What does film costumes tell us about a film? The list is endless. This essay proves that fact, illustrated by an analyse of the costumes in the film The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997). The essay begins with an analyse of the costumes in relation to the character who wears them and in relation to the story of the film. To broaden the result the text also discuss the artist behind them, Jean-Paul

Public participation has gradually gained a stronghold within development theory during the last three decades. Researchers, policy-makers and aid workers share the belief that inclusion of beneficiaries in the development process is a prerequisite for purposeful and sustainable development of rural communities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine if participatory development leads to empower

Studien undersökte hur självkänslan har förändrats hos 7-9-åriga barn i Sverige idag jämfört med 1981-83. Sammanlagt deltog 268 flickor och pojkar i studien genom att fylla i självskattningsformuläret ”Jag tycker jag är”. Resultaten visade att både pojkarna och flickorna i samtliga åldrar år 2012 uppvisade ett signifikant högre medelvärde jämfört med barnen på 80-talet. Flickorna uppvisade därtillThe study examined how self-esteem has changed in Swedish 7-9 year old children today compared to 1981-83. A total of 268 boys and girls participated by filling out the self-assessment form "I think I am". The results showed that both boys and girls of all ages in 2012 demonstrated a significantly higher mean compared to children in the 80´s. It also demonstrated that in 2012 the girls h

Studiens syfte var att undersöka sambandet mellan mentalisering och självkänsla hos skolbarn i årskurs fem. Även då dessa fenomen har gemensamma nämnare och verkar ingå i en ömsesidig relation finns det få empiriska studier som undersökt detta samband. Studiens sekundära syfte var att undersöka om delskalorna Psykiskt välmående, Relationer till familj samt Relationer till andra i Jag tycker jag ärThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mentalization and self-esteem in children in fifth grade. Even though these phenomena have common denominators and seem to be part of a mutual relationship there are few empirical studies who have investigated this relationship. A secondary purpose was to investigate if certain subscales of self-esteem, such as Mental health, Re

Uppsats om hur tre amerikanska polisserier som började sändas mellan åren 1960-1975 på en mikro nivå visar på större förändringar i det amerikanska samhället

Studiens syfte var att utifrån en modell av stigma som bestående av komponenterna kunskap, attityder och beteende beskriva psykologers stigmatisering av personer med psykisk sjukdom samt att jämföra psykologers stigmatisering med den övriga befolkningens. Vidare syftade studien till att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar psykologers attityder till personer med psykisk sjukdom. Yrkesverksamma p

In this essay I explore contemporary British TV comedy that unsettles and offends its audience by pushing humour to its very outer limits. Attempts to breach decorum and provoke the reader/audience is not a new phenomenon, and by looking at the Modernist rejection of bourgeois values I try to contextualise this fascination with transgression and provocation. The British writer and director Chris

Uppsatsen undersöker Marie NDiayes roman Trois femmes puissantes i relation till feministisk och postkolonial teoribildning. Framförallt studeras huruvida Spivaks tanke om den subalterna kvinnan som dubbelt förtryckt, av patriarkala och imperialistiska strukturer samtidigt, kan fungera som en samverkande faktor för att knyta ihop de tre romandelarna. Det dubbla förtrycket analyseras utifrån Gilber

Genom en grammatisk kritisk metod med fokus på semantik har detta arbete försökt undersöka ledarskapet som förekommer i Första Thessalonikerbrevet och som benämns med verbet προΐστημι. Frågeställningen i uppsatsen är vad går ledarskapet i 1 Thess 5:12–13, benämnt med προΐστημι, ut på och vad innebär det för församlingens självbild. I denna studie har användningen och betydelsen av detta ord i andr

Coherentist theories of justification face the Sensation objection, according to which some experiences, such as that of a headache, independently justify us in holding certain beliefs regardless of whether they cohere with the rest of our beliefs. Since coherentism holds that our beliefs are justified only on the basis of coherence with the rest of our beliefs, coherentism is, or so it has been a

The purpose of this study is to show how eating meat as a norm is linked to gender, and more specific; to problematize the meat normativity and its connection to masculinity. By conducting interviews with both male meat eaters and vegans, I wanted to see in what ways gender is performed through the speech of meat, and how male vegans relate to and are influenced by the connection between masculi

Bakom den transaktion som sker när en konsument köper något av en näringsidkare, och betalar med kort, finns ett omfattande system. Detta system utgörs oftast av fyra parter och en systemägare. De fyra parterna är kortinnehavaren, den utgivande banken, näringsidkaren och den inlösande banken. Mellan de två nämnda bankerna uppstår en så kallad mellanbanksavgift varje gång kortinnehavaren drar sitt There is a comprehensive system behind the transaction that occurs when a consumer buys something of a trader and pays by card. This system usually consists of four parties and one system owner. The four parties are the cardholder, the issuing bank, the trader and the acquiring bank. It occurs an interchange fee between the two banks each time the cardholder swiping their cards in the trader's

This thesis is a terminological study of the Hebrew word s'q. There is an idea among some scholars that the people who heard someone cry using either the Hebrew word for “help!” or “violence!”, was obligated by law to help them. The cry is described with the word s'q. The helper is called “savior”. In this thesis I seek to find out if this idea is merely a moral code or if the law in Tanak

Ekologisk mat har under de senaste två årtiondena, och i synnerhet det senaste årtiondet, utgjort en ökande andel av matkonsumtionen. Till en början var det framför allt frukt, kaffe och grönsaker som stod för denna ökning, men de senaste åren har det spritt sig till alla de kategorier av mat som SCB använder i sina mätningar. Samtidigt har ökningen inom frukt och grönsaker stannat av helt. Uppsat

During the period 2009-2011 Sweden had two really hard winters with lots of snow. The result was train delays because of snow in the railway switches. The purpose of this work is to highlight the problems that arise around switches during winter and to propose methods to reduce these problems. The switch has a core function of the railway system and must therefore work properly. Switches are also

Abstract Author: Sanne Modin, Matilda Berggren Title: Who has the reproductive responsibility? – A reflection of gender roles in work with financial assistance [translated title] Supervisor: Yvonne Johansson Assessor: With this study our intent were to examine the Swedish social services workers view on financial assistance to contraceptive use. We wanted to look at this subject from a gender pe

Background: Physical and environmental factors can affect both job performance and job satisfaction of the workers. Despite of the progress and improvement made for occupational safety and health, work environment especially in low and middle income countries is still hazardous for the workers. A large number of work related injuries and occupational accidents happens around the world each year. T