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The personal is still political as heterosexual romantic relationships are permeated by gender power dynamics. Previous research has shown that men tend to exploit women’s love, appropriate their care, and not reciprocate. This study looks at the impact of feminist values on these established patterns in Switzerland, a country known for being one of the last in western Europe to give women the rig

Inom den arbetsmarknadspolitiska verksamheten är begreppen arbetslös och företagare, samt deras förhållande till varandra, inte närmre definierat i författning. Detta trots att en individs arbetslöshet ofta är ett krav för att få del av stöd och insatser inom denna verksamhet. Att bedöma när en individ är arbetslös är vidare särskilt problematiskt i de fall individen har företagsengagemang. I uppWhen discussing labor market policy activities, the definitions for unemployed and business owner, and their relationship to each other, are not clearly defined in the statute. This in spite of an individual’s unemployment often being a requirement to qualify for support and measures within these activities. To assess whether an individual is unemployed or not is particularly difficult in cases wh

The school segregation has been growing in the Swedish schooling system in the recent years, where pupils with different backgrounds to a lower extent meet each other in the schooling system. At the same time the differences in results between schools, and the relationship between family background and pupils’ school results is increasing. This has spurred a political will to act on the growing sc

This thesis examines the international climate movement, Extinction Rebellion. Since its establishment, it has been the topic of considerable media criticism, where several groups believe that they are not politically inclusive. This study seeks to show how their portrayal of themselves and their politics is not a neutral discursive terrain, but has political implications. Using frame analysis as

Aims: To analyze the nonspecific chronic orofacial pain patient's experience of the pain condition and to gain knowledge on the complexity of the problem. Methods: Fourteen patients (1 I female, 3 male) aged 21 to 77 years were selected among those referred to a specialist clinic. All selected patients agreed to participate. Data were obtained through thematic in-depth interviews that exposed the

Baby boomers and elderly care: expectations in print media about a new kind of care users The Swedish baby boomer generation known as the forties generation has been characterized as youthful and powerful. At present, members of this generation are entering the category of old age and in about ten years they will start reaching ages where the likelihood of encountering elderly care increases signi

Urban water management policy in Japan, with examples from Fukuoka city, is described and the potential for sustainability of Fukuoka's urban water system is discussed. A framework of the qualitative characteristics of a sustainable system (including social, environmental and economic factors) is developed and used in the analyses presented here. The Fukuoka example shows that technically advanced

In order to few an equal society is the important to work actively with equality work within all areas. Within the misuse care it has long been a discussion if the treatment staff sees different on female and male drug miss farmers and about they to be treated differently on the basis of its sex. The essay`s aim is to analyze how sexes to be designed within the misuse care. The survey bases itself

My aim with this study was to make a research to find out if it is possible to force someone to motivation. I also wish to understand the clients point of view regarding the motivation within the forced rehabilitation and if this opinion changed due to the time they spent i rahabilitation. The study is based on six qualitative intervius, relevant literature and previous science. The problem was: -

In this essay, I have investigated if there has been any change in the welfare regime that hangs together with the help that companies and organizations offer pupils in doing their homework. Primarily, I have been using Esping-Andersen´s classification of three different welfare regimes to understand how shifts and developments can occur within different welfare areas. Through interviews with orga

This article presents results from 23 structured interviews focused on creative meetings (a crucial part of the definition being that something new is created in the meeting, through interaction between people). The interviewees represented many different fields of industry and academia, and together many hundred years of experience of meetings. Six main perspectives pertaining to creative process

The common history of Islam and the hip-hop culture can be traced back to the early expression of the culture. Since the early days of hip-hop, Muslims have used hip-hop to convey Islamic messages. Artists driven, in equal parts, by a strong personal belief in Islam and a love for hip-hop music have taken Islamic-themed hip-hop outside its country of birth, the U.S., and have made it into a matter

Marine protected areas (MPAs) face many challenges in their aim to effectively conserve marine ecosystems. In this study we analyze the extent of pollution exposure on the global fleet of MPAs. This includes indicators for current and future pollution and the implications for regionally clustered groups of MPAs with similar biophysical characteristics. To cluster MPAs into characteristic signature

Mate preferences can vary in the direction of the preference, as well as the strength of the preference, and both direction and strength of preference are known to be plastic in many species. Preferences might have a learned component, and current and past social context may influence an individual's choosiness. In the damselfly species Calopteryx splendens, females increase the strength of their

This paper addresses the question of bankruptcy and honesty in local contexts, and especially the problem of the bankrupt small businessman in conveying ‘honesty’ to the local community. Studying bankrupt entrepreneurs, the analysis explores a tacit dialogue between the failed businessmen and the small town communities where they live and work. The bankrupts respond to their seemingly mistrustful

This paper explains and empirically assesses the channels through which Population aging may impact on income-related health inequality. Long panel data of Swedish individuals is used to estimate the observed trend in income-related health inequality, measures by the concentration index (CI). A decomposition procedure based on a fixed effects model is used to clarify the channels by which populati

The aim of this article is to contribute to the development of the domain analytical approach by using tools from the theory of professions. This is accomplished by showing how the symbolic values of professional information can create, sustain, and alter professional interests, power relations, and occupational identities. By taking this approach, the importance of considering the issues of power