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There are some people that cannot bear with their own burden of debt. These are over-indebted individuals. Research show that the reasons for over-indebtedness are macroeconomic shocks, personal shocks such as sickness, divorce and unemployment, but also sociological factors that make individuals want to spend more than they should. Additionally, research show that being over-indebted is correlate

Intimate partner violence against women is a prominent problem within today’s society and during recent years it has gained a larger matter on the political platform. During the current Covid-19 pandemic there has been an increase in intimate partner violence against women. Since the restrictions of staying home and practicing social distancing were established during the beginning of 2020, the Sw

The aim of this thesis was to explore the experience of and reasoning about social pressure to which senior citizens have been subjected to during the covid-19 pandemic. Our research consisted of eight semistructured interviews with pensioners over the age of 65, which reflect our qualitative approach. The theoretical framework of the analysis was Scott & Lyman's (1968) theory of accounts,

Studiens mål var att undersöka preferensvägd makt mellan olika nationaliteter och kön. Makt är ett komplext koncept, och definitionerna skiljer sig mellan kontext. För att eliminera dessa kontexters inverkan på maktperception, användes termen Preference Weighted Power (PWP) i ett tidigare experiment av Sikström et al. (2020). PWP väger betydelsen av en maktdomän mot den uppfattade makten i samma dThe aim of the study was to investigate the Preferene Weighted Power between different nationalities and genders. Power is a complex concept, and the definitions differ between contexts. To eliminate these contexts’ impact on the perception of power, the term Preference Weighted Power (PWP) has been used in an earlier experiment by Sikström et al. (2020). PWP weights the importance of a power doma

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

Onboardingprocessen finns till för att nyanställda ska introduceras till arbetsplatsen, arbetsverktygen, företagskulturen samt kollegorna på ett följsamt och strukturerat vis. Denna studie undersökte onboardingprocessen på ett litet- medelstort företag i en storstad i Sverige, i relation till medarbetarnas upplevelser av den. Syftet med studien var att besvara forskningsfrågan “På vilka sätt ger o

The ability to distinguish between truthful and deceptive statements has been argued to be essential for social workers. Because of their profession, they have to manage clients’ lies on a daily basis. If they cannot distinguish between these, it can lead to serious long-term consequences for clients and others. The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate social workers' beliefs and

Abstract Accusations of sexual assault are very disputed in today’s society. It is a sensitive subject which deserves to be treated with respect, since the alleged crimes are of a dire nature. Since the rise of the social movement #MeToo, women all over the world have shared their experiences of sexual assault. It has resulted in many famous men being publicly accused. These women have been publ

In this study I address the issue of sustainable food production through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Food production constitutes a key driver of environmental degradation and is prospected to accelerate its impacts with a constantly growing world population. Unsustainable and inefficient resource and energy use in the production sector further intensifies these problems. Through stud

Overconsumption of fossil fuels and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions are causing a greenhouse effect, which lead to a rise in average temperatures globally and contribute to global climate change. The construction sector has been identified as responsible for some of the highest levels of resource use and waste emissions across the globe, compared with other sectors. Tackling the constructi

Both energy security and the demand for energy, particularly from renewable energy sources, as principle drivers, call for the investigation of renewable energy potential in Poland. The city of Zabrze, located in the Upper Silesia province and urban zone of Katowice, dedicates continuous efforts to the improvement of its waste management against the background of European Union Directives requirin

Skötselplaner – långa och tråkiga, men viktiga! De flesta av oss tycker nog att det är härligt att ge sig ut i ett naturreservat och strosa runt – uppleva de många typer av växter och djur som området erbjuder. Kanske får man se både fåglar, däggdjur, insekter och med stor sannolikhet får man vandra i både skog och äng. Naturreservat har detta gemensamt – de erhåller en stor variation av naturtyp

Den första juli år 2013 ändrades våldtäktslagstiftningen genom att rekvisitet särskilt utsatt situation infördes och ersatte den dåvarande bestämmelsen hjälplöst tillstånd. Skälet bakom ändringen var bland annat att rekvisitet hjälplöst tillstånd tillämpats för snävt. Utöver detta har det framstått som omöjligt att utreda och lagföra en våldtäkt när stödbevisning saknats. Syftet med ändringen var

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att med hjälp av en rättsdogmatisk metod beskriva hur Vipeholmsexperimentet kunde genomföras mot bakgrund av den rättsliga kontext som rådde under tiden 1939-1955. En teoridriven metod används för att förklara det ideologiska sammanhang som förelåg och hur man såg på förhållandet mellan samhället och individen. Folktandvården infördes i Sverige 1938 som en del i dThe purpose of this essay is that, with the help of a legal dogmatic method, to describe how ”Vipeholmsexperimentet” could be implemented in the light of the legal context that prevailed during the period of 1939-1955. A theory-driven method is used to explain the ideological context that existed and how they percieved the relationship between society and the individual. Folktandvården, the publi

I svensk rätt finns det en huvudregel i 21 kap. 2 § rättegångsbalken om en skyldighet för en misstänkt i brottmål att närvara vid huvudförhandling i tingsrätt och hovrätt. En sådan skyldighet finns inte om målet kan avgöras utan att den misstänkte är närvarande och närvaron kan antas vara utan betydelse för utredningen. Är den misstänkte skyldig att infinna sig personligen, ska rätten förordna om