this study was to on historical background survey women's alcohol habits and especially to investigate women aged 50-59 living in the Lund area. The second aim was to increase the understanding of how women's sex role has a restrictive influence on their alcohol habits. To investigate women's alcohol habits I made two quantitative studies. From secondary data I found t
Active Parenting is an American course for parents with children between 2-12 years. The purpose of Active Parenting is to give the parents support and practical instruments in their parenthood. The course is also given in many cities of Sweden. Our aim with this paper was to evaluate the course by interviewing parents who live in Malmö. To examine this, we have interviewed 10 parents who have par
Our purpose with this essay was to, on basis of the life story of a woman who lived with a drug addict, explore how the life situation in the family turns out. We therefore interviewed professionals with theoretical base in the solution focused treatment, the Minnesota program, the psychodynamic theory and the theory of systems, We also took a closer look at current research within the area. Follo
The purpose of this essay was to study how public authorities meet and treat families with underaged children that have problems in their housingsituation, and what consequences this can result in for the children. We have especially focused on how social services can compensate children living in an insecure housingsituation and to examine whether voluntary organizations have any knowledge in the
The purpose with this essay was to examine what civic rights the streetchildren in Mbale, Uganda, had. We also wanted to see if they had access to all the rights they are supposed to have according to the law. The streetchildren we examined were the ones who normally go to CRO, an organization that deals with the streetchildren of Mbale. We found out that as a member of the Ugandan society every c
The purpose for this composition was to discover the issues faced by parents who are bringing up children, having two very different cultures in which their children are being raised. The impact of having inherit traits that are part of the subconscious process of educating children can not be overlooked. Difference in values within cultures impacts how parents raise children. When two cultures me
The purpose of this essay was to find out if the Swedish methadone program was ethically justifiable by comparing it in theory and practice. Our main questions were: - Is it ethically justifiable to replace one addictive substance with another? - Are the criterias of the the National Swedish Social Welfare Board being fulfilled? - Is the methadoneprograms purpose agreeable in practice and theory?
The purpose of this essay was to study explanations to why few children were born in Sweden in the 1990´s. The purpose was also to look at different political actions to stimulate childbearing. My essay is a literature study and in my work I have used available statistics and already existing research. The total fertility rate in Sweden is because of how the family policy is constructed strongly c
The present essay is a fieldstudy in the vouchersystem in in-home elderlycare in the municipality of Nacka near Stockholm carried out in April 2004. The system is a relativly new model for organising elderlycare in Sweden. Our main purpose has been to investigate elderly peoples´ options within the system. The questions which interested us were the following: Who chooses and how? Is the choice inf
The aim of this essay was to examine and describe, from how it finds expression among professionals, factors of protection for refugee children that promote well-being and a favourable development in their new country. By interviewing professionals and by using a salutogenetic perspective this was investigated. My results show that there are four themes of factors that are of importance. Factors d
The purpose of this study was to illustrate the differences between the women's shelter movement's two national organisations, ROKS and SKR. I wanted to explore the background and emerge of the two national organisations and why ROKS where divided. The questions relevant for this study were: Which were the reasons for dividing ROKS? What questions does the two national organisations put th
The purpose of this essay is to summarize the on going debate concerning pension systems in the world. The questions asked were A) Can we identify any major trends in pension schemes regarding private/public components? B) How can we describe the underlying causes of their occurrence? The method used was to study, parts of, the written literature on the subject. What the writers of the essay found
The purpose of our paper was to look at a group of drug addicts living arrangements in a small community in the south of Sweden, Höganäs. The addicts all had a contact with the social services and they all had a permanent living arrangement during the time we were doing our paper. The paper was done accordingly to the quality method and we interviewed six clients and three social workers. Our conc
“Ripples in the water” is a qualitative research of eight family members´ experiences of the service they received from the psychiatric departments in the University Hospital in Iceland when one of the family became mentally ill. The eight participants in the research came from families, who had the total of six mentally ill patients. I conducted a total of six interviews with these participants,
The purpose of this essay was to find out how a selection of the clients at a social welfare office experienced the treatment of them, and the information given to them when they were confronted with demands from the "arbetslinjen". The purpose was also to find out if there were any significant differences in the experiences from the clients different backgrounds. This was realized by a
The purpose of this study was to describe and investigate the system of support to parents as it is motivated in Swedish officials’ reports 1972-1997. The main research questions of the study where: Which conceptions about parenthood appear in the officials reports? Which conceptions are expressed about the responsibility between the individual and the state referring to the support system to pare
The purpose with my essay was to try to find out if there are homeless families in the city of Lund. The questions I wanted to find answers to were the following: Does the problem with homelessness among families with children exist in Lund? Which are the people who become homeless? In what way can they obtain help? What is it that leads to homelessness? What reasons are there to it? The method I
The purpose of this essay has been to explore the contribution of pupil assistant to children with need of special support at school. My questions were: - When does the principal of the school consider that special needs exist? - What particularly needs requires getting the support of a pupil assistant? · How is the organisation structured and which are the purposes with the support? - Which metho
