The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome and well-being. The examination was designed as a crosssectional study in which the measures TAS-20, KEDS and BBQ was administered by a survey online. A total of 557 participants were recruited. The results showed that higher degree of alexithymia was connected to more severe symptoms of exhaustion s

Du lär dig identifiera och bedöma risker och sårbarhet inom områden som t.ex. exponering för kemikalier, arters utdöende, inflyttning av invasiva arter och epidemiologi samt att arbeta med de vanligaste riskhanteringsmodellerna som används inom natur-, miljö- och hälsoområdena. Kursen omfattar områdena riskidentifiering, riskbedömning, riskvärdering, riskhantering och riskkommunikation.You learn to identify and assess risks and vulnerability in areas such as e.g. exposure to chemicals, species extinction, introduction of invasive species and epidemiology as well as working with the most common risk management models used in the nature, environment and health fields. The course covers the areas of risk identification, risk assessment, risk valuation, risk management and

Kursen introducerar studenter för ett representativt urval dikter från den brittiska romantiska perioden (c. 1770-1830). Det här var en tid av omvälvande konstnärliga, samhälleliga, vetenskapliga och kunskapsmässiga förändringar, och som också såg tillkomsten av det 'moderna' Europa. Många av de kulturella debatter som fortfarande sysselsätter Europa idag härrör från denna tid. Poesi spelade en viThe course will introduce students to a representative selection of poetry from the British Romantic period (c. 1770-1830). This was a time of profound artistic, social, scientific, and epistemic change which witnessed the birth of 'modern' Europe and inaugurated many of the cultural debates that still preoccupy European society today. Poetry played an important role in both shaping and refle

The programme is organised into three different tracks. When applying for the programme, you also select which track you are specialising in. The different tracks share courses to some extent. The process of economic development essentially rests on the interaction of its three pillars: income per capita growth, distribution of the fruits of growth and structural change. The Economic DevelopThe programme is organised into three different tracks. When applying for the programme, you also select which track you are specialising in. The different tracks share courses to some extent. The process of economic development essentially rests on the interaction of its three pillars: income per capita growth, distribution of the fruits of growth and structural change. The Economic Develop

Christianity has a special relationship to nationalism and modern statecraft, and thereby politics, because both the notion of nation and the modern political systems have evolved in dialogue or at times fundamental conflict with Christianity. In this course, we will deliberate the most central theories about the emergence of nationalism and the role of Christianity in them. Additionally, we familChristianity has a special relationship to nationalism and modern statecraft, and thereby politics, because both the notion of nation and the modern political systems have evolved in dialogue or at times fundamental conflict with Christianity. In this course, we will deliberate the most central theories about the emergence of nationalism and the role of Christianity in them. Additionally, we famil

I den här boken sätter olika kulturforskare in minnesmärken i ett europeiskt sammanhang och visar hur de vördas eller ringaktas; hur de blir uttryck för starka känslor och politiska manifestationer.

Homelessness as a political and social dominion has a number of features that make it particularly difficult to tackle. In addition to being a wicked problem, homelessness offers several analytical avenues. How do these characteristics affect the evaluation of programmes and projects aspiring to combat homelessness? Dissimilar pictures and solutions regarding homelessness in the US and in European

This study aims to highlight conditions for some selected non-profit organizations providing social services in Toronto, Canada. The essay is a case study which includes literature studies, field observations and interviews with respondents working in the non-profit sector. The analyses are mainly based on qualitative semi structured interviews with respondents working in non-profit organizations

This thesis examines youth attitudes toward the gender-system and the believed causes of gender roles: biology or social factors. The study has been designed as a survey conducted among 116 Swedish 9th graders, where the students had to classify weather stereotype roles and tasks are more natural for one sex than the other, or both. By comparing the answers of the pupils with respect to their own

In the United States of America media and the press have the important role of being ”the fourth estate of government” which means that American media has the task to examine the political processes taking place within the country, as well as the USA's actions abroad. The importance of media not being biased or not framing certain kind of information cannot be overemphasized, but despite this,

This article takes a selection of works of contemporary photography as starting points in a discussion about globalised movements, connections, and conflicts. The aim of the article is two-fold; first, to bring out and analyze how contemporary photography today finds new strategies with which to engage with aspects of the phenomenon of globalisation, and second, to contribute to a beginning tenden