The aim of this study was to examine whether employers maintain the stereotypical gender norms in their recruitment of employees. The case that we were interested in examining was the recruitment of social workers in Sweden. We conducted a quantitative content analysis where we created an analytical instrument based on previous research, which we then applied to a total selection of recruitment ad

Preschool teachers in Sweden are in a unique position to detect child abuse, which they subsequently are obliged to report to social services, according to Swedish law. However, previous research has shown significant underreporting amongst Swedish preschool teachers. Thus, the aim of this study was firstly to explore preschool teachers’ views on reporting child abuse and secondly to identify the

In recent years there have been frequent reports of a high workload and poor working conditions for social workers employed in social services where reports have shown that social services have had a high employee turnover. It is also common that the work the social workers do is characterised by difficult assessments and decisions which can result in a large amount of pressure to perform in accor

On the financial markets, there are a large number of financial instruments. Two of these instruments is the European and Bermudan option, where the Bermudan option can be seen as a discrete version of the American option. Meaning, if one can price the Bermudan option one can also estimate the price of an American option. A method used to estimate the Bermudan option price is the Least-square Mont

Bakgrund: I Sverige drabbas cirka 370 barn av någon form av cancer varje år. Av dessa överlever idag ungefär 85% men för vissa barn övergår den kurativa vården till palliativ vård. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka föräldrarnas upplevelse av att ha ett barn med cancer och som vårdas palliativt. Metod: Studien är en icke-systematisk litteraturundersökning där 12 artiklar har inkluderats. D

This quantitative study aimed to extend the knowledge about change in Swedish university students mental well-being, physical contact and the connection between the two of them during a global pandemic. Due to covid-19, the Swedish government announced that the citizens should keep distance from each other. Meanwhile earlier studies have shown both increase of mental illness and unchanged mental h

Social work has been the subject for many reformations during the last decades. One change in the execution of meeting the needs of the public – a changed delegation order – decreases the social workers’ right to make decisions, in the social service’s housing unit in a Swedish municipality. The aim of this study was to investigate what this change means for the professionals at this organization,

The aim of this study was to examine how therapists use and perceive attachment theory in couples therapy. A qualitative method has been used since I wanted to get access to the therapists thoughts and experiences on a deeper level. Semistructured interviews were conducted with four therapists’, working with couples therapy, which were chosen with a purposeful sampling. The interviews were recorde

The aim of this study is to investigate how social workers at social assistance experience that steering affects their work and discretion. The steering we intend to investigate is policy, regulations, management and other types of steering. This with regard to our theoretical perspective about discretion and street-level bureaucracy. Our study is qualitative and it is based on interviews with six

Denna uppsats är en kvalitativ textanalys med titeln Wellness - hälsa eller skönhet? - En kvalitativ textanalys av YouTube-serien “Beauty Secrets”, skriven av Vera Stiglund, Ebba Antesson Månsdotter och Olivia Viklund. Uppsatsen är skriven i ämnet Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds Universitet. Undersökningen studerar Wellness och hur fenomenet

Boys and men who are victims of honour-related violence and oppression are today overlooked and little research exists. The aim of this study was therefore to explore, based on descriptions from social workers who work with helping and supporting people affected by honour-related problems, boys’ and men’s experiences of honour-related violence and oppression. The method chosen for this study was q

Abstrakt Bakgrund: Inom den Prehospital vården och akutvården sker omhändertagandet av patienter alltid snabbt samt på väldigt kort tid varför det är svårt för ambulans- och akutsjuksköterskor att både ta hand om patienten och patientens närståendes behov. Då patienten bör prioriteras i första hand kan närstående få en negativ upplevelse i mötet med vårdpersonalen. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva

When children are unable to live at home with their biological parents, foster carers become an important part of social care. Our study has been based on the foster carers' perspective. The aim of this study was to investigate the role, influence and duties of foster carers. The method chosen was a qualitative approach with eight semi-structured interviews with foster carers. The interviewees

In the Church of Sweden, priests do not have a specific vow concerning their personal prayer life, which some other church traditions in the world do have. Concerning this, the purpose of this paper is to give a picture of how newly ordained priests in the Church of Sweden, more specifically the diocese of Lund, describes their personal prayer and whether the priests feel that they have received t

This essay aims to investigate how the understanding and undertakings of corporate social responsibility is recognized and prioritized in the Swedish business community. By utilizing two measurements of corporate sustainability, this study presents a current situation analysis of how Swedish companies relate to the concept. The ambition is to identify if, and in that case how, the sustainability w

Youth crime and youth offenders are often brought up as a central problem within the Swedish public debate. Our perception of youth offenders is influenced by the description in media, such as newspapers. The aim of this study was to investigate how youth crime and youth offenders were portrayed in order to investigate emerging and existing discourses concerning this group. The study was based on

Previous research has suggested there is a tipping point for ethnic tolerance. Once the tipping point is reached the group threat mechanisms outweigh those of increased intergroup contact. Due to the significant changes in the last decade, the ongoing 2015 European Refugee Crisis, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to revisit previous research to gain a better understanding if the

This essay addresses the subjects of reasonable adjustments, related to the workplace, for persons with physical or mental disabilities. The author goes through the established Swedish legal sources to answer two main questions. The first one is what a reasonable adjustment is, that the employers are obliged to adopt, according to the two laws Diskrimineringslagen and Arbetsmiljölagen. What are th

Criminal groups are a debated social problem in Sweden the past years. The main purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the work of professionals with criminals in defector support programs. Furthermore, the study examines professionals’ experiences of central factors in defectors leaving criminal groups. The study used a qualitative method in the form of semi-structured interviews wi

Even though studies show that creativity has many positive effects on a person’s physical and mental wellbeing, users of social work are often only offered traditional therapy that does not include creative therapy methods. The aim of the study was to illustrate social workers thoughts about how the use of creative therapy methods can contribute to social work and social workers’ professional prac