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This thesis explores how men’s irregular migration from the coastal community of Munnakkara in Negombo, Sri Lanka, to Europe reshapes the everyday lives of families left behind. The study is situated within the social and economic context of post-2022 Sri Lanka. It focuses on household insecurities among families where men initially migrated legally to Eastern European countries but later moved th
Sweden's compulsive laws are processed by social workers and there are no real guidelines for how the investigations should be assessed. It is up to the social worker to assess a case with the help of the law, the municipality’s policies, and the room for maneuver. The aim of this study was therefore to explore if social workers assess cases differently and what arguments they use in situation
The Social democrats have traditionally been against joining alliances, and specifically Nato, to retain Sweden's neutrality. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the beginning of 2022 the social democrats made a drastic turn and decided to apply for membership in Nato. This study will explore how the Social democrats opinion about Nato has changed between 2014-2022. A discourse analysis
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka socialarbetares beskrivning av våldsutsattas och våldsutövares situation samt att undersöka könets betydelse för hur insatser utformas inom socialtjänsten. Vidare var studiens frågeställningar hur socialarbetare definierade våld i nära relationer, hur socialarbetare beskrev mäns respektive kvinnors upplevelse av att vara våldsutsatt i en nära relation samt
Stadsutvecklingen i Storstockholm är avgörande för att staden ska kunna tillgodose alla människors behov såväl nu som på lång sikt. En viktig hållpunkt för att klara av en snabb och fungerande stadsutveckling är begreppet hållbar utveckling, som omfattas av ekologisk, social samt ekonomisk hållbarhet. Inom Svensk stadsbyggnad har hållbarhetsdebatten på senare tid gjort utrymme för ökat fokus på soSustainable development, based on the three dimensions; ecological, economic and social development, is an important concept towards a dedicated and effective development of urban areas. The urban sustainability debate within Sweden have given social problems a wider focus in recent times. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate how the ideas of social sustainability in a newly completed urban area
The purpose of this study is to explore how social workers experience of working with men with a violent behaviour towards their partners in heterosexual relationships. We also aim to gain a deeper understanding of the emotional factors that affect the professional meeting. We have interviewed six social workers, one of whom defines herself as a woman and the rest of whom define themselves as men.
Undersökningen ämnar skapa en ökad förståelse för vilka innebörder företag inom den svenska finanssektorn ger konceptet hållbarhet. Syftet är även att genomföra en studie vars resultat inte begränsas av existerande teoretiska ramverk. Studiens datagenerering skedde uteslutande genom kvalitativ metod. En innehållsanalys genomfördes baserad på en modell vars främsta styrka är dess möjligheter att sThe purpose of the study is to create an understanding of what meaning companies within the Swedish financial sector ascribe the concept of Sustainability. Also, the aim is to conduct a study unlimited by existing theoretical frameworks. The data of this study were generated solely through using qualitative method. A content analysis was conducted. The content analysis of this study was based on
Case management is an intervention and a profession (case manager or personal representative) in Sweden, working with clients with mental disabilities and/or severe substance abuse problems. When established here in 1995 it relied on research from other countries and thus on other legislative regulations and local social situations. Moreover, theNational Board of Health and Welfare'slatest fol
Internet dating has with the advent of dating apps gone mobile. Furthermore, social media apps and virtual contact are playing an increasing vital role in courtship and flirtation processes while also easing the aches of distance relationships. Online behaviors have consequences on mental health, the purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine what the dominant dating apps and social media platf
The study examined how international students perceive social integration. The University of Houston, Texas was used as a case study. The study was based on a symbolic interactionism. Goffman’s theoretical concepts of “othering,” spoiled identities, stigma, labelling and impression management in a pluralistic/multicultural society are explored, as well as Putnam’s concepts of social capital sharin
During the last decade, a new type of economy has emerged: the sharing economy. Sharing no longer occurs among the closest circle of acquaintances but between strangers, using underutilized resources among one another. This have led to a rise of collaborative initiatives. Previous research show that these initiatives are rarely evaluated, and there is yet no best-practice assessment model. The aim
Based on the current 2020 Covid-19 protection guidelines set by the government, senior day centers have closed in order to reduce the risk of the older people contracting the infection. In Helsingborg city, no alternative social arrangements were made by the centers. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the importance of senior day centers and how centers’ closure affects the everyday
This dissertation takes its point of departure in two questions about segregation and its implications for architectural research. The first question is whether examining segregation in terms of education is a fruitful tool for analyzing segregation in general. In answering that question, the dissertation describes how educational segregation relates to segregation by income, ethnicity and age. Th
Det finns idag internationlla bestämmelser, exempelvis EKMR, ILO:s konventioner, den sociala stadgan och rättighetsstadgan, som alla stadgar att det rätten till stridsåtgärder är en grundläggande rättighet. Denna rätt har genom EU-domstolens avgöranden i målen Laval, Viking, Luxemburg och Rüffert, inskränkts till förmån för den fria rörligheten för tjänster och etableringsfriheten inom EU. EU-doms
Since the 1970’s the image of parenting has changed. Mothers began to focus on their careers and fathers were accredited a softer and more involved role in parenting. The subject has also been covered in Sweden by parenting magazines since 1968, when ’Vi föräldrar’ was launched. Over the last ten years, a number of new parenting magazines have surfaced in the Swedish market. The magazine ‘Mama’, w
Popular Abstract in Swedish Jürgen Habermas uppfattas idag ofta som dagens ledande samhällsteoretiker. Samtidigt är hans tänkande svårtillgängligt och ofta utsatt för missuppfattningar. De flesta försök att klargöra och diskutera hans kritiska teori har varit filosofiskt och idéhistoriskt inriktade. Denna avhandling framställer däremot hans kommunikativa handlingsteori genom att 'positionera' den This is a dissertation in social theoretical research. Its main subject is the critical social theory of the later Jürgen Habermas, that is, the social theory of Habermas which has broken with his earlier attempt to found social theory in an anthropology of knowledge and which instead - since the beginning of the seventies - takes its point of departure in the presuppositions of communicative acti
