This master’s thesis in Strategic Communication uses Erving Goffman’s concepts of face and face-work to study interaction patterns in a Public Relations context. The purpose of the master’s thesis is to take a closer look at the role of interpersonal communication in relationship management between an organization and its stakeholders. To be able to do that, the research questions focused on how r

The purpose of this study was to explore and analyse both how the grief groups in the Church of Sweden are organised, as well as how and if the religion is used during the conversations about death. I have also looked at how the group leaders view the grieving process. Semi-structured interviews were held with deacons and clergy that work with leading grief groups within the Church of Sweden. The

Abstract Author: Moa Nordberg Title: Arbete är vägen till frihet – en studie om Arbetsförmedlares syn på sitt nya integrationsuppdrag Supervisor: Carina Tigervall Examiner: Staffan Blomberg The integration work in Sweden has during the last years undergone a reformation process and in December 2010 a new law came into forces. With the new law the government 2006-2010 aims to reform the integrati

The aim of the study is to examine what kind of help the elderly get, if the elderly get the help they want, how the staff treat them and how much contact they have with others than the home-help staff. Further the study looks on how the well-being of the elderly was affected by the relationship with the home-help staff and contact with other people than the home-help staff. To conduct the study i

This thesis illustrates a method of analysing the risk management of an enterprise in its management system from a systems perspective. The method implies, by means of a model of the value chain of an enterprise, connecting the external and internal demands for risk management with the business processes of the enterprise. This is done with a view of pointing out defects in the internal demands in

Stephen Colberts tal på Vita Husets korrespondentmiddag 2006 väckte stor uppståndelse tack vare dess budskap och talets snabba utspridning i de nya medierna. Denna uppsats analyserar talets kontext och innehåll för att bedöma huruvida Colberts tillvägagångssätt var passande. Analysen görs med hjälp av Bitzers teori om den retoriska situationen och partesmodellen. Först analyseras talets retoriska

I dag har affärssystem blivit en vital del i de flesta organisationer för att hantera informationsflödet i verksamheten. Den ökade användningen av affärssystem har inneburit en utveckling av affärssystem samtidigt som komplexiteten ökat. I takt med den ökade komplexiteten har det blivit svårare att få systemen att passa olika typer av organisationer men även lösningar på hur organisationer på bäst

Kravhanteringsprocessen, dvs. den process eller arbetsmetod som används för kravhanteringen är en av de viktigaste delarna för utvecklingen av mjukvara. Kravhantering är allt arbete berörande krav som exempelvis allt från kravinsamling till dokumentering av krav. Den här processen har stor betydelse för om ett projekt kan anses som lyckat men den är även kantad av olika problem. Det har bedrivits

Abstract Author: Anne-Marie Jurzysta and Linda Nilsson Title: Motherhood – the obvious parenthood? The signification of gender during custody battles (translated title) Supervisor: Susanna Lundberg Assessor: Lars Harrysson The purpose of this study was to analyse custody battles that had ended during the years 2008-2009 in the municipality of Lund, Sweden. We wanted to see which different variabl

Investigations of past fires suggest that building occupants faced with a fire have problems defining the severity of it, especially in the early stages of the fire. An experiment was therefore carried out to study people’s ability to estimate fire growth, and their perceived ability to extinguish a fire using a portable fire extinguisher. A total of 535 persons, namely 304 men and 231 women, were

Sammanfattning Det finns både beskrivande och värdeladdade aspekter av självskattningsformulär som mäter femfaktormodellen (FFM). Telefonförsäljare fick genomföra webbaserade personlighetstest med värdeladdade respektive neutrala items. Diskrepansen mellan dessa antas uppskatta en evaluativ faktor. Studiens syfte var att begreppsvalidera den evaluativa faktorn genom att utreda huruvida den kan preAbstract There are evaluative and content aspects of self-report inventories measuring the five-factor model (FFM).Telemarketers completed a five-factor personality inventory on the Internet containing both evaluative and neutral items. The discrepancy between these items is presumed to be the evaluative factor. The aim of the study was to validate the evaluative factor by investigating its relati

Syftet i föreliggande studie var att undersöka om delaktighet i utformandet av hemuppgiften i en stressintervention påverkade interventionens utfall och deltagarnas engagemang i uppgiften. Dessutom undersöktes sambandet mellan delaktighet och bortfall ur studien. Studien använde en experimentell design där deltagarna randomiserades till två grupper med olika grad av delaktighet i utformandet av enThe aim of the present study was to examine whether participation in the design of homework in a stress intervention affected the outcome of the intervention and participants’ engagement to the task. The study also examined the relationship between participation and dropouts from the study. The study used an experimental design in which participants were randomly assigned to two groups with differ

Abstract Author: Annika Johansson, Anette Elmbert Title: The importance of attachment and the development of emotional bonds between child and drug abusing parents Keywords: attachment bond, abusive parents, treatment and health Supervisor: Anders Lundberg Assessor: Carina Tigervall The aim of this study was to examine the attachment bond between mother and child in treatment of abuse, at the

Studiens syfte är att undersöka förmedlingen av övningsinstruktioner inom instrumentalundervisningen på musik- och kulturskolor. Med utgångspunkt i lektionstillfällen undersöks övningsinstruktionernas innehåll, förmedlingssätt samt elevens uppfattning av dessa instruktioner. I studien undersöktes det tre violoncellpedagogers undervisning, totalt tolv lektioner, varav hälften var gruppundervisning.Title: To teach how to learn – A study of practice instructions in the field of music education. The purpose of this study is to examine how instructions concerning practicing a musical instrument are conveyed during a lesson. The content of the instructions and the way they were presented during the lesson were examined, as well as the student's perception of these instructions. The study wa

Abstract This study deals with the theory of the social capital and the addiction of cannabis. Social capital is a theoretical perspective with no specific concept. The aim was to compare the definitions of friendship and the addiction of seven law students. The purpose of this paper, with the support of the theory of the social capital, was to investigate the students’ reactions and how they act

Den danska dogmarörelsen kan uppfattas som en motreaktion till dansk konsensus kring frågor rörande etnicitet, borgerlighet och förståndshandikapp. Detta är relevant utifrån dagens danska samhälle som ibland kan betraktas som existensen av en övertygande politisk samhörighet, från höger till vänster, i vissa frågor såsom invandring, integration och synen på människor med utländsk härkomst. Dessuto

Hiphop is a culture that has grown among youth the last decades. Its based of four elements: breakdance, graffiti, djing and rap and each of these have their own way to express position, social status, power and identity. I want to know more what Swedish hip-hop stands for among rappers and producers. Goal: The goal is to get insight of what hip-hop means for the rappers and how they use hip-hop

For Better or for Worse: The Influence that Individualization has had on Heterosexual Couples from an Equality Perspective. ABSTRACT Author: Julia Sellman Title: For Better or for Worse: The Influence that Individualization has had on Heterosexual Couples from an Equality Perspective. [I nöd och lust: En studie av individualiseringens påverkan på heterosexuella parrelationer ur ett jämställdhets