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Artros är något som drabbar många, men är vanligast över 50 års ålder. Syftet med vår studie var att undersöka hur personer med höftledsartros upplever att detta påverkar de dagliga aktiviteterna. En kvalitativ metod med intervjuer på sju personer med höftledsartros gjordes. Resultatet visade att höftledsartros påverkade flera av de dagliga aktiviteterna. Tre kategorier bildades av det insamlade m
Reumatoid artrit, RA orsakade tidigare omfattande aktivitetsproblem för den drabbade personen men idag finns läkemedel som i högre grad än tidigare kan påverka sjukdomsförloppet i gynnsam riktning. För att utreda vilka dagliga aktiviteter en person upplever som svåra används bedömningsinstrument som exempelvis Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire, EDAQ. Syftet med denna studie var att identi
Motivation hos klienter upplevs vara en viktig faktor för en lyckad intervention. Syftet med studien var därför att undersöka hur arbetsterapeuter upplever att de motiverar sina klienter. Vald metod var fokusgrupp varpå två grupper sammanställdes med fyra respektive fem yrkesverksamma arbetsterapeuter per grupp. Resultatet visar att arbetsterapeuterna motiverar sina klienter genom att skapa förtro
Ursprungsfolk är idag en av de mest utsatta folkgrupperna i världen men den problematik de möter förknippas främst med förhållandena i u-länder och inte med förhållandena i ett i-land som Sverige. Samerna i Sverige har genom historien och i nutid utsatts för grov diskriminering och gör idag anspråk på självbestämmande och förbättrade förhållanden enligt internationell rätt. Denna uppsats ska därfö
Ett begränsat krig kan vara ett rationellt val. Inför det begränsade kriget måste dock en kalkyl styrka rationaliteten. Det rationella krigets kalkyl har tre avgörande beståndsdelar. För det första måste den tänkta antagonistens faktiska förmåga vägas mot de medel krigets initiativtagare har att tillgå och är beredd att ställa till målets bemyndigande. Den faktiska förmågan består av politisk vilj
Det amerikanska anfallet mot Afghanistan 2001 lyckades på relativt kort tid tvinga den rådande talibanregimen från makten. Sju år senare vållar en revitaliserad och svårdefinierad upprorsrörelse den afghanska regeringen betydande problem. Denna uppsats syftar till att belysa denna problematik ur ett strategiskt perspektiv. I uppsatsen analyseras den strategiska interaktion som präglat konflikten å
This study analyses the importance of timing reconciliation in a conflict/peace process in order to reach a sustainable peace. There is a main divide in how the different scholars in the conflict resolution field define reconciliation in being a goal or a process, or both. Mostly reconciliation initiatives are worked with during the post-settlement period but in the protracted conflicts of today t
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000 stands out as one of the greatest manifestation of international consensus. Since then, more than half of the time that was set out has elapsed, and we still find ourselves struggling to join the efforts of the given objectives. This paper suggests that contemporary Aid Policy to a high degree are determined by external factors, such as perceived thr
Abstract This paper analyses the concept and the construction of homosexuality in relation to the issue of gender and feminism in Ethiopia. While Female homosexuality is simply overlooked, male homosexuality has been criminalised under Ethiopian law with imprisonment up to three years. The media and the elite has been creating homophobia in discourse and linguistic terms; however, it is the church
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the flavian coiffure. A flavian bust that belongs to the University of Lund, is the base of the discussions about the looks, techniques, and theories about the hairstyle that was popular in the flavian era. Other portraits from that time are included in the study, as well as different types of coiffeurs, diadems, tiaras and wreaths. This is basically a compa
Syftet med studien var att undersöka yrkesverksamma projektledares och projektdeltagares tolkning av begreppet social kompetens och vidare deras erfarenheter kring betydelsen av social kompetens för ett framgångsrikt projektledarskap. Frågeställningen undersöktes utifrån en kvalitativ ansats med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer med fem projektledare respektive fem projektdeltagare på projekto
The purpose of this study and the overall question was to find reasons why individuals become overindebted. The main method has been record research. Application forms from 60 individuals regarding debt adjustment have been examined and analyzed. Functionalistic and marxistic theories have been used to achieve an overall understanding for the phenomenon. On a concrete level, theories by Peter Dell
This thesis is the result of a Minor Field Study (MFS) on the judges, the so-called Justices, working in local courts in Zambia, where unwritten customary law is applied. The analysis is based on in-depth interviews, in order to explore the role of the Justices within the structure of customary law and their role in the discrimination against women that the law allegedly generates. Theoretically s
In his "A Theory of Justice", the American philosopher John Rawls presented two principles concerning justice. The first of these principles states: "Each person is to have an equal right to the most exstensive total system of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all." The latter is dividied into two further principles: "Social and economic
This essay explores the theory that Nick Carraway is an unreliable narrator, who creates the "greatness" of Mr Gatsby, based on the hypothesis that Carraway is partial to Gatsby for various reasons.
In the last decades Sweden has become a multicultural country. The immigrants come from many different places all-around the world and many have arrived to Sweden, during the 90´s, when they were relatively old. Many of those can not speak Swedish at all or only speak a few words. This demands specific qualifications when it comes to the caregivers, who take care of the elderly. Our purpose with t
Author: Anja Ferhatovic and Therese Stridh Title: Among bibles and holy cows - about maltreatment of children and youth in child welfare. [translated title] Supervisor: Claes Levin Assessor: Eva-Malin Antoniusson The purpose of this study was to examine social workers experiences of maltreatment of children and youth in child welfare. More specifically, our aim was to find out how social worke
Sibyllan i den 6:e sången, hennes uppgift och funktion i Vergilius' diktverk. Den cumaeiska sibyllan i den klassiska litteraturen före, under och efter Vergilius.
The aim of this essay is to study the key characteristics of the Bildungsroman and examine if the same traits still are in use in contemporary fiction and what values that are being mediated. The aim is also to focus on the style in which the pedagogical message is being delivered thus highlighting the possible differences and similarities between an old-fashioned Bildungsroman, Charles Dickens’ G
We wanted to use this paper to something important, something real that someone needs and wants to read. After having sent a request to all social services in the City of Malmö, we had contact with a section that had an idea that we would look at their collaboration. This study concerns how collaboration may look like and how it might change to achieve results. Social Services exist to help the c
