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The purpose of this study was to examine the thoughts and experiences of children’s investigators of the social services regarding the recent incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Swedish domestic law. By doing so we wished to gain a greater understanding of the practical implications of this new law. Our method was qualitative and the data collected through se

Domestic violence against women is a world health issue as well as a public health problem in Sweden. The aim of this study was to gain a broader understanding of how women’s identities are affected by being exposed to domestic violence. Furthermore, the aim was to comprehend what role identity has in the women’s ability to leave the relationship. To gain this understanding Goffman's theory of

Vi lever i ett kunskapsintensivt samhälle där globalisering och hög konkurrens lett till större rörlighet på arbetsmarknaden. Det i sin tur leder till att organisationer idag har större behov av att behålla medarbetare. Uppsatsen syftar till att med utgångspunkt i HR-chefers erfarenheter identifiera och analysera hur organisationer med hjälp av employer branding arbetar för att behålla sin kompete

In order to limit global warming to 1.5 °C in accordance with the Paris Agreement global carbon emissions must reach net-zero around 2050. Lund municipality has set two climate goals: - 80 percent emissions by 2030 and close to zero emissions by 2050. The transport sector contributes to nearly half of the emissions in the municipality and is a main challenge to reach the climate goals. This thesis

Forskning visar på att majoriteten av unga män upplever att de känner sig trygga när de vistas ute på kvällarna även fast forskningen också visar på att denna grupp har större risk till att bli utsatta för brott än vad jämnåriga kvinnor har. Därav sågs det som intresse att studerar hur unga upplever sin trygghet när de befinner sig ute sent på kvällarna och vilka faktorer som påverkar denna känsla

How gambling and gambling addiction is understood and constructed as a social phenomenon affects the way we perceive and value gambling as well as gamblers. Therefore, it is important for social workers to be informed on how the constructions of gambling are made in mass media, and in turn how these constructions may affect the gamblers themselves and the social work with the group. The aim of thi

Tune up – A qualitative interview study about choir music and integration [Translated title] This essay concerns the use of choral music in relation to integration. The purpose of the study has been to investigate which aspects of choral singing are emphasized as important in the integration process, with a special focus on music and community. The study is based on semi-structured interviews wit

The purpose of the study was to understand how social workers reason about the Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to the scope for action within the Social Services. The study was based on three questions, how do social workers reason about children's right to have their voice heard in their work, how do social workers reason about children's right to receive information in

Old age is something that affects everyone, sooner or later and in different ways. The question on how to take care of older persons and support them when getting older might be more relevant now than ever, as the population over 60 years old is expected to grow with 40 percent in the coming 10 years. In an older human being, every age is preserved. In an 80-year-old mind there might live a little

Tidigare studier har rapporterat fördelarna av interaktionen med djur. Forskarna är eniga om att några av de positiva aspekterna inkluderar kognitiva förmågor, såsom förbättrad koncentration och uppmärksamhet. Tidigare studier har främst fokuserat på äldre, barn och personer med kognitiva nedsättningar vilket möjliggör ytterligare studier på andra grupper. Denna studie var avsedd att undersöka en Psychological studies report the benefits due to the interaction with animals. There is a consensus amongst researchers indicating the cognitive benefits such as enhanced concentration and attention span. Previous studies have focused on the elderly, children, and cognitively impaired individuals allowing further studies on other populations. This study was intended to analyze whether a cat, a dog

In a multicultural society, different cultures come in contact with each other which leads to many people need to relate to several cultures in their everyday lives. This study is aimed to highlight, analyze and discuss how young adult Malmö residents with a foreign background, reason about their identity creation in an environment where they are often reminded that they are different from the cro

This thesis examines a binary Gallo-Roman aristocratic identity by looking at the letter collections of Sidonius Apollinaris, Ruricius of Limoges, and Avitus of Vienne. More specifically, it will put emphasis on the construction of a Gallo-Roman identity which is highly relevant in regard to the context of the fall, or transformation, of the Western Roman Empire. Hence, the aim of this paper is to

Trade has for long been seen as the most efficient and important measure to increase the economy and welfare for a country. Therefore, several industrialized countries have agreed on different benefit trade agreements towards the LDC countries. One of these trade agreements is the ‘Everything But Arms’ agreement between the European Union and the LDC. However, these trade agreements have been crit

The purpose of this study was to, through critical discourse analysis, examine how ‘addiction’ was constructed by students and professionals in the trade magazine Socionomen, asking what discourses around the topic of addiction were visible, and how the discourses construct the addict as the subject. The empirical material consisted of 11 articles published during 2018. Via a Social Constructivist

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilka copingstrategier socialarbetare som arbetar klientnära använder sig av för att hantera den eventuella empatitrötthet och stress arbetet kan medföra, samt beakta hur begreppet resiliens har betydelse för deras välmående. För att undersöka detta har det utförts åtta stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer med socialarbetare som arbetar på olika arbetsplatserThis study aims at investigating what coping strategies social workers who work close to clients use to deal with possible compassion fatigue and stress that the work may entail. Further, we want to observe how the concept of resilience is important for their well-being. To investigate this, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers who work in different workplaces, who a

AST och ADHD är idag en av de vanligaste diagnoserna bland barn i skolåldern i Sverige och tidigare forskning visar att de har svårt med bland annat kommunikation, emotionsreglering och sociala samspel. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka några av dessa problem i förhållande till empati. Begreppet empati har brutits ner i mindre beståndsdelar som består av affektiv empati, kognitiv empati och vASD and ADHD are some of the most common diagnoses among children in Swedish elementary schools. Research has shown that these groups have, among other, difficulties with communication, emotional regulation and social interaction. This study examines some of these difficulties in relation to empathy. The concept of empathy has been broken down into the smaller element’s affective empathy, cognitiv