The purpose of this essay was to examine the role of the acquisition of the Swedish language for integration of adult immigrants given by the seven parties currently in the parliament and other players on the field. The questions were meant to bring light upon the arguments used by the different players concerning the role of the Swedish language, to enlighten which discourses that are constructed, and the contradictions that exist between these. We parted from a postmodern position and used social constructionism to back up our method and theory of analysis; discourse theory. The results revealed three different discourses concerning the role of the Swedish language in the integration process; the liberal discourse, the discrimination discourse and the social democratic discourse. The liberal discourse claims that immigrants have a responsibility to learn Swedish to be able to achieve employment and to provide for themselves.

The present study discusses the political integration of immigrants in local government in the muncipality of VÀxjö from 1971 to 1991 in the form of representation. The main data source consists of lists of people holding local commissions of trust in the various boards and committés appointed by the municipality council, as well as in the council itself. These data are then compared to population statistics from Statistics Sweden. Main findings of the study are that immigrants are insufficiently represented in relation to their proportion of the population. It is suggested that this is a result of structural discrimination and possibly insufficient socialisation..

Syftet med denna studie Àr att belysa sprÄkets betydelse vid integrering av nyanlÀnda invandrarelever. Jag har undersök hur vida eleverna uppfattar sitt mottagande i den svenska skolan och hur eller om lÀrare kartlÀgger elevens sprÄk- och kunskapsutveckling. Resultaten Àr baserade pÄ information frÄn personintervjuer och hur denna information korrelerar med min valda teori. Jag anvÀnde ett teoretiskt ramverk av Lev Semjonovitj Vygotskij som Àr en erkÀnd pedagogisk teoretiker. Resultaten av min studie visar att svaren frÄn mina intervjuer stÀmmer vÀl överens med min valda teori: att omgivning och utveckling gÄr hand i hand.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka socialarbetares förstÄelse av ensamkommande barns integration i det svenska samhÀllet och de tillvÀgagÄngssÀtt olika aktörer, dÀribland socialarbetare, har nÀr de arbetar med detta. Metoden som vi valde att anvÀnda var kvalitativ intervju och för att analysera resultaten anvÀnde vi oss av systemteori och empowerment. Resultaten visar att sprÄk, skola och en meningsfull fritid var viktiga delar för barnens integration i samhÀllet. Socialarbetarna i vÄr studie uppgav att de inte arbetar praktiskt med barnens integration, att det Àr boendepersonalen/familjehemmet och de gode mÀnnen som ansvarar för detta. Viktiga slutsatser i studien var att intresset för de ensamkommande barnen var svagt frÄn samhÀllets sida och att socialarbetarna ansÄg att de dokument som anvÀnds inte alltid var anpassade för de ensamkommande barnen.

Magisteruppsatsen undersöker Stockholmsbörsens informationsreglers förenlighet med den effektiva markndashypotesen. En Kvalitativ metod anvÀnds och reglerna undersöks med hjÀlp av praxis frÄn AktiemarknadsnÀmnden och Stockholmsbörsens disciplinnÀmnd samt genom intervjuer med personer frÄn olika delar av finansbranschen..

Uppsatsen beskriver vilka bilder av mÀnniskor medpsykosdiagnoser som boendepersonals praxis tycks bÀra pÄ latent nÀrde rekonstrueras inom spÀnningsfÀltet mellan psykiatrireformen ochJacques Lacans syn pÄ psykosen. SpÀnningsfÀltet stÀlls upp genomnedslag i psykiatriutredningen och Lacans mest centrala texter pÄomrÄdet och appliceras sedan pÄ de praxisbeskrivningar som sexsemistrukturerade intervjuer med boendepersonal genererat.Resultatet visar att boendepersonalen tenderar att inta enkomplementÀr roll i relation till de boende, en roll som tycks vila pÄantagandet att mÀnniskor med psykos inte kan ses som tillrÀkneliga,och som syftar till att resocialisera den boende till samhÀllet. Vidareframkommer en polariserande praxis vilket tolkas som att personalenhar ett latent antagande om att den psykotiske ?i grunden? fungerarpÄ samma sÀtt som dem sjÀlva..

The aim of this paper is to make an investigation of how authoritative conceptual framework about immigrants as a group is being constituted in the discourse regarding Swedish language for immigrants. I will also examine what connections there are to the overarching integration discourse. While doing this I try to establish the contrasting relationship between the ?Swedishness? and ?the Other?. My theoretical framework consists of discussions regarding groups and the relation to homogeneity or heterogeneity in various ways and how We tend to construct the discourse in relation to the Other.

Syftet med uppsatsen var att genom Norman Faircloughs diskursanalysmetod undersöka synen pÄ vÄldtÀkt och genus i 1734 Ärs lag och fyra rÀttsfall ur Allbo hÀrads domböcker frÄn perioden 1634-1734 ur ett genusperspektiv. Avsikten var att dÀrefter jÀmföra lag och praxis med varandra för att studera förÀndring och kontinuitet i synen pÄ vÄldtÀkt och genus över tid samt analysera huruvida förÀndringarna som 1734 Ärs lag medförde kan pÄvisas i praxis redan före lagens ikrafttrÀdande. Genus betraktas i denna studie i enlighet med den genusteori som Anita Göransson har utvecklat och diskurs anvÀnds i enlighet med Norman Faircloughs anvÀndning av begreppet. Analysen visar frÀmst pÄ en betydande kontinuitet i synen pÄ sÄvÀl vÄldtÀkt som genus. VÄldtÀkt betraktas som ett allvarligt brott bÄde i lag och praxis.

