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This article aims at studying the intergenerational transmission of status within farmers and artisans in the preindustrial area of Barcelona from a siblings’ attainment perspective in a context of impartible inheritance. The data source used are the Marriage License Books from the Barcelona's Diocese compiled in the Barcelona Historical Marriage Database, which for the sixteenth and seventeenth c

The idea of ‘sustainability as a real utopia’ elaborated on here builds on sociologist Erik Olin Wright’s emancipatory social science and is a heuristic for interdisciplinary research on emancipatory alternatives that move society towards achieving sustainability. Starting from the proposition that socially relevant environmental problems are rooted in how social structures and institutions intera

During the last decade of the twentieth century social capital experienced a boom in interest after one of the pioneers in the area, Robert D. Putnam, published his study on the subject: Making Democracy work. In his studies he suggests that there is a correlation between the amount of social capital in a state and the strength of its institutions, and as a consequence of this finding he has made

This thesis explores how the production of identity happens on a small islet community in Denmark’s South Funen Archipelagos. Furthermore, it investigates in what way the residents make use of this islet identity, through memory, imaginings and collective action, in order to provide ground for raison d’être. Through a qualitative approach, a three months fieldwork was conducted in the summer of 20

The world has been affected by a pandemic virus called SARS-CoV-2 and caused a high level of deaths. Does the level of relative humidity have an effect on the spread? Different levels of the relative humidity has different affection on humans from a medical aspect. Is there an optimal level of the relative humidity? In this report there is a study on how the level of relative humidity indoor affec

I denna uppsats har work-life balance och organisationskultur inom konsultbranschen hos nyexaminerade undersökts. Aspekterna har tidigare undersökts kopplat till konsultsektorn, men det har inte hittats forskning där både aspekter undersöks i relation till varandra för nyexaminerade. Huvudfrågeställningen för undersökningen lyder: Vilken betydelse har organisationskulturen för nyexaminerades uppleIn this essay, work-life balance and organizational culture within the consulting industry among recent graduates has been examined. Both aspects have been previously studied in the consulting sector, but previous research has not been found where both aspects are investigated in relation to each other and recent graduates. The main research question is: What significance does organizational cultu

The purpose of this study was to explore the professional and subjective thoughts and attitudes of professionals who are assigned to meet both men and women who suffer intimate partner violence (IPV) in a heterosexual relationship. The study focuses on men who are victims of IPV, and the professions that are interviewed range from police, social service, victims support and staff nurse. The study

YouTube is today one of the most popular video hosting services on the Internet. With over a billion users all over the world it is an immensely active website. It is also a major platform for video content creators also referred to as YouTubers. These YouTubers, through their practice of content creating, can be said to be the heart and soul of this website. However, very little seems to be known

År 2015 samlades världens ledare och antog 17 globala hållbarhetsmål för att bidra till en social, ekonomisk och miljömässigt hållbar utveckling. De 17 globala hållbarhetsmålen utgör Agenda 2030 och ansvaret för genomförandet av agendan vilar på medlemsländernas regeringar. För att uppnå agendan måste alla sektorer engagera sig. Det innebär att kommunal räddningstjänst som är en del av den kommunaThe importance of sustainability is constantly increasing in today’s society and 2015 the United Nations adopted 17 global sustainable development goals (SDGs), summarized as the “2030 Agenda”. To achieve the 2030 Agenda all sectors must become involved which means that the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) must contribute to this sustainability work. It is therefore important to map how the Swedish

This master’s thesis examines the lived experiences of female football supporters in Malmö. The purpose is to investigate how female supporters experience their role as both supporter and female and their space in the stands. Through the method semi-structed interviews, ten female supporters organized in Malmösystrar are heard. A feminist analysis is carried out based on a theoretical framework of

Offentlig upphandling är ett ämne som diskuteras både nationellt och internationellt. Redan sedan Sveriges inträde till Europeiska unionen år 1995, har upphandling allt mer och mer reglerats på EU-nivå och idag, sker all reglering kring upphandlingsförfaranden på EU-nivå. I den här uppsatsen har upphandlingsdirektiven 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU och i synnerlighet regeringens proposition 2015/16:195 st

Climate smart territories are proposed as the solution to the perceived problems of poverty, food insecurity, gender equality, degradation of eco-systems, and climate change vulnerability, in the mountain region in Nicaragua. By educating farmers and rural families the practices that lead to these problems can be changed. In order to reflect upon the proposed solution fieldwork was conducted with

The purpose of this study was to examine how gender is perceived in rulings regarding forced incarceration of individuals with life threatening addiction problems. More specifically: is there a difference in how Swedish courts perceive men and women? The study is based on court rulings. By examining these rulings and viewing them in the light of existing theories observations could be made regardi