In the construction of large stone buildings, there have always been many craftsmen involved. The traces from these workers are mostly just the buildings itself but in some cases, like for the stonemasons, some other traces can be seen, such as the Mason's marks. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate where the Mason's marks in the crypt of the Lund Cathedral are and if it is possibl

The aim of this study was to examine how three focus groups of migrants in Sweden, with Swedish as a second language, which is in long-term unemployment, experience the group's and the community's significance for linguistic and individual development. With a goal-oriented selection, we contacted the respondents through the Labor Market Department (Arbetsmarknadsavdelningen) in Malmö Stad.

The aim of this essay is to investigate to which extent the child's voice is heard in custody judgments, based upon the fact that the child's best interest is required by Swedish law to be fundamental in the assessments concerning children. This has become more relevant since the 1:st of January in 2020 when the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child became Swedish law. We ha

This comparative document analysis looks at the governmentality of the Finnish labor market policies (LMP’s). This study compares Sipilä’s and Marin’s government programs to see if there are differences. The focus is on depicting neoliberalization and power relations in the policies while investigating the framing of unemployment. The theoretical framework consists of the theory of neoliberal turn

Communication and conflict are inevitable in working groups and is the foundation of how working groups cooperate. This study explored how communication and conflict can be perceived by individuals in a smaller work group at a support home for children ages 14–20. Aim: The aim was to create an understanding of how communication and conflicts were described by staff at a support home for children a

Fires in underground parking garages in the recent years are believed to have increased in severity and poses a safety problem for Swedish fire and rescue services. Among the suspected reasons for the increased severity is an increase in time before an internal operation is initiated by the fire and rescue services. With several tactical decisions available during an operation, it is often uncerta

This text serves as a fresh approach to the study of Roman influence on the Scandinavian region. This is achieved through the medium of various bronze statuettes, both from the Roman Empire itself as well as in the form of locally-produced anthropomorphic figures. The study concentrates on four specific regions of Europe; Italy, southern Britain, Denmark, and southern Sweden. All of these areas ma

The aim of this study was to explore care managers view on loneliness among elderly and to examine what interventions they proposed. Ten qualitative interviews were conducted with care managers from nine municipalities in the region of Skåne. The empirical material that has been collected was analyzed through Håkan Jönsons (2010) perspective analysis and Roine Johanssons (2007) theory of street-le

Authors: Angela Östlund and Cassandra Lindbladh Granberg Title: ”And the issues are numerous...” A study of the portrayal of social worker’s work environment in media: A qualitative content analysis of six podcast episodes. Supervisor: Ulrika Levander Assessor: Hans Knutagård This study follows a qualitative analysis procedure to investigate how social workers’, who works at the social services,

All Swedish municipalities have planning tools such as a municipal action plan and a risk- and vulnerability assessment, which are governing documents on how to prepare, prevent and respond to accidents and crisis. However, there are no established methods for measuring community resilience in Sweden. Therefore, it could potentially be beneficial for Swedish municipalities to use a method for meas

After the major populist events such as Trump and Brexit, the media politicians turned their attention to the socio-economic and political division between big cities and small countryside communities. Rural areas where right-wing populist parties have found a large part of their support have besome “left-behind places", described as forgotten and misunderstood. The question of why these popu

Child sexual abuse is a global public health problem. In Sweden, the social services have the ultimate responsibility to support and protect these children. This study examines social workers' experiences of the challenges and dilemmas that arise in their daily work with children who have been sexually abused. The method used was of a qualitative nature and the respondents were chosen by purpo

Sweden has a significant rental sector with about a third of the total number of households rented out. The intention of the rental market should be that it is accessible to all people in society, regardless of nationality or income. The general mediation of rental apartments today is through a queuing system, which in Stockholm shows that a queuing time can be up to half one's life. The alter

The recent market turmoil, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, has negatively influenced the financial markets all over the world. Therefore, the search for safe haven assets by investors is of great importance. In this area of research, gold has for a long time been considered to be the traditional safe haven asset. However, recent literature states that Bitcoin is the new gold. Whether this is the

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur ideella verksamheter och kommunala myndigheter arbetar med digital utanförskap bland sina klienter, vilka faktorerna för digital utanförskap kan vara samt hur den digitala utvecklingen ser ut. Studien genomfördes som en kvalitativ metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Totalt intervjuades sex personer, tre från ideella verksamheter och tre från The aim of this study has been to examine the way non-profit organizations and municipal administrations work with digital exclusion amongst their clients, what the factors for digital exclusion can be and what the digital development looks like. The study was performed using a qualitative method with semi-structured interviews. In total six people were interviewed, three from non-profit organizat

Våld i nära relationer är ett globalt problem och bara i Sverige mördas ungefär en kvinna varannan vecka av en nuvarande eller tidigare partner. Akutmottagningar är den vårdinstans där offer för våld oftast söker sig till varför syftet med litteraturöversikten var att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att fråga om våld i nära relationer inom akutsjukvård. En integrerad analys av 7 studier d

Annuitetslån som form av privatlån har ökat i popularitet framförallt sedan den finansiella krisen 2008. Denna låneform har egenskapen att låntagaren betalar en konstant månadskostnad vid varje återbetalningstillfälle, vilket är i kontrast mot den traditionella låneformen med rak amortering och rörlig månadskostnad. Denna studie har av syfte att utreda potentiella motiv till varför annuitetslånet

An increasing number of people are suffering from mental illness. The lack of viable treatment options has left many without a proper opportunity to get help, henceforth there is a need for new ways for therapists to give treatment. This study aims to utilize the experience and expertise of professionals who use VR technology to provide information and ideas on how VR and specifically VR therapy c

Bakgrund: Peer-support är personer med egen erfarenhet av psykisk ohälsa, som arbetar efter ledord som ömsesidighet, emotionell trygghet och icke-styrande attityd. Det har tidigare framhållits både positiva och negativa aspekter av införandet av peer-support inom psykiatrin. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka peer-supportrars upplevelse av sin yrkesroll och de relationer som skapas till s