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This chapter is a micro-sociological exploration of the justifications that Danish general practitioners adopt to support antibiotic usage in their clinical practices. Based on qualitative in-depth interviews with 21 general practitioners in Denmark, the chapter looks upon the clinic as a particular social world (a justificatory regime) in which different antibiotic treatment strategies are qualif

Background and aim: As an increasing number of people are living and ageing with the consequences ofstroke, the rehabilitation and support provided for this group needs to have a long-term perspective. Moreover,to prevent long-term activity limitations and participation restrictions after stroke, increased knowledge is neededregarding how engagement in different types of activities develops beyond

Abstract in UndeterminedRecent signs of increasing agricultural production in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are by some commentators connected to local level differentiation. This paper discusses such interpretations using household level longitudinal data from smallholder households in eight African countries for the period during 2002–2008. The use of a mixed methods social science

Concerns about the environmental effects of the ‘throwaway society’ are increasingly influencing policy-making and regulatory action in the EU. The Seventh Environment Action Programme, which aims to guide European environmental policy, sets out a long-term vision for the EU that requires a major shift in the way economic activities are conducted: In 2050, we live well, within the planet’s ecologi

This chapter presents and analyses children’s narratives about being summoned to, arriving at and visiting a Barnahus. The children felt welcomed as guests, but hard work awaited them in the police investigative interview in front of frightening cameras and with strangers watching in an adjacent room. The children found that they needed more information about what was going on and why. From the ch

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has been influenced by the „What Works‟ agenda since the late 1990‟s and an orientation towards risk and risk management has gradually become visible in the organization. But there is, within the probation service, a discrepancy between two types of logics – an organizational logic and a professional logic. Although guidelines prescribe the use of risk-asse

The aim of this study was to specify the latent construct structure of the Friends and Family Interview (FFI: Steele & Steele, 2005) based on its dimensional scale coding protocol. The FFI is a semi-structured interview measuring attachment in middle childhood. We analyzed data from 341 FFI interviews with children aged 7–12 years, recruited in the Scandinavian Öresund Region. Exploratory Fact

Author: Dragana Pribak Title: Longing for home - Four former Yugoslav immigrants' views on return migration (translated title) Assessor: Lars Harrysson The purpose of this study was to get a greater insight and understanding into how these people have been integrated into Swedish society and also to study which major factors played and made that most of these people did not return home again.

This bachelor thesis deals with conceptions of planned pain. It aims to be a starting point, a platform, for further studies and research of pain. It includes ethnography based upon data collected from both online and offline informants. The ethnography is based upon multi-sited semi-structured interviews and non-structured interviews. The thesis also explores possible connections between informan

This essay discusses immigrants? prospects of constructing an identity in a multicultural society like Sweden. The discussion is primarily theoretical but offers a few empirical examples to demonstrate its relevance. Furthermore, the ontological standpoint of this essay draws on an understanding of the world and our knowledge as constructed which implies that identities are also constructed. The p

Major Asian cities like Hong Kong, Taipei and Bangkok have been constantly on the verge of rapid transformation, whether politically, socially, and particularly sexually, due to the process of capitalisation, modernisation, and globalisation over the last decade. In response to the impact of the transformation on the historical and traditional space of the city, the region's unique cultural and hi

Grundläggande värderingar för Europeiska unionen är frihet, jämlikhet, demokrati, rättstatsprincipen och respekt för de mänskliga rättigheterna, detta stadgas i artikel 2 Europeiska unionens fördrag. Syftet med denna uppsats är att redogöra för Europeiska unionens sanktionssystem vad beträffande medlemsländer som bryter mot mänskliga rättigheter. När ett land ansöker om medlemskap till Europeiska Fundamental values of the European Union are freedom, equality, democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights, this is enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union. The purpose of this paper is to present the sanction system of the European Union as regarding member countries violations of human rights. When a country is applying for a membership to the European Union, a range

"The transsexuals are few and invisible" - Depictions of transsexualism, gender reassignment and sterilizations in Swedish media The aim of this study is to, based on Fairclough's critical discourse analysis, analyze constructions of transsexualism, sex reassignment and sterilizations in Swedish media in forms of editorials in newspapers. This study's theoretical framework and

Syftet med studien är att utforska musikers förhållande till alkohol och vad alkoholen har för effekter på musicerandet. Fem musiker har intervjuats och intervjuerna har transkriberats och analyserats genom tematisk analys. Resultaten visar att det finns förutfattade meningar kring musikers förhållande till alkoholkonsumtion och att det generellt finns en större acceptans för alkoholpåverkan i musThe purpose of the study is to investigate musicians’ attitude towards alcohol and how alcohol affects musicianship. Five musicians have been interviewed and the interviews have been transcribed and analysed through Thematic analysis. The results show that there are preconceptions about musicians’ alcohol consumption and that the influence of alcohol generally is more accepted in the music profess

Title: CSR in SMEs – A study of perception, motives and barriers. Seminar date: may 30th 2013 Course: Master Thesis in Business Administration - FEKN90 30 (ECTS) Authors: Henrik Halling, Erik Karlsson Advisor: Christine Blomqvist Five key words: corporate social responsibility (CSR), small and medium enterprises (SMEs), motives, barriers and perception. Purpose: The purpose of this stud