Through participant observation in a local promoter group of hardcore punk shows inGothenburg and qualitative interviews with its members I have investigated links between taste in music, values and social structures in the hardcore punk scene. The theoretical framework of this essay is built upon the concept of subcultural capital, which is adapted from Pierre Bourdieu and developed by Sarah Thornton and Keith Kahn-Harris. The result shows how members among the hardcore punk scene create and preserve distinction towards others, while the distinction becomes important benchmarks for including and excluding practices in the scene..

Population growth leads to an increased need for new buildings, both residential and commercial. The regulations of structural design also changes with time. From a sustainable community perspective it may be profitable if existing buildings, that no longer performs their original function, are reconditioned. Knowledge and understanding of the surroundings of the residence must be available. Regulations regarding accessibility to all has increased.

Denna uppsats tar upp ämnet social konflikt i samband med Nordirlandskonflikten. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida social konflikt kan verka främjande för samhället, samt att titta på de orsaker som gör att konflikten på Nordirland vidmakthålls. Detta har utförts genom en litteraturstudie av teorier utvecklade av Coser, Simmel och Merton.Slutsatser jag har dragit utifrån denna studie är bland annat att social konflikt i detta fall, parallellt med de nedbrytande faktorerna, också kan verka för en gynnande samhällsutveckling på vissa områden..

SammanfattningBetong delas in i en rad olika hållfasthetsklasser som påverkar vilka egenskaper betongen har vad gäller hållfastheten, högre klass ger högre hållfasthet. Vid dimensionering av betongkonstruktioner kommer valet av hållfasthetsklass på betongen spela in på hur stor armeringsmängd som fordras. I hur stor grad armeringsmängden påverkas beror på vilken typ av element det gäller samt vilka typer av laster det påverkas av, men generellt gäller att en högre hållfasthetsklass på betongen genererar en lägre armeringsmängd. Tryckta konstruktioner, exempelvis väggar, pelare och valv, i betong klarar stora laster i sig utan kraftig armering. Denna studie har haft som mål att ta fram ett dokument som påvisar i vilka typer av element det lönar sig ekonomiskt att använda en högre hållfasthetsklass med en lägre armeringsmängd som påföljd, samt redovisa priset för respektive tvärsnitt. Den fiktiva byggnad som studerats är ett 15 våningars bostadshus uppfört i Östersund.

This paper aims to demonstrate how the imperial attitude of the British Empire not onlycirculated within the British Isles, but also to and within the colonies, namely Australiain this case. It also shows how the discourse in an australian newspaper, The SydneyMorning Herald, might affect the people reading it and how thoughts about "the other"is reproduced in the media. The years 1947-1950 has been chosen because those werethe years of the Dominion of India, when India first became independent from theBritish Empire, to the formation of the Republic of India in 1950.All this is done by using postcolonial theory and discourse analytic method hand inhand to de-veil the structures of Empire within the media..

This study is an attempt to shed light on the importance of fiction as a bridge between different cultures and traditions. The objective of this essay is threefold. First it explores the potentiality of fiction as a communication channel between different cultures, societies and social groups. Secondly, it studies the availability of foreign fiction in Swedish language. And thirdly it tries to approach and analyze the structures and mechanisms behind that availability.

Normally the operational amplifier is used as a component in active filter design. The goal for future components in filter design is large bandwith and the use of low supply voltages. The use of current-mode instead of voltage-mode circuits gets a step closer to the required performance. A component that use current as the signal conveying part is the current conveyor. In this report a comparative study between two current conveyor structures of second generation (CCII) is performed.

A study to optimize insulation thickness for stock-, industrial- and office-buildings for external walls and roof in an economical perspective has been conducted on behalf of DynaMate. DynaMate?s role is to maintain all Scania?s buildings. Analysis has also included other parts of the building envelope, such as windows, exterior doors and industrial doors. In this thesis, three different types of exterior wall constructions has been investigated, these are a sandwich design consisting of sheet metal and a another one consisting of concrete, as well as a wall of concrete with a coating of plasters.

Authors: Sofia Eriksson and Malin Wändahl Title: To swim with sharks --? a qualitative study of female journalists work situation in Cape Town due to gender Level: Bachelor of Journalism. Autumn 2013 Location: University of Gothenburg Although the distribution of sex in the South African media houses is equal, research shows that the work conditions for women and men are unequal. Therefore, we have studied how the situation looks like beyond the statistics. The aim of our thesis is to examine, due to gender, how female journalists in Cape Town experience and cope with their work situation in a profession traditionally dominated by men.

