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It can be seen as if though Zumba has taken it upon themselves to mend the growing gap between humans of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds in the world. Zumba and the Other investigates Zumba from a postcolonial perspective and questions the methods which Zumba use to reach their supposed ambition of uniting the world in one dance class. Zumba and the Other asks the question of who Z
This study investigates unemployment from the unemployed individuals´ perspective. Its main focus has been to portrait the experiences, feelings and attitudes of people who already have disadvantages on the labor market and has experience of unemployment. Data was collected from five different individuals who were selected on the basis of belonging to different specific groups of society that tend
The purpose of our study was to examine the prevailing norms of mental illness, and how it is portrayed in popular culture, by analyzing four selected feature films that all highlight mental illness of some kind. We have done this through a qualitative study with a thematic analysis, in which all four films have been studied thoroughly. The study has a social constructivist approach since our way
Målet med denna studie var att få ökad kunskap om hur professionella inom människobehandlande organisationer resonerar kring narkotikapolitik, mer specifikt harm reduction och nollvision. Studiens analys är baserad på semi-strukturerade intervjuer med två socialsekreterare som arbetar med missbruk i en kommun i Södra Sverige samt en kvalitativ dokumentanalys av debattartiklar, författade av profesThe aim of this study was to gain knowledge regarding how professionals working in human service organizations reasons around drug policy, more specifically harm reduction and zero tolerance. The analysis is based on semi-structured interviews with two social workers who work towards drug addicts in a municipal human service organization and a qualitative document analysis of discussion articles,
“It pierces the heart” Social workers’ challenges regarding closeness and distance The aim of this study was to examine how social workers working within nonprofit women’s shelters describe closeness and distance in the relationship with clients. The analysis was based on the theory of professionalism with influence of role theory. The study is based of six qualitative interviews with social work
This paper highlights the complexity and ambiguity regarding the phenomenon of so called honour-related violence and oppression and explores how these matters are taken into consideration in the field of social work. In order to explore this field of study we used qualitative research as the method of inquiry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six female social workers working with pe
“If they would have told me on my first day that I was supposed to walk 20 K, I would have told them that they were completely out of their minds” - A study about how physical activity can be a part of the treatment at an institution for substance users. (Translated title) The aim of this study was to examine physical activity as a part of the treatment at an institution for substance users. More
Dagligen vistas röntgensjuksköterskor i sin fysiska arbetsmiljö under flera timmar. Befintlig forskning inom arbetsmiljö visar att den fysiska arbetsmiljön kan påverka både personalens välbefinnande och deras arbetsprestation. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka och beskriva röntgensjuksköterskans uppfattning av den fysiska arbetsmiljön på en röntgenavdelning. Metod: Kvalitativ studie har ge
The purpose of this essay was to investigate and gain a deeper understanding of how newly graduated social workers express professional approach in the meeting with clients. Our questions were how recent graduates define professional approach? How do newly graduated socialworkers experience that education and practical experience have contributed to their development of professional approach? What
Föreliggande uppsats tillämpar ett flertal retoriska teoribildningar och tillhörande analysmetoder samt metodiskt bruk av socialkonstruktivism, med ambitionen att kartlägga och därmed öka förståelsen för de språkliga drag som kom till uttryck när Stefan Löfvens regering hanterade omläggningen av flyktingpolitiken hösten 2015. De artefakter som behandlas i en komparativ analys utgörs av Löfvens tal
The aim of this study was to investigate school counselors approach towards, and experience of, working with lgbtq in school. The survey was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six school counselors working with students in age six-fifteen and sixteen-eighteen. The result of the study showed that all school counselors experienced the school environment as excluding for lgbtq-students
The aim of this study was to analyze how a criminal record affects former criminals self-image and integration on the labor market. The selection consisted of former criminal men in the ages 20-45. We used a qualitative method. The study was based on five individual semi-structured interviews. The empirics was analyzed by using Barlebos theory social constructivism, Goffmans theory Stigma and Howa
Studien syftade till att undersöka förhållandet mellan self-efficacy, trait anxiety och motivationsklimat hos studenter på Lunds Universitet (n=121). En kvantitativ enkätundersökning genomfördes online med mätinstrumenten General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) samt Motivational Climate at Work Questionnaire (MCWQ). En multipel regressionsanalys visade att trait anxThe purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, trait anxiety and motivational climate when it comes to students at Lund University (n=121). A quantitative survey was performed online with General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Motivational Climate at Work Questionnaire (MCWQ) as the measuring instruments. Although multiple r
The aim of this study was to examine how secondary school teachers describe their experiences of, and approach to the obligation to report suspicions of child maltreatment according to the Swedish Social Services act, 14 chapter 1 §. More specifically the aim was to examine how teachers describe the mandatory reporting process and their experiences of contact with the social services regarding stu
Sammanfattning Marknadsföring är ständigt föränderlig och kräver hela tiden utveckling för att utmana konsumenter. Genom de första bloggarna, skapades en ny marknadsföringsportal som var mer genomträngande än traditionell reklam. Från detta utvecklades influencer-marketing, alltså marknadsföring via sociala medier. Näringsidkare kan använda en influencers plattform som kan en katalysator för ett Abstract Marketing is continuously changing and requires constant development to challenge consumers. Through the first blogs, a new marketing portal was created that was more penetrating than traditional advertising. From this, influencer marketing, i.e. marketing through social media, developed. Businesses can use an influencers platform as a catalyst for a commercial message, where, in additio
Criminality is an issue that is dealt with by many different agencies. The purpose of our study was to interpret and analyze which factors are of importance to an individuals road into criminality, the time spent in criminality, and the road out of criminality. The study was implemented using a qualitative method by conducting six (6) semi-structured interviews with male criminal offenders that ha
Information sprids och delas på bara några få sekunder i dagens moderna digitala samhälle. Detta påverkar även finansmarknaden som måste anpassa sig till det nya snabbrörliga samhället. Dagens digitala samhälle har skapat ett behov av regleringar av finansmarknaden och dessa lagar. Lagarna har ständigt förnyats och uppdaterats under de gångna åren. Ett av de viktiga målen med denna lagstiftning In the modern digital society information is spread and shared in just a few seconds. This has an effect on the financial market and the financial market has to adapt to the new fast-paced society. The transformation to a digital society creates a demand for regulations by law of the financial market. These regulations have existed since the start of the Swedish financial market in the 1980s and
Abstract Author: Anna Aprea Malmqvist & Vera Nyman. Title: “I’m not a women abuser”- A qualitative study based on men’s violence against women Supervisor: Anna Angelin Assessor: Anders Lundberg Men's violence against women is a constant and relevant topic for social-workers. The perspective of the men and their view of violence is necessary to an in-depth understanding of the complexity o
The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of how representations of the Gothenburg suburb Biskopsgården in news media affect the people who live there. In an attempt to illustrate how these representations are received and interpreted by the people in Biskopsgården we have interviewed ten people, one on one, who currently live in the area. The conversations have revolved a lot aro
The aim of this study was to explore experiences of motivation during the entry to the labor market from first generation immigrants. This study is empirically based on stories obtained from unstructured interviews with six people. These individuals have experienced migration to Sweden and established themselves in the labor market. José Alberto Diaz’s (1993) individualistic theoretical framework
