The aim of this study was to examine how "Professional Exes", individuals that have exited a drug abuse and a criminal career and further are educated to work in the addiction field, transformed their identity and which factors that were significant in the process. The result of this study are based on semi-structured interviews with five Professional Exes and shows which specific factors in the process that contributed to the transformation and what kind of difficulties and barriers that existed during the process. The study suggests that, among other things, identification with others exes and the 12 Step Program are significant factors in the process. Furthermore, the study suggests that a difficulty in the transformation is that residues from the previous identity such as a poor self-esteem occurred in some situations..

The aim of this study was to highlight homelessness through the perspective of formerly homeless men and women. The research questions focused on the informants experiences of the process into and out of the homeless situation and how their experiences could contribute to the knowledge about the social problem of homelessness. Besides the theoretical perspective of narrative and life course research, Fuchs Ebaugh exit theory and Honneth confirmation theory were used as theoretical guidelines.The empirical material consists of five life stories obtained through indepth interviews. The results of the study indicate that alcohol and drug use was of importance for the process towards homelessness. External factors as the change in the organization of the housing market in the 1990´s may also had an impact on the lifes of the informants.

This study used a qualitative interview design to explore the experiences of seven Swedish female elite athletes and their career retirement. The athletes were engaged in three different sports; track and field (athletics), handball and golf and five of them are former professional or semi-professional athletes. The process of their athletic role exit was based on the theoretical findings of Ebaugh (1988) and her four phases: First Doubts, Seeking Alternatives, The Turning Point and Creating the Ex-Role. The findings reveal that for these female former elite athletes Seeking Alternatives already starts before the First Doubts and that possibly the athletes at an early stage have insights of the discontinuity of their athletic career. The importance of transferring their role residual to future paths in life was stressed among the female athletes in order to be able to have a smooth transition process.

The purpose of this essay is to investigate how people can return from a marginalized position and become a part of society. Also how a model for returning from a marginalized position should be formed. The intention is to make a contribution to those in society that are helping people to return from marginalized positions. The survey is based on 5 thematic qualitative interviews on individuals that have returned from homelessness, criminality, drug abuse and prostitution. The main results of the investigation are that those who took part in it started their role exit with a turning point.

Syftet med vår undersökning är att se vilka sociala relationer det finns mellan kriminalvårdspersonalen och de intagna, ur ett social psykologiskt perspektiv. Även vilken hjälp det finns att bistå de kriminella under tiden på anstalten men även efteråt. Kriminellas beteende är ett omdiskuterat och intressant ämne i samhället. Ska de lyckas ta sig tillbaka till samhället utan att leva ett kriminellt liv och vad får det kosta? Det finns många fördomar i samhället som gör att de människorna som har varit kriminella alltid kommer att bli dömda för det de tidigare har blivit straffade för och får leva med det resten av sitt liv.

Syftet med vår undersökning är att se vilka sociala relationer det finns mellan kriminalvårdspersonalen och de intagna, ur ett social psykologiskt perspektiv. Även vilken hjälp det finns att bistå de kriminella under tiden på anstalten men även efteråt. Kriminellas beteende är ett omdiskuterat och intressant ämne i samhället. Ska de lyckas ta sig tillbaka till samhället utan att leva ett kriminellt liv och vad får det kosta? Det finns många fördomar i samhället som gör att de människorna som har varit kriminella alltid kommer att bli dömda för det de tidigare har blivit straffade för och får leva med det resten av sitt liv.

Title: ?? Then came the realization that I was just like them. That I have a gambling addiction?? This is a qualitative study of four former gamblers and their experience of getting out of the gambling addiction. The study is about how individuals have overcome a gambling addiction.

The purpose of this study was to create a deeper understanding for, and shine a light on the exit process for former criminal gang members. Which conditions appear to be important and what may constitute the enabling and inhibiting factors of an exit process? The study was based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with respondents who themselves have experience of a criminal lifestyle and gang affiliation, and with professionals in social work. Our theoretical approach is based on Helen Ebaugh?s definition of an exit process, labeling theories, strain theory and control theory.

Syftet med vår uppsats är att fördjupa kunskapen om hur vändpunktsprocesser gestaltat sig för människor som har erfarenhet av att tagit sig ur en problematisk livsföring, de flesta med missbruksproblem. Vi vill söka vad dessa personer ser som vändpunkter. Avsikten är också att ge initierade bilder av den betydelse familj, nätverk och de professionellas insatser haft för dessa vändpunktsprocesser. Vi har intervjuat 11 personer från våra verksamheter, familjevård och narkomanvård. Som metod har vi använt oss av halvstrukturerade intervjuer och fokuserat på människors egna berättelser av sina livsprocesser.