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Syftet med denna uppsats var att göra en genealogisk diskursanalys av debatten om äktenskap för homosexuella mellan 1984-2009. Inspirerad av teoretiker som Foucault, Butler och Laclau analyseras flertalet juridiska förarbeten till tre olika lagar och tidningsartiklar rörande äktenskap för homosexuella där diskurser om homosexuella och äktenskapet diskuteras utifrån frågeställningar om vad det är sThe purpose of this study was to do a genealogic discourse analysis of the debate on the subject of homosexual’s right to marriage during the years 1984-2009. Inspired by theorists such as Foucault, Butler and Laclau several legal documents to three different laws concerning marriage for homosexuals and newspaper articles on the subject are analyzed and discourses concerning homosexuals and marria

Abstract Authors: Åsa Jönsson and Johanna Vedefors Title: Cross-professional teams: a qualitative study of team members working experience in a cross-professional team, in the health and social care area. [Translated title] Supervisor: Staffan Blomberg Assessor: Håkan Jönsson The purpose of this paper was to examine how team members within the health and social care area experience working

Abstract The media sometimes give a dark image of Swedish elderly care. Responsibility for the care of the elderly is put on the managers. Apart from budget matters, they are responsible for staff as well as care-takers. The aim of this study was to examine the manager role at homes for the elderly from the point of view of the managers themselves. The material consists of six semi – structured in

A research of prostitution in Sweden shows that it is more common with male prostitution than it is with female prostitution. Despite the fact that it is more common with male prostitution, there are more female prostitutes that meet social workers. Our purpose with this study was to examine why some men choose to prostitute. How does he get in contact with his customer and where do they meet. Our

The aim of this bachelor`s thesis is to reflect the ways in which a variety of craftspeople earn a living in contemporary Sweden; how their circumstances have changed because of the tension between economic rationality and social cohesion, and what implications these changes may have for sustainability, with special regards to energy consumption. The selection of craftspeople has been made accord

The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of adopted adults concerning their childhood, the search for origin and opinions on adoption and what influence these aspects have had on their lives. The method used was semi-structured interviews and the people interviewed were all adopted adults. To analyse our results we used John Bowlby´s “attachment theory”. During our interviews another a

The main goal with our paper was to examine women's violence against men in relationships, and if the subject is taboo. The study we used is qualitative based on eight interviews with professional personnel which in their work have been in contact with abused men in the region of Skåne. We also interviewed one man who has been a victim for abuse by his partner. To be able to analyze our quali

The main purpose of our study is to examine the attitude towards drugs found amongst a selected group of adolescents. We have utilized qualitative interviews in order to gather empirical material. The material thus acquired was then interpreted by means of symbolic interaction. The study shows that adolescents are generally averse to drugs, and that there is a substantial discrepancy between their

Energy cooperation is generally considered to be a solid base for further relational development between Europe and Russia due to the long history of this cooperation and the integrative nature of energy. Still, cooperative success has been modest despite that it is most likely to occur within this field. Hence, the main aim here is to find out why. Due to the empirical nature of research on the E

Att ringa in kompetenser, att individanpassa en utbildning som ska nå en stor grupp samt att ”matcha” kunskap med en lämplig pedagogik är några av de utmaningar som en ledarskapsutbildning står inför. Denna uppsats belyser pedagogiska infallsvinklar och provar dessa i nya sammanhang. Passar det traditionella sättet det moderna arbetet? Syftet är att kartlägga och analysera E.ON:s nuvarande pedag

This study is based on nine interviews with counsellors in habilitation and education as well as teachers in special schools, with the goal of studying the extent to which the theoretical models of normalization - as formulated by Bengt Nirje (2003) and Wolf Wolfensberger (1972) - apply to their daily work of supporting and preparing mentally retarded youngsters for transition to adult life. The c

The threat of change and the loss it can incur creates the need to preserve a detailed version of the past. Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford can be interpreted as a piece looking backwards as a means of looking forward; acknowledging and commemorating the existence of a rich and detailed past allows for the closing of its chapters, and thus eventual movement into a new future. In this paper I will

This Master’s thesis in library and information science deals with the relationship between research and practice of information literacy education. Information literacy is a common field of research and many theories and models have been developed through the years. The concept is widely used in society and one goal for educational institutions is to train students to become information literate.

Detta projekt syftar till att undersöka om det är möjligt att motivera användandet av teknik för förlängd hållbarhet, ESL, på konsumtionsmjölk genom en minskad miljöpåverkan, speciellt gällande distribution och spill. Trenden pekar idag mot ökande transporter för mejeriernas volymprodukter och dessa transporter jämförs för mjölk behandlad med ESL-teknik och vanlig pastöriserad mjölk. Utöver detta

The power of social services, involving there line of work with care for young persons with problems, is often discussed in negative terms by the general public and has gotten a great deal of attention, therefore we got interested of the social workers side of the story. The purpose of this study is to highlight social workers experiences of their power in their work with care for young persons wi

The purpose of this study was to find out how social workers handle and experience working with substance abusing women who are pregnant. We were interested in finding out how they experience their role as social workers in their professional relationship with the woman and how they look at the pregnancy in relation to motivation. Further on, we wanted to know their thoughts of how collaboration b

In the last couple of years the lack of housing and homelessness has increased in Malmö. At the same time there has been a discussion about the importance of housing as a part of the aftercare related to social work. Malmö has a goal stating that people that have stayed in hospital, treatment or served a prison sentence shall be offered a drug-free housing with a personalized support. We were inte