Abstract The purpose of our study has been to examine how individuals in selected autobiographies construct their self-image and identity based on their own experience of a self-harm behavior. Self-harm is a growing problem, especially among young people, and as future social workers we believe that our thesis can help to increase understanding of what self-injury can mean and the impact it can ha

Följande studie undersöker om det finns ett positivt samband mellan mellanstadielärares känsla av sammanhang och deras upplevelse av balans mellan arbete och privatliv. Vidare undersöks det även om lärarnas arbetsengagemang och tillfredsställelse med balans i sitt liv medierar detta samband. Data har samlats in med hjälp av ett självskattningsformulär bestående av Soc-13, UWES-9, Satisfaction withThis study examines whether there is a positive correlation between Sense of Coherence and Work Life balance among elementary school teachers. Furthermore, work engagement and satisfaction with Work Life balance of the teachers will be examined to see if a mediation of the correlation exists. Data was collected through a self-assessment questionnaire consisting of Soc-13, UWES-9, Satisfaction with

The aim of this study was to examine counselors experience of using an interpreter when the patient and the counselor do not share a common language. I have conducted qualitative interviews with five counselors who work within Region Skåne in various fields. I have used themes during the interviews to finally be able to answer the questions of the study. I have applied four different communication

The purpose of this study was to examine what kind of discourses about gender that could be found in verdicts concerning compulsory drugtreatment. We conducted a content analysis of 27 verdicts and chose 18 of them as we thought that they represented our empiricism. The verdicts came from a administrative court of appeal in one of Swedens largest cities. The main findings of the study was that the

Detta examensarbete behandlar teorin kring samt utvecklingen av biologiskt nedbrytbara polymerblandningar med polykaprolakton (PCL) som en av komponenterna. PLA (Polylactic acid, en mjölksyrapolymer) blandades med PCL i koncentrationen 5 till 35% och blandningarna framställes genom extrudering i en dubbelskruvsextruder i syfte att förbättra drag- och slagegenskaper jämfört med ren PLA. De extruderThis master thesis paper deals with the theory and development of bioplastic blends with polycaprolactone (PCL) as a mechanical property enhancer. Polylactic acid (PLA) was blended with PCL in concentrations ranging from 5 to 35%, the blends were prepared through melt extrusion in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with the aim of improving the tensile and impact properties compared to pure PLA. Th

A strong brand requires that the whole company reflects one picture. If one part is not well thought out, this can destroy the picture. Elekta is a human care company whose solutions and services expresses trustworthy and caring. The aim of the project was to create packaging strategy that reflects the company’s profile, to implement a new packaging design. To achieve this, an analysis of the com

Samhället har genomgått en markant utveckling. Vi har lämnat industrisamhället och startat övergången mot ett allt mer kunskapsbaserat sådant. Detta får stora konsekvenser för arbetsmarknaden. Företagens nya krav på kunskap sätter varje enskild individs kunnande i fokus, vilket ofta är företagets viktigaste resurs. Maktförhållandet mellan parterna har förändrats och arbetsgivaren är inte längre deThe society has been through a radical change. We have left the industrial society and started the transit to a knowledge based one. This influences the market in many different ways. The companies’ new demands put the individual knowledge in focus, which now usually is the companies’ most important resource. The power configuration between the employer and the employee has changed and it is now n

This thesis aims to analyze the discursive construction of the subject receiving income support and what consequences such construction implies. The material being analyzed is two of the official governmental investigations, from 1999 and 2015, regarding income support. The first investigation was chosen to portray the discourse post the 1990’s financial crisis, and how that reflected on the attit

Huvudregeln när det kommer till anställningsbeslut i Sverige är att arbetsgivaren är fri att välja den som hen finner mest lämpad. Den här principen inskränks dock dels av diskrimineringslagen som stället krav på att anställningsbeslutet inte är diskriminerande, dels av kraven i regeringsformen på att anställningsbeslut i staten endast ska grunda sig på sakliga grunder. När det kommer till såväl dThe main principle when it comes to a hiring situation in Sweden is that the employer is free to elect whomever he or she finds most suited. This principle is though restricted by the Discrimination Act which requires that the hiring decision is not discriminating, and by Instrument of Government expressing that hiring decisions in the state should only be founded on objective grounds. When it com

Med de höga krav som idag ställs på arbetskraften har vissa grupper svårare att hävda sig på arbetsmarknaden, däribland personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga och funktionsnedsättning. För att möjliggöra för fler personer att ta del av arbetsmarknaden finns subventionerade anställningsformer i Sverige och Danmark. Uppsatsen har som syfte att utreda två av de största lönesubventionsprogrammen, lönebidr

