When we first encounter past traumatic experiences in ourselves, we are left with a conundrum; how are we to move forward in our everyday lives and thrive, rather than just cope and survive? By participating in the Belly2Belly ritual, providing analytical reflections and a detailed account from an auto-reflexive perspective, I attempt in this thesis to show, through the Belly2Belly ritual, how par

The purpose of this study was to explore and analyze school counselors' understanding of the phenomenon of hemmasittare and their work with these students. To accomplish this study we had a qualitative approach and conducted six semistructured interviews with school counselors who worked in Swedish compulsory schools. One of the participants was found by a snowball selection and the rest of th

The aim of this study was to examine how people with disabilities are described in Swedish newspapers and how these descriptions relate to the theory of stereotypes and stereotyping. Two research questions were answered: 1) How are people with disabilities described in Swedish newspapers? And 2) how do these descriptions contribute to upholding or challenging stereotypes about people with disabili

This paper examines the impact of the Paris agreement on firms on the Swedish stock market. Additionally, the firms were also categorized into sustainable and unsustainable firms by their Environmental Pillar Score (which is part of the ESG score) in order to investigate performance differences between the two groups. On top of that, a comparison between sustainable firms with the market index OMX

The purpose of this study is to distinguish and understand the challenges of working within Swedens' National Board of Institutional Cares juvenile institutions and how the treatment assistants handle these challenges. Treatment assistants who work at SiS (Statens institutionsstyrelse) juvenile institutions are their shifts locked in with juveniles who have a wide range of norm-breaking behavi

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur individers uppfattning om brott, offerskap och skuld påverkas av framingseffekter och kognitiva bias. Uppsatsen syftade till att utvärdera dessa effekter med avstamp i teorier om idealiska offer, victim blaming och just world theory. Studiens två hypoteser var följaktligen att (1) en positiv framing samt ett mindre idealt offer av brottsscenariot skulleThis study has the purpose to investigate how individuals’ perception of crime, victimhood and guilt is influenced by framing effects and cognitive bias. The paper set out to evaluate these effects through the theories of ideal victims, victim blaming and just world theory. The study's two hypotheses were therefore that (1) a positive framing and a less ideal victim of the crime scenario would

Livsmedelssäkerhetens möjligheter Under årtusenden har människan hittat nya sätt att säkert äta sin mat på. Redan under stenåldern bemästrade människan konsten att tillaga kött. Att tillaga kött genom att hetta upp den över en låga visade sig leda till att risken att bli sjuk minskade kraftigt. Självklart visste inte stenåldersmänniskorna varför det var så, men idag vet vi att det beror på att tiThe purpose of this study was to investigate how food safety measures have developed over the last two decades; how the resent 2020 pandemic affected food safety- and control; how effective the current methods are; and what potential new methods might exist in the coming decade. This study was executed as a combined literary study, where current scientific studies and reports where analysed, and a

For many years, the management and treatment of people who suffer from comorbidity between substance abuse and mental illness have been a great challenge for both social services and psychiatry. As early as the second half of the 20th century there have been ongoing discussions concerning problematic aspects of the division of responsibilities and collaboration between the central authorities. The

Hemfödsel i Sverige är sällsynt, enbart 0,1% av födslar sker planerat i hemmet bistådda av en liten grupp barnmorskor. Akuta situationer i hemmet är sällsynt men evidens visar att det finns en generell skepsis och rädsla gentemot hemfödsel i samhället. Det saknas studier gällande barnmorskans upplevelser och hantering av akuta situationer i hemmet. Hemfödsel är inte integrerat inom sjukvårdssystem

För att uppnå maximal nytta med skattebetalarnas pengar eftersträvar Trafikverket att vägar ska byggas med lång livslängd. För att uppnå detta vill Trafikverket i framtiden ha möjlighet att ställa krav på vägars bärighet i totalentreprenader, utöver de funktionskrav (exempelvis spårbildning och jämnhet) som redan ställs på vägens yta idag. Vid slutbesiktning skall fallviktsmätningar utföras som viTo achieve maximum benefit with both resources and money, the Swedish Transport Administration want to set requirements regarding the bearing capacity in design and construct contracts to ensure a long lifetime of roads. A falling weight deflectometer test is to be carried out for the final inspection of the road and the results will tell the Swedish Transport Administration whether the contractor

This is a qualitative study amongst professional social workers who work with financial aid for adults in Sweden. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge and understanding of how social workers view their discretion in relation to workload and legal certainty. We have conducted six interviews with social workers. By using Weber’s theory of the bureaucratic organization, Michel’s theory of goal

Today, climate change is one of the largest concerns about the future, which leads to investments in green companies becoming more relevant. This contributes to companies using greenwashing to attract investors. Beyond Meat is a company that produces meat substitutes and claims that their products have a lower carbon footprint than traditional meat. This paper compares the projected cashflow val

Bakgrund: Gymnasieelever är en stor målgrupp i Sverige, där många inte tar examen, med skoltrötthet som den vanligaste orsaken. Aktivitetsbalans är viktigt för att bibehålla hälsa och välmående. I dagsläget saknas det studier kring gymnasieelevers upplevda aktivitetsbalans. Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka upplevelser av aktivitetsbalans i det dagliga livet hos gymnasieelever i södra Sverige. Background: High school students is a large target group in Sweden, where many do not graduate, with school fatigue being the most common reason. Occupational balance is important to sustain health and well-being. Currently there is a lack of studies about high school students’ perceived occupational balance. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine high school students’ experiences of occu

In the summer of 2021 a massive rainfall caused floods in Gävleborg län. The flood contributed to high burden on SOS-alarm and the fire and rescue service when approximately 700 emergency calls were received in a short amount of time. The flood caused floodings in cellars, damage to infrastructure and problems moving through traffic. The high burden caused the inner commanding officer of the fire

The object of this paper is to describe the stylistic resources in literary texts and find out how textual density in narrative texts is created. Therefore, to a great extent the lyrical features are sought in the narrative. What is explicitly expressed within the text is investigated but what is not in the text, the empty spaces, is also commented on. It is reflected upon the concretizations or t

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur medarbetare upplever att deras obekväma arbetstider påverkar deras välmående i utifrån tre invarianta teman; återhämtning, work-life balance samt lärande. Uppsatsen präglas av ett medarbetarperspektiv på ett stort industriföretag där fyra medarbetare har intervjuats. Två medarbetare arbetar konstant natt och två stycken arbetar tvåskift, det vill säga

According to a previous study on domestic violence, in homes where violence occurs, 90 percent of children witness the abuse that takes place. The aim of this study is to understand how witnessing domestic violence affects children. Through six semi-structured interviews with social workers in Chicago and Decatur, Illinois, the impact on children who have witnessed violence in the home, and the me