English title: Song writing and gender. The purpose of this study has been to find out if there are any differences between women's and men's song writing processes, primarily in the singer/songwriter genre. I have interviewed three female songwriters and three men about their way of writing songs. The result shows mainly that there are not any gender related differences in the way songs a

The cases of sexually transmitted diseases and abortions among teenagers in Sweden are increasing. Mainly among youth in the ages 15 to 24 years. Our purpose with this study was to look at the reason for this by answering the question; why do youth expose themselves to the risks associated with unprotected sex? To answer this question we chose to do a quantitative survey by letting students in Lun

Studien vill genom analys och komparation av två litterära verk, sprungna ur olikartade genrer, visa hur berättelsens förhållande till verkligheten kan te sig. Diskussionen förs kring de sanningsbegrepp och sanningsanspråk som kommer till uttryck i de två verken, liksom kring författarroller och genretillhörighet. Studien utgår från det grundläggande antagandet att det föregår en ständig växelverk

When the law that allowed same-sex couples register as partners gained legal force, the possibility for being considered as adoptive parents also opened up. This raised the question of whether homosexuals should be treated differently during the adoption proceedings. In this essay we have chosen to investigate the adoption social workers perception regarding family and sexual orientation and how t

Detta är en etnografisk studie vars syfte är att ur ett miljöpedagogiskt perspektiv analysera vad djur har för medverkan på ett behandlingshem och vad djuren kan betyda för de människor som finns på behandlingshemmet. Denna undersökning ska alltså belysa djurs betydelse inom socialt arbete. Detta intresse är under utveckling i Sverige men vi ligger långt efter många andra länder inom detta område.

Supervisor: Annika Capelán Assessor: Olle Frödin The purpose of this study was to explore the participants' experience of the ongoing integration project “Integration through work” in the south of Sweden. This was done empirically by performing semi-structured, qualitative interviews with eight of the project´s participants from a theoretical perspective based on the concepts of marginalizati

ABSTRACT Authors: Lina Allerkrans, Erika Ericsson Title: Between bitch and glamour Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort Our purpose with this essay was to study the movie “High School Musical” and examine how young people interpreted gender roles and how it affects them when exposed to it in media. Using Giddens theory regarding media and identity in modern society and S

Att organisationer använder personalpolicys som en del i ett värdegrundsarbete är idag vanligt förekommande. Det finns gott om tidigare forskning kring organisationsförändringar, men inte som specifikt inriktar sig på värdegrundsfrågor. Den här studien har berört tankegångar hos en arbetsgrupp som varit ledande i framtagningen av en ny personalpolicy för Malmö Stad. Studien har genomförts i form a

Exhaustion due to long term stress, commonly known as burnout, is becoming increasingly frequent in Swedish society. There are different theories regarding the cause of burnout. However, our point of departure was to consider burnout as a work related problem rather than a private life related problem. The purpose of this study is to investigate preventive methods against burnout in the social ser

Anställningsbarhet lanseras som en nyckel till framgång i arbetslivet, i det arbetsliv där förändring och utveckling är tongivande och fortsatt lärande anses nödvändigt. Vad anställningsbarhet är kan ses som exempel på en diskurs; alltså vad som i en viss given kontext uttrycks som självklart och naturligt. Att diskutera språkets makt ger upphov till intressanta perspektiv på hur diskursen påverka

Vi har genomfört en fallstudie på ett svenskt säljbolag som ingår i ett internationellt koncernbolag. Koncernchefen för det internationella bolaget styrde på ett mycket hierarkiskt sätt, vilket stred mot ägarfamiljens värderingar. Då klyftan mellan deras värderingar var för stor för att kunna överbryggas avsattes koncernchefen år 2001. Sedan dess har företaget satsat mycket på att förändra organis

Abstract Authors: Katarina Dahlqvist, Helena Paulsson Title: Best interests of the child – An essay on the child's right to the stepparent Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson Assessor: Anders Östnäs Our work started in Föräldrabalken 6:9, 1 pcs, which says that if parents have joint custody and should one of them die the custody goes to the other parent. This reason finds its right in the core

The aim of this essay is to examine discourses in statements for young offenders aged 15 to 17 years written by the social service in closed criminal cases. The discourses are based on constructions of social background, social values and behavior and acceptance. We have also chosen to look at how statements written by the social service are being used in the verdict and the possible impact on the

Motivational work is a complex subject as well as being an extensive part of the modern addiction treatment. A national survey from 2001 report that motivational work is a necessity in a successful addiction treatment. On the other hand the same survey also identifies a lack of evidence-based methods. The purpose of this essay was to examine the motivational work within the social services and hea

ABSTRACT Author: Hanna Frank Title: “It was a completely different thing; we discussed more” A qualitative study on students and trainers experience of RFSU's sex education. Supervisor: Anders Olsson The aim of this study was to examine the experience and the ways in which the students at a college school in Malmö, Sweden, believe that the sex education, handled by RFSU, affects them. RFSU

Den här uppsatsen handlar om biståndshandläggare och hur mötet med brukaren går till i samband med kundval inom äldreomsorgen. Kundval innebär att brukaren, efter att ha blivit beviljad hemtjänstinsatser, själv får välja sin utförare. Med införandet av lagen om valfrihetssystem (2008:962) och ett stimulansbidrag från den svenska regeringen blir det allt vanligare med kundvalssystem i Sverige. BistThis essay is about social workers and how the meeting with the client goes in connection to customer-choice within the elderly care. Customer-choice means that after the client has been granted home care, the client is allowed to choose which provider to use. With the introduction of the act on free choice systems (2008: 962) and a stimulus contribution from the Swedish government, customer-choic

The government saw the negative effects of increased alcohol consumption in Sweden and Welfare gave the mandate to further develop an idea to counter the trend. The idea was presented and a decision was taken. When Ängelholms municipality was able to take advantage of opportunities on the basis of these decisions was launched Projekt Insikt. Decisions were taken on municipal management and the thr

The aim of this study has been to investigate the nurses’ perception of their work situation in home- help service for the elderly. We focused our study on the relationship the nurses have to their supervisor, colleagues and their patients and the influences these have on the nurses’ job satisfaction. Furthermore we wanted to learn the nurses’ view on their role as a nurse. We used a qualitative b

Our intention with this essay was to examine how children were affected due to their parent’s substance abuse. Studies show that these children were particularly vulnerable and harmed throughout their upbringing because of their parents drinking problem. Our aim with our study was to gather further knowledge regarding people who grow up under these conditions and to better understand how it has af

Climate changes have had marked impacts on the natural systems. However its impact will be significant with the hydrological cycle. It is agreed that climate change have adverse impacts on socio-economic development of all nations. But, it is expected that its impact will hit developing countries the worst. The objective of this thesis is to assess the impact of climate change on Gilgel Abay River