Syftet med denna uppsats var att på förskolebarn jämföra resultat på verbala och ickeverbala mentaliseringsförmågetest och undersöka relationen mellan fantasi och mentaliseringsförmåga. Deltagarna var 64 barn, 36 flickor och 28 pojkar, med en medelålder på 59 månader (4 år 11 månader) med en standardavvikelse på 9 månader. Fyra instrument användes: ett ickeverbalt mentaliseringstest, ett verbaltThe aims of this thesis were to compare results on verbal and non-verbal mentalization tests on pre-school children, and to explore the relation between imagination and mentalization. The participants were 64 children, 36 girls and 28 boys, with a mean age of 59 months (4 years 11 months) with a standard deivation of 9 months. Four instruments were used: a non-verbal mentalization test, a verbal

The thesis explores and analyses the behaviour of the European Union vis-à-vis the promotion and protection of human rights within the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It furthermore examines whether the theory of ‘normative power Europe’ is an appropriate theory in characterizing the external action of the EU at the UNGA. Drawing on seven interviews with EU and non-EU officials in both New

KÖNSSTYMPNING OCH FÖRLOSSNING Barnmorskors erfarenheter Författare: Basira Hosseini Handledare: Anna-Karin Dykes Magisteruppsats Augusti 2012 Abstrakt Invandring från länder där kvinnlig könsstympning förekommer ha ökat och barnmorskan möter dessa kvinnor oftare inom vården. Det kan bland annat vara svårt att göra vaginalundersökning på kvinnorna och därmed följa förlossningsförloppet. S

Med hjälp av en utförd diskursanalys av de två första avsnitten i första säsongen av tv-serierna Sex and the city och Entourage besvarades frågeställningarna. Uppsatsen syftar till att studera konsumtionsdiskursen i konsumtionssamhället och hur olika budskap som konsumtion, lycka, makt och framgång förmedlas till seriernas tittare. Den syftar även till att undersöka vilka likheter och skillnader d

Gold mining has positive and negative effects. Conflicts depend on jewelry demand. In light of how (many) indigenous peoples don't want gold mining in their territories, why is it that (other) people desire and purchase gold jewelry? Value is about living your life according to what you believe to be important. Humans seek the approval by others of how they live their lives. Circulating tokens

Within-country inequality varies greatly between countries. Despite much research about the determinants of this inequality there is little consensus on what the underlying factors are. This thesis looks into the connection between political institutions, integration and inequality. Both institutions and integration has previously been put forward as important determinants of within-country inequa

Author: Moa Rasmusson & Frida Thorsell Title: Social work with unaccompanied minors Supervisor: Norma Montesino The aim of this study is to examine what kind of work is being done in relation to unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Sweden. The study is based on six interviews with seven different representatives from organizations who all are working with unaccompanied minors. These organi

I den här uppsatsen undersöker vi vilka utmaningar sju svenska kommuner har stött på i sitt arbete med sociala medier. Genom intervjuer med tolv personer som arbetar med information och kommunikation i sina respektive kommuner har det framkommit ett antal utmaningar som har analyserats genom ett neoinstitutionellt perspektiv. Neoinstitutionalismen förklarar hur organisationer agerar för att anses In this thesis we will analyse the challenges that seven Swedish municipalities face while working with social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Based on neoinstitutional theory we try to find explanations to why these challenges exist, increasing organizations awareness of in what way and to which extent they are affected by the expectations from the surrounding world. Twelve persons in seve

Problem/Background: Even though individualizing tendencies can be dated back at least to the industrial revolution, the 1950s and 1960s are understood as a climax of the process due to the emergence of certain opportunities. Mainly because of individualization, characterized by the emphasis on self-fulfilment and impersonality for instance, a general apprehension towards a dissolving family has ri

This study investigates the relationship between the adoption of ‘good’ corporate governance practices and the subsequent stock performance of China’s publicly listed firms. Using the Shanghai Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Index (SSE CGI) that was launched in January 2008, a portfolio of CGI firms is benchmarked against a portfolio of matched conventional firms, their sector indices and mark

Fildelning är ett vardagsbrott för en stor andel svenskar, trots lagstiftningen på området. Rättighetshavare har inte alltid själva möjligheterna att beivra brotten, av anledningar som främst handlar om polisväsendets bristande resurser och reglerna mot brottsprovokation. En ökad tendens att för rättighetshavarna att vända sig till privata företag som utreder fildelningsbrott märks tydligt. De priFile sharing is an everyday crime for a large number of Swedes, despite prohibiting legislation in the field. Copyright holders do not always have the possibility to prosecute the crimes for reasons primarily connected with the police’s lack of resources and the rules prohibiting entrapment. An increased tendency for right holders to turn to private companies in order to investigate file sharing c

This study’s ambition is to investigate the effects of Foreign Direct Investment for Turkey at the individual sector level. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first endeavor to investigate the sector-specific effect of FDI on GDP for Turkey. The main research is carried out by support of basic neo-classical growth theory and new endogenous growth paradigms. The study mainly employs empirica

This paper examines a new form of literature, namely robot-authored literature, and its status in the Swedish society with a certain focus on the cultural field. Combining a qualitative method with a quantitative, I have interviewed four different persons with different point of views and responsibilities concerning robot-authored literature. I have examined the status of the robot-authored liter

Organic solar cells made of polymers are an attractive alternative to the conventional solar cells which are commercially used today. The polymer solar cell is cheap to produce, due to the high absorption coefficients which limits the needed thickness of the material and due to the simple manufacturing process, which doesn’t demand high temperatures. However, the efficiencies of polymer solar cell

This thesis investigates local civil society organizations in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and their perceptions on what human rights are, what causes human rights abuses and human rights violations in BiH, and what role they perceive themselves to have in transforming the current human rights situation. The methodology used was semi-structured interviews collected in the field and later explored wit

Uppsatsen tar sin utgångspunkt i vårt "slarviga" sätt att använda ordet tid. Det är tydligt att vi behöver en mer finslipad begreppsapparat för att diskutera begreppet tid.Genom att studera hur Adam Smith skriver om tid -med fokus på på frågan om produktionsfaktorn arbete innehåller tid - har jag utarbetat ett embryo till en mer preciserat begreppsapparat som jag använder för att jämföra

Abstract Authors: Lisabeth Carlqvist & Malin Mauritsson Title: “Straight guys: dare trying taking it up the butt” – An analysis of sexual normality portrayed on Ligga med P3’s website. [Translated title] Supervisor: Annika Capelán Assessor: Eva Johnsson The aim of this study was to provide a closer look at how sexual normality is portrayed on the internet, focusing on a particular website ch

This paper investigates the effects of working overtime on health. Overtime has previously been examined in this context mainly as a one-dimensional variable. This paper takes into account the multi-dimensional character of this factor. In addition to solely relating overtime to a health measure, this paper focuses discretely on the remuneration, the regularity, and the temporal extent of overtime