Huvudsyftet med detta examensarbete är att utreda huruvida de svenska turordningsreglerna kan anses stå i strid med den svenska Diskrimineringslagen eller med EU-rätten. Vi har under uppsatsens gång identifierat grupper på arbetsmarknaden som vi anser befinna sig i riskgruppen för att bli utsatta för diskriminering vid tillämpningen av de svenska turordningsreglerna. Dessa grupper är bland annat yThe main aim of this thesis is to investigate whether the Swedish priority rules may be in breach of the Swedish Discrimination Act or EU law. During the thesis we have identified groups in the labour market that we believe are at risk for discriminatory treatment. These groups include younger workers, immigrants and women. It is expressed in the preparatory work for the 1974 Employment Act that t

The aims with this study were twofold. First, to make a general inventory of the views on the LGBTQ community of young people in a big city in Sweden. Second, to test our hypothesis that the views on people in the LGBTQ community differ depending on the respondent’s gender, religion and social class. The results confirmed our hypothesis by showing that the three factors did affect the respondent’s

Konkurrensklausuler är vanligt förekommande i anställningsavtal och deras innehåll regleras på olika sätt. 2015 tecknades ett nytt kollektivavtal mellan Svenskt Näringsliv och PTK rörande konkurrensklausuler, med syfte att ersätta den tidigare överenskommelsen från 1969. Det nya avtalet innebär ett vidgat tillämpningsområde och nya riktlinjer för utformandet av konkurrensklausuler. Då dagens arbetCompetition clauses, also known as non-compete agreements, are frequently used in employment contracts and there are different regulations for what they may contain. In 2015 Svenskt Näringsliv and PTK signed a new collective agreement for competition clauses. The purpose of the agreement was to substitute the collective agreement of 1969. The new agreement includes a broader area of application an

Titel: Utländsk närvaro i bolagsstyrelser på Stockholm Large Cap Seminariedatum: 2012-06-05 Kurs: FEKP01 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete magisternivå, 15 hp Författare: Karl Grudén & Anders Molin Nyckelord: Anglo-amerikanska styrelseledamöter, anglo-amerikanska börslistningar, Stockholmsbörsens Large Cap-lista, corporate governance-system, Tobins Q Handledare: Jens Forssbäck Syfte: Syftet mTitle: Foreign presence in company boards of Stockholm's Large Cap list Seminar date: 2012-06-05 Course: Master thesis in business administration, 15 University Credit Points (15 ECTS) Authors: Karl Grudén & Anders Molin Advisor: Jens Forssbäck Key words: Anglo-american board members, anglo-american stock exchange listings, Stockholm exchange Large Cap list, corporate governance system

Föreliggande uppsats undersöker retoriska funktioner i skönlitteratur genom att analysera berättarteknik, identifikation och sympati i Hassan Blasims novellsamling Irakisk Kristus (2015). Undersökningen utreder även hur novellerna kan förstås som en form av kritik eller motstånd. Några av de teoretiska utgångspunkterna för arbetet är de av James Jasinski sammanställda retoriska funktionerna hos na

Psychosocial ill health and stress is an increasing problem in modern working life. In today’s society when more and more work responsibility lies on the individual employee, support is needed to help the individual balance work and private life. In the current study an organization’s value basis, Leading by Example, was examined with the purpose of understanding how it is complied within practice

Denna explorativa uppsats undersöker forskningsfrågan Varför vill människor spela datorspel med varandra över internet? och vad de får ut av det, i synnerhet med främlingar de bara har ytterst tillfällig kontakt med. Undersökningen försöker skildra den sociala aspekten av informanternas spelande, och deras upplever och tankar därikring. Aspekter av datorspelsberoende behandlas även. Sex datorspelaThis exploratory paper examines the research question Why do people play computer games with each other over the Internet? and what do they gain from it, especially when they don't know each other and only interact very briefly. The study tries to portray the social aspects of the interviewees gaming, and their experiences and thoughts thereabout. Aspects concerning video game addiction is als

In this paper we will investigate whether the ethnic composition of a county affects their trust. More specifically we will answer the question: does the ethnic composition affect the level of trust in Sweden and are there any specific factors that increase this effect? In order to do this we use data on Swedish citizens from the year 2001 to the year 2012. As an approximation for ethnicity we use

The world of social media is here to stay, and while it offers plenty of opportunities for employers and organizations it is also said to be the biggest challenge for professional com-municators. Through employee advocacy, individuals can communicate the message of their organization to their whole network with merely the click of a button. But what makes the individual want to be an ambassador fo