Purpose/Aim : The aim of this study is to investigate and describe "kontaktmannaskapet" in the Swedish correctional system. I also aim to investigate if there are any differences between how the different actors involved in the correctional system look at this phenomena and how different sociological theories can be applied on "kontaktmannaskapet" in order to make it more compr

Problem/Bakgrund: Det neurotiska tillståndet och upplevelsen av det är ett psykologiskt fenomen, men upphovet och konstruktionen är en sociologisk orsak. Även om upplevelsen är psykologisk så får vi inte förbise att det är miljön i interaktion med människan som ger upphov till problemet. Genom kulturutvecklingen blir detta problem framstående, därför är det viktigt för sociologin att bearbeta det

I denna uppsats undersöks tre stadsplaneringsprocesser i Lunds kommun ? en trafikled genom stadskärnan på 1960-talet, det s.k. Genombrottet; en forskningsby på 1980-talet, Ideon; och en större forskningsanläggning på 2000-talet, ESS ? med avseende på diskursiva spänningar och förändringar i den politiska processen. Studien visar att stadsplaneringsdiskursen har förändrats från att ha karaktär av

2005 was the year that all of the 25 member states in the European Union were to ratify the treaty of a constitution for Europe. The year did, however, offer a series of unexpected and slightly shocking events as both France and the Netherlands voted no to the constitution. Because of this the already planned referendums across many of the other member states were either postponed indefinately or

The role of Islam in integrative work in Swedish society The main purpose of this report was to describe the role of Islam in integrative work in Swedish society. Questions connected to the purpose were: Is Islam a possibility or an obstacle to integration? Which arguments are used to describe Islam as a possibility or an obstacle? How are the different views on Islam expressed in integrative wor

Our main aim has been to examine and analyse how Landskrona Commune is working with preventive measures against narcotics among youth in the agespan 15-18 years old. The central issues have been to examine how you work preventively, which measures are taken when someone has tested/used narcotics and how the cooperation works between the different actors. To get answers to our questions, we chose t

ABSTRACT Questa tesi è dedicata alla specialità del linguaggio giuridico italiano. Ho ritenuto di dover distinguere tra una specialità necessaria ed una specialità non necessaria del linguaggio giuridico: la prima si colloca a livello lessicale (dove è indubitabile che il giurista non possa fare a meno di ricorrere a termini tecnici che servono a descrivere la molteplicità delle relazioni tra fat

In the last two decades something called ?the Eleatic Principle? has been quite frequent in philosophical literature. A wide range of philosophers have appealed to this principle when arguing for various theses but the principle itself has received comparatively little attention. Especially questions regarding the principle's justification are often ignored or only mentioned in passing. The

Den här uppsatsen är en diskursanalys av kärleksromanen Bridget Jones Dagbok av Helen Fielding. Jag använder mig av queerteori för att studera hur heteronormativitet är representerat i boken. Boken karaktäriseras också som "middlebrow" genom textens intertextualitet med Jan Austens bok Pride and Prejudece. Jag diskuterar även genren och dess subversiva möjlighet. Det jag velat visa med d

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the situation for immigrants within the context of minority nationalism. With the help of theories on nationalism and multiculturalism,a case-study has been conducted on the case of Quebec. The material used consists of academic books and journals, as well as primary sources from the Canadian government and the government of Quebec. Quebec has had a major i

The main purpose of this essay was to make a critical study of how the social worker made the child perspective distinct in the administration of the supplementary benefit. To be able to answer this purpose we decided to examine what knowledges, possibilities and what concrete procedures the social workers use in those cases. We carried out this study by interwieving eight social workers, at a so

This Master's thesis concerns the public library as a public meeting place. Our aim has been to find out why and how the library as a social meeting place has been discussed within the Swedish library community and if there has been a constant core in the discussions from the mid 70's and up to the present day. In order to do this we apply a place and space-perspective. The result of the s

The aim of this Master's thesis is to study what place public libraries have in local politics, particularly from the point of view of the politicians. To answer this, I have interviewed politicians, participated as a silent observer of a public debate, and studied articles on library politics in newspapers and other press. The results show that politicians in general have a positive view of l

Föreställningar om arbete, familj och individ relaterar till distinktionen mellan privat och offentligt och hierarkiska sociala ordningar. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utifrån ett diskursteoretiskt perspektiv undersöka hur föreställningar om "privata" och "offentliga" ordningar framträder i personliga assistenters arbetsbeskrivningar. Uppsatsens empiri består av material

Jag har gjort en kvalitativ, empirisk undersökning av explorativ karaktär gällande vilka hinder som finns för lärande inom organisationer. Jag genomförde kvalitativa, semistrukturerade intervjuer med personer som arbetar som Arbetsförmedlare inom en mindre svensk kommun. Mitt syfte är att undersöka huruvida hinder för lärande är tydliga redan innan anställning och, om så är fallet, belysa vad som

Kronofogdemyndigheterna i Sverige har reducerats i antal från tjugofem till endast tio. Hög grad av stress och sjukfrånvaro är problem som präglat myndigheterna, enligt klimatundersökningar som Riksskatteverket gjort. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva arbetsmiljön utifrån KFM:s personal på ett kontor i Malmö, för att se hur den ter sig i nuläget. Frågeställningarna som styr uppsatsen är: Hu

In Sweden between 800.000 and 900.000 people have some kind of alcohol related addiction. Each and everyone are expected to have three relatives who in some way are involved in the abuser´s way of life. The consequences of living close to someone with an abuse of alcohol is described as a chaotic life with extreme emotional stress, fear and anger. The aim with our essay has been to look into how

Abstract The purpose of this essay was to study the parental education for adoptive parents. It´s provided by law since 1/1-2005 that parents have to participate in this education-program before they adopt. We wanted to look at what caused the change and made the education compulsory and to find out where the initiative came from, what purpose the education is supposed to fulfil, if it can facili

In an organizational change process, motivated employees are considered an asset. Work motivation can both be seen as situational and as a stable individual characteristic. The present study attempts to investigate how the employees at the Social Insurance Office in Scania experience the present organizational change by focusing on work motivation and well-being. Both questionnaires and interviews