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Violence is a central part of criminality with young men overrepresented in assault relates violence, both as perpetrator and victim. Our aim of this study was to get a picture of what attitudes ordinary young men have toward masculinity and manliness as well of violence and how these attitudes relate to their picture of the young man as a victim. The empirical material was qualitatively collected

Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka konsumenters resonemang kring köp på internet för att öka förståelsen för vad som är viktigt för att dessa ska känna förtroende för en webbutik. En kvalitativ studie har genomförts utifrån ett hermeneutiskt förhållningssätt. Ansatsen är deduktiv med induktiva inslag. Primärdata bygger på semistrukturerade intervjuer. Sekundärdata är främst hämtad från vetenskapligThe purpose of this thesis is to examine consumer’s reasoning about online shopping to increase the understanding of what is important when it comes to trusting a webstore. A qualitative study has been conducted using a hermeneutic approach. The approach is deductive with inductive elements. Raw data is based on semistructured interviews. Secondary data is mainly taken from scientific papers. The

Uppsatsen tar sin utgångspunkt i ett släktforskningsmaterial som omfattar perioden 1750-2000 vari en sammanställning görs av de förnamn som har givits personerna som ingår i denna släkt. Förutom namnen sammanställs även den sociala bakgrunden för namngivarna samman avseende de titlar som de begåvats med. Med detta material som utgångspunkt görs sedan en kvantitativ analys av materialet. Detta görs

China has ascended to be one of the best performing countries in the world and is always striving to be better. China has developed its economy by leaps and bounds; meanwhile, huge inequality has been created as the result of the rapid growth. Furthermore, besides China’s income inequality, other unequal factors, for instance: uneven social opportunities, ill-distributed social welfare and educati

The purpose of this study is to analyze and understand how branding, image and identity play a role for Nations both to attract and maintain student, customers and motivate volunteers. This will be analyzed by means of the following research questions: “how do the Nations brand themselves?” and “how do members and volunteers of nations understand the Nation’s image and how do they respond to it?”

Title: Million Boost, renovation and energy upgrade of an apartment building from the old Swedish residential development. Authors: Eszter Faludi, Victor Tuvesson Tutors: Laura Liuke, Housing Development & Management, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Examiner: Erik Johansson, Housing Development & Management, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Issue: The many apartments that

The main goal for year 2050 is to reduce energy usage by 50 %. This is meant to be achieved through the use of energy efficient solutions. Operation and maintenance of installations and buildings are main factors in achieving this goal. The building must be viewed from a holistic perspective throughout the process. With regards of both optimization of installations and improvements of the construc

The current energy demand of buildings in the studied countries varies a lot. With the new directive from the EU requiring nearly zero energy buildings, all the countries are striving for similar goals. Although the countries can make their own interpretation of what a nearly zero energy building is, the goals are quite close to each other. In a way, the EU has succeeded with their directive. The

This thesis stresses out brand promise as one of the main prerequisites to ensure trust in the relationships with the consumers when it is delivered in a sincere, consistent and transparent way. However, the hectic and volatile nature of social media requires agility and careful deliberation when facing crisis.

Titel: En rekryterare tar form – Social identitet och kulturuppfattning bland rekryterare på bemanningsföretag Seminariedatum: 31 Maj, 2012 Ämne/kurs: FEKH95, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Fanny Brodin 880924-0540 Martin Danielsson 900320-5771 Julia Pavlova 900216-2643 Handledare: Nikos Macheridis Nyckelord: Bemanningsföretag, rekryterare, social identitetsteori, or

Hydropower is responsible for approximately 45 % of the Swedish annual electricity production making it an important constituent of the Swedish energy market. This master thesis serves to evaluate how the use of three different bias correction methods and the delta change approach effect the predicted future hydropower production in Lule, Skellefte and Dal river basin. The study includes one glo

This present study aims to explore the connection between social relationships with colleagues and intrinsic motivation at work. The sample consisted of 111 male and female teachers working with 4-9th graders in schools located in the south of Sweden. Data was collected using a web-based questionnaire. Results showed a strong positive correlation between the variable social relationships and the v

This thesis aims at understanding, from a world-system analytical and decolonial perspective, the structural causes behind the outbreak of the Tipnis-conflict in Bolivia in 2011. Through interviews with representatives from the governmental party MAS and social movements that have taken up different positions in the conflict, and in dialogue with world-system analytical and decolonial theorists, t

This thesis paper takes a closer look at the degree to which sustainability and measures thereof are already existent within the media industry, and what development there has been up to now. For this status quo analysis, both the worldwide markets, like the U.S. and several European, as well as a closer look onto the German media market have been taken into account. In addition, a description of

Generics are sentences that are not explicitly quantified but still seems to express something general of their subjects. For instance, "Dogs bark" is a true generic and so is "Ducks lay eggs". What sets generics apart from quantified sentences is that their truth~conditions are very difficult to pin down. Although most dogs bark it is not the case that most ducks lay eggs beca

The thesis aims at understanding, from a world-system analytical perspective, the economic and social structures behind the Swedish territorial expansion in the 17th century, given the economic backwardness of the country in a Western European comparison. Through a study of the works of Eli F. Heckscher and Immanuel Wallerstein among others, the thesis investigates the internal dynamics of the Swe

This essay deals with the point of view in both the novel The Remains of the Day and the adaptation of it into film.

The purpose of this study in legal sociology is to examine what factors have been the reasons for the decreasing number of public animal welfare inspections meanwhile the number of animals taken into temporary custody in the county of Dalarna has increased between the years 2005-2011. In order to determine these factors, a quantitative approach was taken. Firstly, a document study was conducted re

Idag går många vidare till högre studier samtidigt som antalet studenter med läs- och skrivsvårigheter/dyslexi kontinuerligt ökar. Enligt Regeringens proposition "Ny värld - ny högskola" (SFS 2004/05:162) beviljades drygt 2000 högskolestudenter med diagnosen dyslexi särskilt pedagogiskt stöd år 2004. Det är därför intressant att undersöka hur studenter med läs- och skrivsvårigheter/dysle