This thesis is based on two different parts. First a presentation and a brief insight of the most comprehensive picture educational structures/theories and their various branches in Sweden from the post war period. Secondly a presentation of my artistic masters project Fantasy World, where I together with a group of children aged 7-12 freely created an artwork in the form of a world of its own, in sculptural expression. The idea behind the thesis has been to study how the perception of picture education and children?s creation has been in the recent decades and how different picture educational theories looks like and then to compare with the idea behind my project and how it may look in practice..

Titel: En kartläggning av tolkningsproblem och brister i Eurokoderna.Högskola: Högskolan i Halmstad.Kurs: Examensarbete, 15 högskolepoäng på Byggingenjörsprogrammet.Nyckelord: Eurokoderna, tolkningsproblem, brister, enkätundersökning.Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka om det behövs en förbättring av Eurokoderna, och i så fall redogöra för vilka delar det gäller. Undersökningen kan på så sätt vara ett steg mot en ytterligare förbättring av Eurokoderna, och därmed ett bidrag till att underlätta konstruktörens dagliga arbete.Metod: Kartläggningen grundades på resultatet från en enkätundersökning som i sin tur grundades på ett antal intervjuer. Både intervjuerna och enkäterna besvarades av byggkonstruktörer som arbetade mycket med Eurokoderna. Under intervjuerna ombads respondenterna att redogöra för de Eurokod-delar som ansågs vara svåra att tolka. Därefter utformades en enkät som behandlade frågor på de delarna som lyftes fram som problematiska under intervjuerna.Slutsats: Enligt den här studien kan det konstateras att konstruktörer tolkar vissa delar i Eurokoderna på olika sätt.

This essay will examine the social organization in the archipelago of Tonga. To accomplish this purpose, archaic societies and structures such as ancient Egypt and Hawaii will be examined to obtain a closer understanding of the building blocks which constitute a chiefdom or kingdom. Since Patrick V. Kirch (2010) recently redefined the Hawaiian archipelago as a kingdom this essay will examine if the same can be done with the chiefdom of Tonga since it have similarities to the Hawaiian social organization.To do this the essay will examine and describe both the geographical organization of the states and the social organization. Social organization in this essay will be defined as an archaic state organization that requires several levels of administration to rule the society..

Titel: En kartläggning av tolkningsproblem och brister i Eurokoderna.Högskola: Högskolan i Halmstad.Kurs: Examensarbete, 15 högskolepoäng på Byggingenjörsprogrammet.Nyckelord: Eurokoderna, tolkningsproblem, brister, enkätundersökning.Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka om det behövs en förbättring av Eurokoderna, och i så fall redogöra för vilka delar det gäller. Undersökningen kan på så sätt vara ett steg mot en ytterligare förbättring av Eurokoderna, och därmed ett bidrag till att underlätta konstruktörens dagliga arbete.Metod: Kartläggningen grundades på resultatet från en enkätundersökning som i sin tur grundades på ett antal intervjuer. Både intervjuerna och enkäterna besvarades av byggkonstruktörer som arbetade mycket med Eurokoderna. Under intervjuerna ombads respondenterna att redogöra för de Eurokod-delar som ansågs vara svåra att tolka. Därefter utformades en enkät som behandlade frågor på de delarna som lyftes fram som problematiska under intervjuerna.Slutsats: Enligt den här studien kan det konstateras att konstruktörer tolkar vissa delar i Eurokoderna på olika sätt.

Through previous studies during my education, I have experienced that chemical deicing road salt is a known problem, mainly in southern Sweden. Road salt causes damage to the environment and also damage to vehicles and structures such as bridges, etc. Road salt causes vehicles and steel constructions to rust, leading to increased costs for repairs of damage to structures. Road salt also causes damage to the plants and the economy to suffer, when plant material and soil needs to be replaced. In order to get closer to a solution, I put up three questions.

This study aims to look at female executives? view of their leadership in the male-dominated construction industry. The study is  qualitative and focuses on the respondents' subjective perceptions. We have conducted six interviews with women in different companies whose positions within each company varied. Using theories of subjectivity, emotions, impression management and organizational structures, to support the analysis conducted, this study shows that there are obstacles for women in the industry, but it also shows that it  seems to be facing a brighter future.