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

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

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

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

The purpose of this essay is to examine if discrimination of obese women occurs and if people in general have prejudices against these women. We have made an investigation to find out if there is any connection between female obesity and social exclusion/discrimination. We have also investigated what kind of prejudices against female obesity that impress our society. We wanted to investigate how o

Purpose: The political management of health care in Region Skåne, has been the subject of criticism due to irrational government. The situation has been described in media as a lack of faith in the politicians. Furthermore professional representatives also described experiences that political decisions are sometimes seen as complicated factors in the running of everyday care-giving activities. The

The purpose of this essay was to examine how eight persons described their fathers, out of qualities, function and role. We also wanted to find out how they described their idealfather. Second the purpose was to compare the experience from two groups of respondents. Four of the respondents had grown up with a biological father and the other four with a non-biological father. Were there any differe

This study investigated the validity of the Children's Sense of Coherence Scale, CSOC (in Swedish BarnKASAM-testet). We also studied if the test, from a developmental psychological point of view, was possible to use with children in grade 1-4, aged 7-11 years old. The results of the scale were also compared with two other test instruments that were expected to measure similar qualities. The CS

The purpose of our paper was to examine what it is like to be a young mother in todays society. We have focused on the young mothers social network and how people around them has been treating them. We have also looked at what kind of support the young mothers get from the society and how they picture their future. We have been working out of a qualitative method of inquiry and interviewed ten mot

American studies have shown that sexual abuse allegations within the family during divorce cases occur in the USA. No previous studies regarding this matter has been undertaken in Sweden. I therefore decided to investigate the occurrence of sexual abuse allegations in Sweden and more specifically in Helsingborg. My purpose was to find out the frequency of sexual abuse allegations within families r

Syftet med uppsatsen var att få kunskap om hur livssituationen ser ut för de funktionshindrade ungdomar som inte genomgått sin gymnasieutbildning på riksgymnasiet. Mitt intresse riktade sig mot ungdomarnas egen syn på sin situation. Syftet var att utifrån deras berättelser om sig själva och sina upplevelser beskriva hur deras gymnasieutbildning blev och hur den fört dem till den situation de befin

The purpose of this essay was to study the social planning, in terms of age care, of the elderly immigrants in Sweden. I wanted to examine if elderly immigrants have special needs and if so, how they are met. I also wanted to find out in what way elderly immigrants are taken into consideration in the planning process of age care and how one can relate that to the planning of age care in general. M

The purpose of this study was to examine the cause of the major increase of the number of pupils in the special school in the Swedish school system during the 1990's in Sweden. The main questions were: What were the criteria for rights to undergo education within the special school and had they changed? What structural changes could had contributed to the increase of the number of pupils in th

The purpose of this Thesis was to let a group of six Maori single mothers, depending on Social Welfare, tell the story about their lives, their dreams and thoughts about the future. The queries at issue dealt with topics such as the interview persons (IPs) economy, living standard and family constellations. Other questions dealt with reasons for getting and staying on Social Welfare, interactions

The objective of this essay was to shed light on the problems concerning social policy and employment issues involved in the Czech Republic's accession process into the European Union. Central questions asked was; What does the social policy of the EU, the same policy the Czech Republic is adjusting to, look like? What kind of problems is the Czech Republic experiencing with the adjustment? Ar

My purpose with this essay has been to illuminate the method of treatment in two institutions who claims to be working with a salutogenic line of thought. The target group has been youth delinquents, 15 to 20 years old. My central questions has been; What does the concept of salutogenes and the salutogenic factors mean? What can the method of treatment with a salutogenic line of thougt bring to th

The purpose of this essay was to seek an understanding of what meaning the self-help-groups Alcoholics Anonymous and Sällskapet Länkarna,the Links, have in supporting former addicts to self-enhancement. The essential questions were: - in what way do the individuals describe for them the personal meaning of the AA:s/Links - how do the individuals experience the group - how do the individuals explai

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Pojkar var klart överrepresenterade bland unga lagöverträdare som ställdes inför domstol. Av 45 domar stod pojkarna åtalade i 36 fall och flickorna i 9 fall. Antalet domar där det förekom återfall i brott var totalt 15. Närmare hälften av de flickor som stod åtalade fanns med i belastningsregistret. De flesta pojkar och flickor som stod åtalade var i 16 och 17års åldern. Unga lagöverträdare mellan