Abstract: The controversial issue of ‘missing girls’ has been a cause of concern since the time of the British rule in India. Most research studies pointed towards a demographic pattern of its occurrence, the Northwestern plains of India saw an alarming scarcity of girl children. Since then many studies focused at examining the economic and socio-cultural factors motivating the missing girl phenom

Efter en omfattande reform år 2009 kom gymnasieskolan att förändras radikalt: en tydligare uppdelning mellan yrkes- och högskoleförberedande program infördes, där de förra inte längre skulle ge allmän behörighet till högskolestudier. Uppsatsens syfte är att analysera politiska motiv i utredningen "Framtidsvägen", vilken föregick reformen, samt dess konsekvenser gällande utbildningens til

Denna magisteruppsats är baserad på en översättning av valda delar av en amerikansk handbok som på ett underhållande sätt förklarar värdepappershandel och aktieinvestering. Uppsatsen är indelad i tre delar: källtextanalys, överväganden inför översättningen och översättningskommentar. Lennart Hellspong och Per Ledins analysmetoder ligger till grund för källtextanalysen som även kompletterats med in

Studien har sin grund i ett statistiskt meddelande från Statistiska Centralbyrån, som visar på social reproduktion och snedrekrytering inom svenskt utbildningsväsende. I dagens samhällsdebatter menar många att vi lever i ett individualistiskt samhälle. Dessa två utgångspunkter står i en dikotomi till varandra, och det inspirerade till att studera hur tre läkarstudenter vid Lunds universitet såg på

The sub-Saharan African region is often considered the most corrupt in the world and has been characterised by macroeconomic instability; several countries have experienced out of control inflation in recent years. Corruption, defined as the abuse of public power for private gain discourages enterprise and investment, and encourages capital flight and rent-seeking; all of which increase the diffic

Den illegala jakten är relativt outforskad. De få arbeten som finns om illegal jakt är alla rapporter eller utredningar kring den illegala jaktens utbredning, attityder till rovdjur, jaktbrott, hur anmälningar och utredningar av jaktbrott går till. Få studier med fokus på att förstå den illegala jaktens uppkomst och bedrivande har genomförts. Denna uppsats fördjupar och utvecklar fynden som Brotts

Author: Lina Carlsiö & Niklas Skoogh Title: Konstruktionen av ett problem – En diskursiv analys kring legaliseringsdebatten av cannabis. Supervisor: Malinda Andersson Assessor: Roberto Scaramuzzino In the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013 there was a debate about a proposition made by the major of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, about a legalization of cannabis. The debate took place both in Swedis

The development of Germany’s energy intensity of the 19th and 20th century shows a clear inverted U-shaped trend, which supports the hypothesis of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of energy intensity. In this article this development will be analyzed from a consumption perspective and investigate the impact of international trade on the upswing phase of Germany’s EKC of energy intensity. It i

Innovation is considered one of the most important drivers for economic growth but measuring innovation is complex and abstract. To measure innovation, it is common to use proxies such as patent and R&D expenditure. How good of a measure is patents when it comes to explaining economic growth? Patents have faced a lot of critique when being used as a proxy for innovation, quality adjustment for

This thesis examines whether gold is still attractive to be invested as one of the portfolio component after the financial crisis in 2008. Besides, the study suggests the appropriate weight of gold in the portfolio investment during the normal and crisis periods. This paper uses the U.S. stock, bond, and gold data from 1997 until 2013 to investigate optimal weights by constructing the optimal port

Konsumenters diskussioner kring produkter och tjänster, s.k. word of mouth, har fått alltmer betydelse i takt med framväxten av Internet och sociala medier. Dessa digitala verktyg har möjliggjort en större spridning av konsumenters åsikter och diskussioner, vilket kan påverka ett företags varumärke både negativt och positivt. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur word of mouth skapas kring Consumer discussions regarding products and services, so called word of mouth, has received increasing importance with the emergence of the Internet and social media. These digital tools have enabled a greater distribution of consumers' opinions and discussions, which can affect a company's brand both negatively and positively. The purpose of this study is to investigate how word of mouth

Author: Choban, Azal and Roos, Marie-Christine Title: ”Att skaffa barn som psykisk sjuk är det mest själviska man kan göra.”- en kvalitativ undersökning av att växa upp med psykisk sjuka föräldrar Supervisor: Arne Kristiansen Assessor: Anders Östnäs The aim of our essay was to study how children of parents with mental illness grow up and how this affects them in later life. We also wanted to see

Vietnam has undergone unprecedented changes in its recent history, and has become increasingly exposed to global processes due to its deepened integration into the international economy and the large scale investment by the international community in its development process. Remarkable progress has been made over the past twenty five years, however new challenges have emerged and the solutions to

Reading and literacy in relation to technology development and a changing media landscape is an area of current interest, not least because several studies show that Swedish children´s reading abilities are decreasing. The aim of our study is to gain a deeper insight into how a new technical tool can be used and comprehended in a reading promotion activity in a library context. In order to do this

The purpose of the study is to investigate the growing trend in consumers to go back to basic lifestyle and to reveal how different events, meanings, experiences and ideas have a role to play in this change in consumers’ attitude. The paper aims to understand this new rising trend and consumer interest and provide a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon. The study focuses on barefoot / minimal

Banks are normally heavily indebted with equity levels of 5-10 percent of total assets or even lower. The assets consist mainly of short-term and long-term loans, funded by deposits which can be withdrawn at short notice. In order to avoid excessive withdrawals, which is called a bank run, deposit insurance systems, guaranteed by the state, are generally in operation. The financial sector is chara

This thesis is a result of an initial interest in multiculturalism – how states to deal with cultural plurality and the role of the concept of culture in this process – which led to a particular interest in the use of “culture” as a defence plea in courts; what is referred to as a “cultural defence”. With reference to two empirical cases it explores the legal, political and anthropological discuss

Recent years have seen many changes to the library field, not least when it comes to acquisitions. Internationally, the concept of letting library users take part in the acquisition process has developed over the past 30 years, from looking at inter-library loan applications as purchase requests to systems such as Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA). In a Swedish context, user influence has long been

Titel: Konkurrensen från lågpriskedjorna Seminariedatum: 2013-06-04 Kurs: NEKH01 Nationalekonomi: Examensarbete kandidatnivå 15hp Författare: Mia Quarfood Handledare: Joakim Gullstrand Nyckelord: Lågpriskedjor, svenska livsmedelsmarknaden, ICA, priskrig Syfte: Att undersöka huruvida lågpriskedjor sätter press på ICA-butiker att sänka sina priser. Teoretiskt ramverk: Teorier kring anpassande

Since January 2013 a new archival description system applies to all government agencies in Sweden. The system, developed by the Swedish National Archives, is based on the actual records and the organizational processes from which they originate and has been implemented since the guidelines RA-FS 2008:4 came into effect in 2009. In order to better understand the process oriented archival descripti