The purpose of this study was to examine how social workers, in the social services department of economical aid, are affected by the increasing number of clients. More specifically we focused on how the social workers job situation as a whole, how the feelings of their work and the ability to reach the goals of the organizations was affected by the changing circumstances. To examine this we used

Expatriater är viktiga men också dyra tillgångar i multinationella företag. Expatriering innebär en stor utmaning i form av ett nytt arbete i ett nytt land, allt inbäddat i en ny kultur, ofta med ett främmande språk, vilket kräver nya sätt att hantera tillvaron. Då de flesta expatriater har familj, gäller det i högsta grad även den medföljande. Genom en kvalitativ studie med fenomenologiskt angrepExpatriates are important but also expensive assets in multinational companies. A new employment and a new country, all embedded in a new culture, often with a foreign language, makes expatriation a big challenge. This also highly affects accompanying partners, since most expatriates bring their families on the assignment. The process of expatriation was examined by a qualitative study with a phen

In Swedish law it is an ambition that as many students as possible should attend regular schools and that the Swedish school should be a school for all. But the integration of students with disabilities in a class with non-disabled students can lead to feelings of alienation, to be outside and different from the others. The purpose of this study was to examine what thoughts young people with physi

The purpose of this study is to qualitatively investigate how mid-level managers from care of the elderly and compulsory school can handle the complex position in the middle of the organization. A position distinguished by unclear boundaries and demands from both superiors and subordinates. The study is based on qualitative interviews with four managers from care of the elderly and four principals

The purpose of this essay is to find out how director David Lynchs films can be described as a part of the postmodern film theory. Is David Lynch a director who is style-forming for postmodern film, or has he in fact adapted his film-making to the style as it has progressed? Relying on the works of Fredric Jameson and Linda Hutcheon, I first give a brief summary of the postmodern esthetics. Then u

Traditional classical guitar playing position — using a footstool for the left foot to elevate the leg — is considered by some guitar pedagogues to be an important risk factor for developing Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMD) among guitarists; alternative supports for the classical guitar have emerged in the past three decades as a putatively more healthy method of sitting with the i

Uppsatsen tar upp de skräckromantiska koventionerna utifrån ett antal böcker som utgör sekundärlitteratur och en jämförelse görs mellan konventionerna och den primära litteraturen. De konventioner som undersöks i Wuthering Heights är berättarteknik, karaktärer, miljö, döden, det övernaturliga och hämnd.

Våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer är ett socialt problem som blivit mer uppmärksammat de sista åren. Dock är mycket av våldet fortfarande dolt och sker inom hemmets fyra väggar. Vi har intervjuat tre kvinnor som blivit utsatta för denna typ av våld och även professionella som hjälper dessa kvinnor, för att undersöka varför kvinnor stannar kvar hos sina män som slår dem, hur de får styrkan att läm

The purpose of this study was to examine the discourse of unaccompanied refugee children, also called separated children, in Swedish newspapers. More specifically the aim was to observe how the separated children are presented and constructed in the Swedish newspapers after a great debate emerged around that the municipality of Vellinge was not willing to accept unaccompanied refugee children in t

This paper presents a sketch of a theoretical perspective to aid in the sociological understanding of the phenomenon of “vibrant physicality”. “Vibrant physicality” is an enjoyable, embodied feeling which often results from and motivates participation in fitness practice. Yet, despite its importance, it has been neglected in existing theoretical and empirical literature. To address this gap, a the

När det gäller transporter av radioaktivt material och skyddet för den marina miljön så finns det en mängd regleringar som är tillämpliga. Av dessa regleringar kan man säga att det finns fyra stora internationella konventioner som utgör ett slags ramar som man skall hålla sig inom. Utöver dessa fyra konventioner så skall man också ta hänsyn till IAEA och dess regleringar, eftersom det handlar om t

Hur var det att färdas över Hallandsåsen före bilismens och E6:ans tidevarv? Och före Banverkets iver att borra en tunnel? I studien har jag, förutom egna empiriska iakttagelser, valt ut fyra reseskildringar från Hallandsåsen mellan åren 1749 och 1806, som jag avser att presentera kronologiskt i en idéhistorisk kontext. Carl von Linnés Skånska resa (1749); Anders Tidströms Resa i Halland, Skåne oc

Abstract Argumentationer förekommer i många olika sammanhang, inte minst i debatter. Det är vanligt att debatter förs av experter vilket kan te sig svårt att sätta sig in och på så sätt hindra en från att ta ställning. Syftet med argumentation är att övertyga en person att ställning för den ståndpunkt som förespråkas. En effektiv metod att granska styrkan i ett argument är genom en argumentationsa

Uppsatsen undersöker vad för olika slags värderingar tidningen FRIDA förmedlar genom olika diskurser samt hur tjejtidningar skulle kunna fungera i rollen som förebild. Med utgångspunkt i kvalitativa textanalyser har 20 nummer från 2008 av tidningen har studerats. Analysen är uppdelad i tre teman som på ett övergripande sätt representerar tidningens ämnen vilka är hälsa och träning, skönhet och rel

In the year of 2009, the debate on unaccompanied children in Sweden was intense. The number of unaccompanied children in Sweden has increased and the Swedish Migration Board estimates that during 2010, approximately 2400 children will arrive. Under the second article of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) the state is required to ensure all children, within its jurisdiction, the ri

This paper compares the explanation for social change that are offered by three theories of rape, all of which apply a socio-cultural and a gender perspective.

Abstract Socio-cultural standards of beauty ideals contribute to a widespread dieting frenzy. Pro-ana subculture advocates anorexia and eating disorders in terms of lifestyle choices. Using the Internet as a basis for a subcultural community online. The aim of this study is to find out how this phenomenon is expressed on the Internet: How does Pro-ana argue for their cause? How can Pro-ana be desc

The production unit for v-shaped shaft seals in Forsheda has historically been experiencing long internal lead-times. Trelleborg wishes to reduce these lead-times without negatively affecting the product quality. Another goal for Trelleborg is to implement a new system for express orders. The purpose of this new order class is to serve customers that require short lead-times and a high level of re

Individuals with mental illness and a contemporary substance addiction has been more and more noticed within social work and issues on interaction between different instances that have a mutual responsibility for the individual has been illuminated within research. It has shown that the goal of interaction between for example Social Services and the Psychiatry has been difficult to achieve. We hav