Recent decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of so-called contested illnesses and diagnoses, including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalitis (ME), fibromyalgia (FM), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), whiplash, burn-out and several others. These are overlapping conditions characterized by numerous common symptoms which, due to the

The intention of this thesis has been to study women students and their experiences of norms and unwritten rules at the Academy of Music in Sweden. Through qualitative methods, six women students have contributed with their stories, thoughts and ideas of gender normative systems at the school. The interviews form the basis of the analysis in which three theoretical perspectives have been integrat

Retro game collecting An ethnological study of the creation of an identity by people who collect older video and computer games The purpose of this ethnological thesis is to examine and analyse how the meaning of the informants' retro video game collections is created, what is considered valuable in the retro game collecting community and how this community affects the informants’ creation of

Om en arbetstagares alkoholbruk går ut över arbetsprestationen så ligger det i arbetsgivarens intresse att åtgärda det, antingen genom att se till att arbetstagarens arbetsprestation blir bättre igen eller genom att avbryta anställningen. I svensk arbetsrättslagstiftning är det dock viktigt att särskilja på om en arbetstagare isåfall lider av en alkoholsjukdom eller inte. Om det inte föreligger enWhen an employee’s alcohol habits affect their work, then it is in the employers interest to resolve the problem, either by helping the employee get better or by ending the employment. In swedish labour law, it is however important to distinguish cases between where an employee just abuses alcohol, and cases where an employee is suffering from an alcohol-related disease. If the employee isn’t sick

I den här uppsatsen ämnar jag undersöka hur kollektivavtal tillämpas vid verksamhetsövergångar. Hur denna tillämpning görs är till stor del baserad på vem av överlåtaren och förvärvaren som har kollektivavtal och, om båda har kollektivavtal, huruvida man är bundna av samma eller olika kollektivavtal. Som presenteras nedan finns en skillnad i hur man närmar sig problematiken mellan EU-rätten och svIn this essay, I intend to investigate how collective agreements are applied during business transitions. How this application is made is largely based on who, of the transferor and the acquirer, have collective agreements and, if both have collective agreements, whether they are bound by the same collective agreement or different ones. As presented below, there is a difference in how to approach

In this thesis, the phonetics and the phonology of non-modal voice quality and other glottal features in Chichimeco (Oto-Manguean, Mexico) are described. For this investigation, I analysed recordings I made in Mexico in spring 2017 as well as recordings enclosed in Lastra (2009b, 2016). Descriptions of this language have been published since the 1930s but non-modal phonation has not received the

The purpose with this study is to examine Fiske et al. (2002) hypothesis that stereotypes are best described from without the two dimensions warmth/competence. The survey is a scaling study where the participants' (n = 102) similarity judgements from a set of social groups were analyzed using the statistical tool PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The result of the PCA proposes a four-dimensi

Denna studie fokuserar på hur kvinnliga chefer upplever sina karriärvägar inom hälso- och sjukvården i Region Skåne där syftet har varit att studera kvinnors hinder och möjligheter. En kvalitativ studie har tillämpats i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer, där fem kvinnliga chefer och två rekryteringskonsulter, varav en man och en kvinna, mellan åldrarna 25-60 år deltog. Våra huvudsakliga frågestThis bachelor thesis focuses on how female executives experience their career paths within Region Skånes health care for the purpose of studying women's obstacles and opportunities. A qualitative study has been applied in the form of semi-structured interviews, where five female managers and two recruitment consultants, consisting of a man and a woman, between the ages of 25 and 60 participate

Obtaining microstructural information non-invasively on brain tissue remains a challenge. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is an imaging method that can provide such information. That includes geometrical considerations of nerve cells projections, axons, that are present in the white matter of the human brain. Axons carry information encoded into electrical impulses to other cells. The

Tidigare studier har visat att arbetsrelaterad stress är ett ökande problem, med kopplingar till psykisk ohälsa, samtidigt som fysisk aktivitet kan bidra till minskad upplevd stress. I denna studie har 194 uthyrda konsulter på ett bemanning- och rekryteringsföretag i Sverige studerats för att kartlägga deras upplevda arbetsrelaterade stress samt fysiska aktivitetsnivå. Arbetsrelaterad stress har Previous studies have shown that work-related stress is an increasing problem, with connections to mental illness. Meanwhile, physical activity can decrease experienced stress. In this study, 194 consultants on a staffing and recruiting agency in Sweden have been studied to map their work-related stress and level of physical activity. Work-related stress has been measured with Work Stress Question

