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The aim of the study is to show how the diagnosis bipolar disorder can affect people’s way of looking at themselves and their identity, but also to show how the diagnosis affects the way these people get treated by others. The study was done by analysing five autobiographies written by people who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This was made with a qualitative content analysis. The study s

The aim of this study was to understand how staff in residential child care experience and relate to their profession and their daily work with the children. The method chosen for this study was semi-structured interviews with eight professionals from three different residential care for children in the southern part of Sweden. To analyse the results, we chose the following theories and concepts;

The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of social services in debate articles that were part of the homelessness debate. This has been done by analyzing the content of 43 debate articles in the area of homelessness published during the period 2016-2018. The processing of the articles was done with a quantitative method in which the goal was to identify keywords that and main acto

The question this thesis seeks to address is the legal circumstances under which an individual can be subject to criminal responsibility for committing the crime of aggression. This question is primarily considered in the context of a British national, given the particular situation of the United Kingdom as a State Party to the Rome Statute which has not ratified or accepted the 2010 Kampala Amend

Denna studie ämnade till att undersöka vad studenter vid svenska universitet och högskolor värdesätter hos sina framtida ledare. Värdesättningen grundades i en uppdelning av egenskaper i grupperna agentic och communal traits, där agency traditionellt setts som maskulina och communal feminina. Studien ämnade undersöka om det finns några skillnader i vilka egenskaper kvinnor och män värdesätter och

A novel material composition has been investigated in terms of thermal, mechanical, economical and sustainable aspects to be compared to neoprene wetsuits. It is believed that a sandwich structure produced by a dipping method with rubber layers containing an insulating textile can insulate better than foamed neoprene. The hypothesis is also that this sandwich structure can increase durability and

The aim of this study was to examine how verdicts in the Swedish appeal court portrays the best interest of the child and child’s will in custody battles. This was explored through a qualitative content analysis and a thematic analysis of verdicts. This study was based on power perspectives. The results shows that the verdicts portrays the best interest of the child as individual based and having

This project investigates ethnic and gendered oppression in relation to the construction of cultural identity in the Bangladeshi diaspora as it is depicted in Monica Ali’s novel 'Brick Lane'. I read Ali’s novel as a 'feminist Bildungsroman' with the key focus on how the female migrant protagonist Nazneen’s changing self-conception and construction of a new identity in London leads

This paper gives insight into the historical research of the academic Ronny Ambjörnsson and his work in the swedish field of history of ideas. Applying an agent perspective it shows how Ambjörnsson constructed and aimed to show how an history of ideas that involves the broader communities of history, workers and farmers that constitutes ”the people”, could be done. The paper shows that Ambjörnsson

Sociologer hävdar ibland att kärlek i det senmoderna samhället genomgår en kris. En del av krisen handlar om en till synes svårlöst konflikt mellan närhet och självbestämmande. Människor vill å ena sidan stå varandra nära. Samtidigt kan närhet upplevas både kravfyllt och kvävande, men också riskabelt i den mån ett relationsval utestänger alternativa möjligheter. Frågan som ställer saken på sin speIn recent years, romantic love has been problematized and questioned by sociologists and activists. Part of this questioning comes from relationship anarchy, a phenomenon which can be described partly as a critical school of social philosophy, partly as a comparably small-sized social movement. Sociologists such as Beck and Beck-Gernsheim argue that romantic love suffers from a conflict between cl

Uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka i vilken utsträckning en arbetsgivare kan bestämma vad en arbetstagare ska ha på sig på arbetsplatsen utan att inskränka på den anställdas skydd mot att bli diskriminerad. Fokus ligger på att bena ut vad som ryms under begreppet arbetsledningsrätt när det gäller arbetstagarens utseende på jobbet samt vilka begränsningar som finns i denna fråga. En vinkel som undThe aim of this essay is to investigate the extent to which employers can decide what employees wear at work before restricting the employee's right not to be discriminated. The main focus lies in figuring out what the term managerial prerogative entails when it comes to the employee’s appearance at work including the juridical limitations in this question. One angle of the matter is consideri

Abstract Author: Anton Bengtsson and Antonio Peralta Title: To grow up on the right or the wrong side of town: A comparative study between men that have grown up in deprived and non-deprived neighbourhoods. [Translated title] Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson The aim of this paper is to highlight how masculinity can be different in different circumstances. We have interviewed four men who has be

The nomadic pastoralists of the Sahel are often identified as a group at the frontline of global climate change. Their existence in arid and semi-arid regions and their reliance on seasonal rainfall are among the factors that contribute to their vulnerability to drought and climate shocks. This study focuses on risks to pastoralists in Sudan, asking whether index-based livestock insurance, an innoPastoralism is a nomadic lifestyle and a livelihood system that revolves around raising livestock. By migrating seasonally in search of water and pasture for their animals, pastoralists are able to inhabit and make productive use some of the world’s harshest environments. In Sudan, where over 90% of the vast land area is covered by desert and drylands, pastoralism remains a vital feature of the co

The transmission function for a three and four rectangular barrier system of InP andInAs is computed using the transfer-matrix method and the transmission formalism. Thewidths of the wells and the barriers are varied while the barrier height is kept constant.Such a multi-barrier structure is designed in order to act as a filter in a nanowire basedsolar cell, where effective hot carrier transport w

The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between PPGIS (Public Participation Geographic Information System) and Urban planning. The purpose is to investigate questions regarding Public Participation and PPGIS. The study is of qualitative character. I have conducted field observations on areas concerning my issue. In addition to this I have made interviews to examine how PPGIS is

Poststroke depression (PSD) är en vanlig komplikation efter stroke. Klimatvårdens effekter vid rehabilitering av strokepatienter utgör en vetenskaplig kunskapslucka. Syfte: Att undersöka klimatvårdens inverkan på stämningsläget hos strokepatienter. Metod: En kvalitativ intervju med semistrukturerade frågor samt ett kvantitativt självskattningsinstrument i form av en enkät, HAD (Hospital Anxiety anPoststroke depression (PSD) is a common complication after stroke. The effects of climate therapy on rehabilitation of stroke patients constitute a scientific knowledge gap. Purpose: To investigate the impact of climate therapy on the mood of stroke patients. Method: A qualitative interview with semi-structured questions and a quantitative self- assessment tool in the form of a survey, HAD (Hospi

The thesis discusses a myth of Kumari in relation to historical events and political tendencies in the Kathmandu valley. While historically myths have been used for various purposes, most of which are harmless, sometimes the motives do not justify the actions. In a nutshell, in the thesis the author is trying to show how a myth can be manipulated by political actors in order to legitimise or secur

Bakgrund: Traditionellt träffar barn och dess familjer läkare då de besöker en barnakutmottagning, på barnakutmottagningen i Lund triageras vid ankomst alla barn av en sjuksköterska. Sjuksköterskebesök är både nytt och svenskt. Syfte: Undersöka vilka patientkategorier som återkommer till Lunds barnakutmottagning inom fem dygn efter att ha triagerats hem eller till annan vårdinstans av sjukskötersk

In recent years, Ethiopia’s double-digit growth rates are regarded as an economic miracle. As the government assigned a key role for the private sector to promote industrialization, this paper investigates the current state of the private sector in the manufacturing industry and the extent it contributes to the growth and development in Ethiopia. An exploratory case study approach was implemented

Many companies today are introducing services in their portfolios as a result of globalization and increased competition. Service offerings are however significantly different from product offerings both in terms of company resources and processes and customer perceived value. A stronger service orientation includes a focus on relational and process aspects as opposed to transactional and product