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

Today can’t all citizens get job. Some people can’t get a job for their ethnic, homosexuality, handicapped background is wrong. Many municipalities want to increase the quantity of people with ethnic background, sexuality and handicapped in their organization so they can get a job. This essay contains eight interviews with people who work after documents from the politicians. The staff works wi

Minority group conflicts and marginalization has been a challenge to the peaceful existence and development of many African countries. This thesis is based on the topic: The Anglophone problem: Political representation and Socio-economic development. Cameroon is the case since its independence in 1960 till date. The Anglophones who form the minority claim they are marginalized by the Francophone

The aim of this essay was to examine how an abusive man is perceived from a professional point of view. We examined if the male abusers had certain traits in common, what causes a man to abuse and what treatment there is for the abuser. Socialstyrelsens reports 2006 that violence against women in Sweden is estimated to a cost of 2,7 to 3,3 billlion a year. Based on qualitative interviews with semi

The purpose of this study was to examine how different types of relationships are expressed in residential care homes for juveniles, and the consequences of these for the juvenile. The field of the study was limited to five residential homes, where we interviewed the caregivers. Our questions were answered through semi-structured interviews. The questions were: How is the juvenile affected by the

Domestic violence against women is a problem. The purpose of this study was to examine why that is by looking at possible background sources. We have also looked at what kind of support that is available for the abused women and men with this kind of violent behavior. More specifically our aim was to find out how the socialworkers and one abused women think about the support available for these me