This paper examines if European integration has had an impact on national political parties by looking at the stances of the Swedish Green Party and the Left Party on the issue of the European Community and the European Union over time. With the development of the European Community and the European Union, national political parties face the challenge of an emerging political arena. European integration research has recently become more involved with what is called europeanization and political integration within the member states them self, this paper aims to provide further leverage to the thesis that national political actors undergo some degree of europeanization and are politically integrated in the EU, by examining manifestos of two historically eurosceptic Swedish political parties. The theoretical framework provided by neo-functional integration theory as well as europeanization is used to examine the empirical material in order to see if the political parties at the focal point of this study can be said to have undergone a change in political policy regarding the EC and EU, both in quantity and content. The analysis show that indeed both parties has undergone a change and what might be considered a europeanization, considering that the presence of the EU as a political issue seem to have risen in prominence and importance in the examined manifestos.

This thesis in sociology was based on a qualitative research strategy. Its intention was to analyze how a specific county in the middle of Sweden work to make the integration process of the unaccompanied refugee youths, with a Swedish residence permit, as good as possible, the other intention was to find out the possible following of this work.Interviews were done and statistics were found, this later on became analyzed together with the theories. The basic theories were integration and class theory.The mainly finding in this study was that that the integration of the unaccompanied refugee children leads them into a lower society class of the Swedish community. This since these youth are more of less forced to follow some steps in the education, which for many of them will lead to that they are too old to apply to the national gymnasium in Sweden, and therefore they only get education though the introduction program, which is not leading to a graduation from the gymnasium. Because of this they are not getting the same chances to succeed with the same kind of education as youth on other programs in the Swedish gymnasium..

To create fair conditions between majority and minority in Sweden is a challeging project. Male immigrants usually do not get same opportunities for a success identity structure and integration into Swedish society as women and children. The aim of this thesis is therefore to critically examine and analyse the processes regarding identity structure and integration for male immigrants with a specific focus on Helsingborg. The object of this study is Mansgrupp, a project which helps men to build up a secure ground for identity structure and which further helps them to integrate into the society. To be able to reach the results I have made a literature study as well as a minor field study in Helsingborg, where I conducted interviews with men from the above mentioned project.

In this thesis I discuss and analyze the integration policy of the community Landskrona, if they have any at all and how they in that case use it in their daily work to counteract the obvious problems with segregation, racism and negative attitudes towards people with other ethnic background than Swedish.During the second half of the 20th century Sweden has received a lot of immigrants who built our country and contributed to the rich variety of people we see today. Landskrona was one of the towns who received a lot according to its size, and with the economic crisis in the 1990s it was easy to blame the immigrants for our own deteriorated situation.Today Landskrona is working for an implementation of integration policies in all institutions and organizations to make it a matter of course just like equality. It is not the ethnic background that is the problem; it is being an outsider and economically segregated that lead to resistance of the society. The community is prioritizing the four areas job for everyone, living, education and culture..

Syftet med uppsatsen var att genom Norman Faircloughs diskursanalysmetod undersöka synen pÄ vÄldtÀkt och genus i 1734 Ärs lag och fyra rÀttsfall ur Allbo hÀrads domböcker frÄn perioden 1634-1734 ur ett genusperspektiv. Avsikten var att dÀrefter jÀmföra lag och praxis med varandra för att studera förÀndring och kontinuitet i synen pÄ vÄldtÀkt och genus över tid samt analysera huruvida förÀndringarna som 1734 Ärs lag medförde kan pÄvisas i praxis redan före lagens ikrafttrÀdande. Genus betraktas i denna studie i enlighet med den genusteori som Anita Göransson har utvecklat och diskurs anvÀnds i enlighet med Norman Faircloughs anvÀndning av begreppet. Analysen visar frÀmst pÄ en betydande kontinuitet i synen pÄ sÄvÀl vÄldtÀkt som genus. VÄldtÀkt betraktas som ett allvarligt brott bÄde i lag och praxis.

Being an immigrant in a Swedish school today might not be easy. ItÂŽs quite difficult to be accepted and becoming a part of an already functioning group. Difficulties with the Swedish language doesnÂŽt make it easier. Besides that the requisites of the school curriculum program are very demanding and Swedish students are often in advantage already being a part of the system for many years.By following five immigrant boys in grade 6 during ten ensemble lessons, one concert and individual interviews with the boys as well as with their teacher, this study aims to investigate how ensemble playing can function as a social tool and promote interaction as well as integration.The results in this study show that ensemble playing in fact can function as a social tool. The boys developed abilities in playing an instrument as well as cooperating and analyzing by using the social tool of ensemble playing.The results even show that ensemble playing can promote interaction as well as integration.Above everything was the concert where the boys acted in front of their classmates and were treated with great respect and acceptance..

Sverige Àr ett mÄngkulturellt land och det finns intentioner till integration i samhÀllet och dess olika instanser. Skolan Àr en instans dÀr barn, ungdomar och vuxna med olika bakgrund möts. Studenter med svensk bakgrund och studenter med utlÀndsk bakgrund agerar inom skolan och det sker en kategorisering av studenterna i kategorierna svenskar och invandrare. Syftet med studien Àr att lyfta fram och tolka gymnasiestudenters tankar kring begreppen svenskar, invandrare och integration. Ett delsyfte Àr att genomföra en prövning av flödesskrivning som metod.