Personlig integritet i arbetslivet är tämligen oreglerad i svensk rätt och den reglering som finns är komplex och svåröverskådlig. Det är i synnerhet PuL som aktualiseras i fråga om arbetstagares personliga integritet, vilken i maj 2018 ersätts av GDPR. Den består likt PuL av allmänt hållna bestämmelser. Emellertid tillhandahåller GDPR stärkt skydd för individens personliga integritet och ökade skIntegrity in the workforce appears to be rather unregulated in the swedish law. The existing regulation is compound and difficult to get a grip of. In May, 2018, the Personal Data Act will be replaced by the GDPR, which in similar to the former consists of general provisions. However, the new legislation provides employees increased protection, but also more responsibilities for the employers. Th

Syftet med detta examensarbete var att utreda vilken behandlingsmetod som passar bäst för behandling av lakvattnet från Nyvång deponi, Åstorp. Hänsyn till lakvattnets karaktär, bästa möjliga teknik (BMT) samt recipientens och deponiägarens förutsättningar togs vid utredningen. Först utfördes en lakvattenkarakterisering, vilken visade att reningen bör fokusera på kväve och fosfor, varefter en litteThe aim of this master thesis was to investigate which leachate treatment methods are the most suitable for Nyvång landfill, Åstorp, with respect to the character of the leachate, best available technique (BAT), the circumstances of the facility and the leachate receptor. Firstly, assessments were undertaken of the leachate characteristics and the receptor’s conditions; nitrogen and phosphorus lev

The purpose of this study was to examine how school counselors use their discretion in a dynamic surrounding where social media is increasingly present in students’ lives and furthermore to examine how school counselors use social media as a part of their work. Eight qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with school counselors in order to achieve the purpose of the study. These int

Föreliggande uppsats undersöker personliga vittnesmål publicerade på en mikroblogg och behandlar det förhållandevis nyligen myntade begreppet mansplaining. Syftet är att studera vilken funktion personliga vittnesmål kan fylla i strävan efter jämställdhet. För att undersöka det görs en genreanalys utifrån Carolyn R. Millers sätt att se på genre som social handling. Huvudsakliga teoretiska perspekti

Existing models which describe crowd movement are running out of time and are failing to take the change of people’s characteristics into account. The purpose of this study is to determine the “state-of- the-art” regarding the research within the field of crowd movement and identify parameters that influence crowd movement. To do this, a scoping review was conducted and the articles that were foun

Bakgrund Psykisk ohälsa hos mödrar postnatalt är vanligt förekommande världen över. Ofta leder detta till skam och stigmatisering vilket gör att många mödrar inte söker hjälp. Sjukvården erbjuder allt fler möjligheter till stöd och behandling på distans. Syfte Att beskriva mödrars upplevelser av distansbaserade interventioner vid depressiva symtom postnatalt. Metod En litteraturstudie genomfördes,

This paper examines how trust in national and European institutions, as surveyed in the Eurobarometer, has been affected by the 2008 global financial crisis. By using a recently published database on financial crises in Europe for the EU-countries between 1999 and 2017 a series of panel regressions gives strong support for the hypothesis that a financial crisis has a negative effect on institution

Den här uppsatsen handlar om hur terrorism framställs i tre svenska policydokument publicerade mellan 2008-15. Utgångspunkten är det samhällsvetenskapliga perspektivet socialkonstruktivism. Enligt detta perspektiv är verkligheten, eller delar därav, en produkt av interaktionen människor emellan. Företeelser som till exempel identitet, förstås således inte som naturliga eller förutbestämda, utan snWhereas a lot of research on social problems has focused on understanding them as objective conditions, the purpose of this study is to examine how terrorism is framed in three Swedish policies for countering terrorism. The three Swedish policies for countering terrorism, included in this study, were published between 2008-2015, and are important platforms wherein the framing of terrorism as a soc

Women in developing nations are facing many challenges in order to become entrepreneurs. Inequalities are common both in the working environment and the society. The unemployment among youth, in particular women, is a severe problem in many developing countries, including Uganda in East Africa. Organisations and development programs across the world are trying to address and solve these challenges