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The purpose of this study was to explore how the arguments for and against syringe exchange has been, in what way both parties opinions differ, and how they give weight to their arguments. We used a method called discourse analysis in this study. One can describe discourse as a way of describing the world by using words. The foundation for this work has been collected in interviews and newspaper a
The purpose of this essay was to describe, from a perspective of gender, how girls, from the eighth and ninth grade in school explained bullying and sexual harassment and how bullying and sexual harassment was explained in topical research. The main issues were: 1. What does bullying and sexual harassment mean? 2. Who becomes a bully and who becomes a sexual harasser? 3. Why do they bully or sexua
The historical development has created new conditions for women. Today is the woman expected to do good both with her children and at her work. The purpose of this essay was to examine if the woman feel stress in the combination between parenthood and her work. We also wanted to see if there was a connection between mothers stress and the children's stress. The method used was qualitative inve
This composition is based on a rural district with 14 000 inhabitants. It's an agricultural district with much summer tourism. During the last five to ten years the summer tourists have started to by houses in the district. They can offer a lot more than the locals. The consequences will be that the locals will live in specific areas that are less attractive. Four interviews have been made wit
The problem I investigated was about man whom commited sexual outrage. My purpose with this problem was to know how to understand a man who commited sexual outrage. I used a qualitative method in order to illuminate the problem. To investigate my problem I met two male prisoners whom commited this kind of crime. The questions I used was divided in three topics: "How was the situation for the
The purpose of our essay was to investigate whether a certain group of young people felt that they had a chance to live according to the rules and standards that rule our society through certain given support actions. Central issues were, e.g., if we could understand the situation of the adolescents through certain theories about social background and integration. Were the adolescents considered a
Our purpose with this paper was to examine how new recruitment of personnel were done and how new recruitment of people with an immigrant background was done. The purpose was also to see what kind of qualifications that are requested now and in the future and also if diversity is aimed at. We were interested to see the current situation at the local authorities and at private companies in Helsingb
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 aim of this Master's thesis was to examine how the Canadian evidence-based programme Cognitive Skills was adopted and implemented in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The questions asked in this study aimed first at clarifying the programme's theoretical and ideological background based on a description of "What Works". Secondly, the implementation process was present
This essay deals with eight women, who all left their native country Bosnia because of the war. Before the flight, each individual is a human being with a role and a place in the structure of society. After the flight, she suddenly finds herself in an unknown community, after having lost her land, her culture, family, friends and identity. The purpose of this essay was to try to give a backdrop of
This thesis is a meta-evaluation of a specific evaluation; "Demokrati och delaktighet? Delrapport om Storstadssatsningen i Fosie, Hyllie och Södra Innerstaden" . My thesis concerns two of the three district city councils mentioned in the title, in the City of Malmö, and their way of handling the government initiative Storstadssatsningen. The initiative is aiming to promote strategies to
The purpose of this essay was to examine how juvenile delinquents are treated by society. I chose to exemplify this by looking at a relatively recent formed government agency; Youth Offending Team (YOT) and Galleries of Justice which is a museum of Law. They work together with a wide range of youth projects starting with youths who are at risk of offending all the way to convicted criminals. In or
Our purpose was to examine what point of view social workers, active in schools, have of cross-cultural competence. To accomplish this we interviewed six counsellors in different senior-level compulsory schools in Malmö and Lund. The framing questions were: · What does cross-cultural competence mean? · What are the advantages and disadvantages with such competence? · Is it something that differs i
This thesis is written within the Master Program of the School of social work at the University of Lund. It comprehends a study of the pre-school personal appreciation about the pedagogical material -Children picture book- for pre-school education in the municipality of Gävle. The methodology of the study is the focus-group approach with slither tone of attitude study. This method help in order to
The purpose of this essay was to illustrate privatisation of health care from various outlooks. I illustrated the effects of privatisation from the perspective of users and employees. At the same time I analysed which possibilities and possible risks, related to privatisation, can be found. The following questions have been the basis of the essay: What is meant by privatisation of health care in S
The purpose of this essay was to examine how the intentions with the Polish school, in a social context, had changed from the round table discussions in 1989 up to 2001. Our main questions were as follows: -Which were the historical circumstances that shaped the pre-conditions for development of todays intentions in the Polish school system seen in a social context? -How are these intentions revea
The purpose of this essay was to try to understand wich situations and events influenced individuals in the process of both becoming a drug-addict and in the process becoming a person with a drug-free life. The framing of the questions we had were if it was possible to see a pattern and find similarities in the changing-process, what role did relationsships play and which turning-points was import
Our purpose with this paper was to describe how children experience and use curses and swearwords in the school environment, compared to the perspectives of adults and surrounding society. The main questions were: How common is cursing and swearing in the school environment and which factors are it influenced by? What do curses and swearwords mean for children and adults in today's society and
Our purpose with this essay was to examine how biological children in foster families, their parents and social workers experience the support and the information that the biological children receive from their parents and from social workers before, during and after a foster child is placed in the family. To get this information we interviewed six biological children to foster parents, two foster
This essay concerns the discrepancy between wanting to and actually having the possibility to accomplish in social work, as described by a group of social workers (BA). The essay paints a picture of a phenomenon with importance for personnel in Human Service Organizations. My perspective is the individual's relationship to his/her work and the thought of "the good work"is a main thre
