Building the European identity and strengthening the concept of European citizenship is a task that can be achieved through various ways. One of the most powerful tools is represented by the system of education. Since the inception of the Community action programmes in this field, pupils, students and teachers take part actively in a new form of socialisation at the European level. Realised in th

The EU- citizenship was established in the Maastricht Treaty in 1993. This citizenship involves rights to free movement, election rights to the European Parliament, diplomatic protection and the right to petition to the Ombudsman. In my analysis I discuss the implications of the EU- citizenship for the individual. The development and legal status of the union citizenship is examined in order to gi

The purpose with this essay was to examine what mental training can means to people. What they think of mental training before and after a training-course and in what way a course influence them and help them to handle their pain or problems. We got the possibility to join some lessons in a course at the hospital in Helsingborg held by Hans Olsson, a behaviourist and certified mental trainer. With

In this thesis-project I set out to write an overview of the discourse on poverty, with a selected number of international institutions and other representatives from three main camps portrayed. This is a debate which has been very much in focus lately. My main objective has been to explore the definitions and causes of poverty in today's world, according to the different views, and also what

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between space and consumer interaction at WEEKDAY, a contemporary fashion retail store in Malmö, Sweden. The thesis is based on a qualitative case-study and has a social constructionist approach. In order to understand the interaction taking place between consumer and environment we conducted observations guided by Kenneth Burke’s Penta

Author: Charlotta Berg Title: Cute but dangerous – women as perpetrators in media Supervisor: Elizabeth Martinell Barfoed Assessor: Åsa Lundqvist, Katarina Jacobsson, Verner Denvall The objective of this paper was to, through a discourse analysis, examine in what way the Swedish media characterize women who have committed crimes of violence. By using a gender perspective my ambition was to find o

Vad studenter väljer att studera på universitetet påverkas av många olika variabler. Syftet med studien var således att undersöka hur individers olika bakgrundsfaktorer samt personlighetsdrag utifrån Big-five-teorin påverkar deras val av utbildning. Studien undersökte relationen mellan socioekonomisk status, personlighetsegenskaper, kön samt etnicitet och studerades på studenter vid Lunds universiWhat students choose to study is effected by different variables. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine how different background variables and personality traits from the Big-five theory influence students choice of higher education. The study exam-ined the relation between socioeconomic status, personality traits, gender and ethnici-ty and their choice of study was observed on students from L

The high youth unemployment in Uganda has resulted in youth volunteering to gain competitive advantages in the labour market. Volunteering has an important place in social development, and it is beneficial for the individual. This study investigated how youth volunteering within non-governmental organisations are creating opportunities for youth empowerment in Kampala, Uganda. A majority of previo

This essay seeks to investigate and understand Paul’s view on marriage in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 7. The aim was to investigate if the current form of marriage in the Christian Church is rooted in the Bible and, in particular, the New Testament. The Greek verb γαμέω (meaning ”to marry”) is considered, the verb that Paul uses in his ‘marriage discussion’ in 1 Corinthians 7. Also considered, is the c

Transnational entrepreneurs are migrant business owners, traveling abroad for business purposes and engaged in business activities, based on ties to a foreign country. Operating in two countries exposes the entrepreneur to more sources of information and can increase the ability of the entrepreneur to make connections and discover opportunities. Using dual habitus and theory of practice as the mai

Title: Is the Honeymoon Over For Instagram? - A qualitative study on how Generation Y reasons about brand marketing strategies Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Instagram-users from Generation Y reason about various forms of marketing on Instagram, in order to contribute with a deeper understanding on how they view brand strategies to reach them as consumers. Theoretical

I studien genomförs en undersökning om varför människor väljer att skänka pengar till ideella insamlingsorganisationer. Vi vill studera hur organisationers kommunikation och handlande bidrar till att en individ skänker pengar, ifall de val organisationen gör påverkar potentiella givare till att ge, eller kanske till att inte ge. Studien undersöker även vilka emotionella förutsättningar eller sociaThis study aims to identify the circumstances which influence individuals to donate money to charity organizations. One of the study’s issue regards how the organizations way of communicating contributes to an individual’s preference to donate and if the organizations choices affect potential donors to donate, or perhaps not to. The study also examines the emotional state or social circumstances l

Med den digitala utvecklingen har varumärkesinnehavarens kontroll över vad som berättas om varumärket minskat. Vem som helst med uppkoppling till internet kan idag skapa och dela med sig av sin egen varumärkesberättelse. När varumärkesinnehavaren öppnar upp för att inkludera konsumenten i varumärkesbyggandet, bland annat på sociala medier, samskapar de gemensamt varumärkets mening. Studien visar aThe digital evolution has led to a decrease in the brand owner’s control of the stories that are being told about the brand. Anyone who is connected to the web can today create and share their own brand stories. When the brand owner includes the consumer in the brand buiding process, i.e. in social media, they co-create the brand meaning. This study shows that the consumer’s brand narratives deriv

The purpose of this study was to examine how home care services in the city of Malmö works with domestic violence among elder people, and also to analyze the home care service’s role when faced with the same type violence. The sample of informants consequently consisted of six assistant nurses working in home care for ordinary housing in Malmö. The data collection was conducted through qualitative

In Sweden the care of elderly is often criticized. Knowing that the average life expectancy is steadily increasing as well as the population of elderly we wished to examine how society is planning for the future. Thus the purpose of this study was to understand how politicians at municipal level construct future needs of, problems and possible solutions for the care of elderly. Six politicians of

The purpose of this essay is to analyse how the syndicalist newspaper Arbetaren (1922–) create literary value, as a deviated institution on the literary field in Sweden 2015–2016. Arbetaren is owned by the labour union Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (SAC) and is a newspaper that historically has worked to help proletarian writers to establish themselves in the literay field. The analysis

The purpose of this Master thesis is to see if the kitesurfing market has changed by evaluating whether or not the kitesurfing market is a homogenous market or if it is diverging into different segments with diverse preferences. Furthermore the purpose was to look at how a North kiteboarding best can work on the kitesurfing market. Hence parts of the purpose were to understand market conditions, c

The purpose of this thesis was to study about the implication of Mandarin language in creating unity among ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. The research was carried out by exploring the role of Chinese school in order to produce an analytical overview of language and unity in Malaysian Chinese context. The identity issue was also being analyzed to find out how Mandarin language helps to create Chinese