The aim of this Masters thesis is to investigate how trained social workers experience information in their daily work. The thesis focussed on three major questions: - What type of information and information sources are mostly used by the trained social workers? - What kind of information barriers are described by the participants? - How can the patterns of information seeking and information use be understood on the basis of the trained social workers professional and social context? Semi-structured interviews were carried out with trained social workers working with child welfare enquiries. My theoretical framework consists of user and context oriented theories about classifications of information, information barriers and models of information sources. My conclusions are that trained social workers working with risk assessment in child protection services, need to use different kinds of information in their daily work, such as problem information, domain information and problem-solving information.

Sammanfattning Syftet med mitt examensarbete var att undersöka vad förÀldrar tycker Àr viktigast i förskolan. Jag har ocksÄ undersökt om det finns skillnader i förÀldrars vÀrderingar av vad som Àr viktigast i förskolan, beroende pÄ faktorer som barnets Älder, eventuell inriktning pÄ förskolan, förÀlderns utbildning och förskolans organisationsform. Jag undersöker dessutom om förÀldrarnas vÀrderingar Àr samstÀmmiga med den reviderade lÀroplanens fokus pÄ lÀrande, Àmneskunskaper och sprÄkutveckling. För att samla in empiri anvÀnde jag mig av enkÀter vilka 72 förÀldrar svarade pÄ. FörÀldrar frÄn kommunala och fristÄende förskolor, förskolor med och utan pedagogisk inriktning har deltagit i undersökningen. I analysen av resultatet har jag tagit hjÀlp av Bronfenbrenners utvecklingsekologiska teori och, för undersökningen, centrala begrepp som ?barn som projekt? och ?barn som varande?. Resultatet visar att förÀldrar anser att trygghet och omsorg Àr det viktigaste i förskolan.

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine bereaved individuals? experiences of support from their social networks and participation in support groups. The theoretical framework is based on theories about social support and parts of the attachment theory. Data were collected from four interviews and analysed by the study?s theoretical framework.

Anhöriga bĂ€r en stor del av ansvaret för Ă€ldre men i olika lagar och riktlinjer diskuteras sĂ€llan anhörigas roll eller samhĂ€llets ansvar för anhöriga. HemvĂ„rdsbidrag Ă€r ett kontantbidrag som ges av kommunen till en person i ordinĂ€rt boende för att betala en anhörig för utförd hjĂ€lp i hemmet. Vilka effekter ett hemvĂ„rdsbidrag fĂ„r som stöd för anhöriga problematiseras sĂ€llan. Är det sĂ„ att pengarna fungerar som ett stöd eller Ă€r det ett sĂ€tt för samhĂ€llet att fly frĂ„n sitt ansvar? Syftet med denna studie Ă€r att undersöka och analysera nĂ„gra bistĂ„ndsbedömares syn pĂ„ vem som har ansvar för Ă€ldres omsorg; samhĂ€llet eller anhöriga? Vidare Ă€r syftet att studera bistĂ„ndsbedömares syn pĂ„ hemvĂ„rdsbidrag, hur hemvĂ„rdsbidraget pĂ„verkar situationen för de anhöriga och om detta resonemang skiljer sig beroende pĂ„ i vilken typ av stadsdel bistĂ„ndsbedömarna arbetar.I den kvalitativa studien görs dels en litteraturstudie och dels intervjuas Ă„tta bistĂ„ndsbedömare i Ă„tta olika stadsdelar i Göteborg.

Syftet med denna studie Àr att belysa förutsÀttningarna för att anvÀnda naturreservat som ett verktyg mot ohÀlsa utifrÄn tre viktiga samhÀllsinstanser: kommun, landsting och lÀnsstyrelse. Som metod har jag anvÀnt mig av tre kvalitativa intervjuer. Intervjuerna var halvstrukturerade, spelades in, transkriberades och bearbetades med kvalitativ innehÄllsanalys dÀr ansatsen var en blandning av induktion och deduktion. Resultatet tyder pÄ att de naturreservat som valts ut med omsorg om vÀxter och djur, och dÀr man satsat pÄ tillgÀnglighet sÄ vÀl ute i naturen som med information, kan verka som verktyg mot sÄvÀl fysisk som psykisk ohÀlsa förutsatt att de tjÀnstemÀn som arbetar med samhÀllsutveckling och folkhÀlsa fÄr de ekonomiska resurser och den utbildning som behövs för utvecklingen samt att de vÀrdesÀtter ett ökat samarbete..

The aim of this essay was to describe how school social workers can help and support students with parents who abuse alcohol or other drugs. We wanted to see how school social workers room for action is presented and how it affects their work with students living with parents who are abusing. We used a qualitative method to elucidate how school social workers handle this issue in a more profound way. By conducting semistructured interviews with six school social workers in one province in southern Sweden we gained exhaustive and detailed answers. In the analysis we used street level bureaucracy and theory of recognition.

This paper intends to show how micro- and small businesses in the tourism and experience industry makes use of social media as a marketing tool. The study also shows the possibilities for businesses to market themselves to customers through social media. Small businesses usually don?t have the same conditions or the same marketing resources that larger companies have. For small businesses that lack marketing resources, social media is a great addition to marketing since the technology around social media is relatively simple.

Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to investigate and clarify some of the factors that influence organizations to adopt or reject the social media, and if the emergence of social media influenced the organization's communication.Metohodology:A qualitative methodology has been used to execute the study. The source has been semi structured interviews with chosen representatives from several organizations.Theoretical perspective:The theoretical basis for the execution of the methodology is based on the provisional theoretical demarcation uses and gratifications theory. For analysis diffusion of innovations theory is applied.Emperical findings:The empirical material includes interviews with representatives from twelve selected organizations, defined as companies in the industry and authorities, in seven different industries.Conclusion: The main factors affecting an adoption of social media is the organization?s open structure, the ability to see opportunities with social media and that they are seen as a natural part of development in the communications field. The main factors affecting a rejection of social media is ignorance, the organization's governance and that there must be a need that social media can fill.

This study investigated the effect different contexts have on personality items when they are framed more neutrally. The study was based on a five-factor personality inventory originating from International Personality Item Pool. The inventory consisted of 50 original and 50 neutral personality items and in addition 28 items measuring social desirability. The sample consisted of 150 students from the Department of Psychology, Lund. The students were divided into three instruction groups differing in context.

Middle managers in social care find themselves in a middle position. The middle management position involves demands from several interested parties. The demands affect and generate feelings both within themselves and within others and the middle managers have to deal with them all.The aim of this study was to investigate the social care middle manager?s personal experiences of emotions in work.We have completed interviews with four middle managers who are assigned to carry out social care. When doing the interviews we used an interview guide divided into different interview areas.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns into their core business and in their interaction with stakeholders on a voluntarily basis. The purpose with our thesis is to study how Swedish insurance companies work with Corporate Social Responsibility and to analyse the underlying strategies of the companies? social, environmental and economical activities. We will analyse where, how and for whom value can be created with CSR. Where does the value creation take place, how can it be created through these activities and who will benefit from Corporate Social Responsibility? Theories point out that companies need to assemble and value the total package of benefits to be able to create successful corporate initiatives.

The social media arena is rapidly growing and more and moreorganisations take part in the daily ongoing conversations indifferent social media channels. Conversations are being heldacross borders on every available topic and ratings and reviews ofconsumer products and services is one of them. This focus onglobalisation is also the reality of the hospitality- and tourismindustry. Their customers travel across borders and are eager,given the opportunity, to share their experiences with each other.As organisations within the hospitality- and tourism industry meetthese demands in terms of providing technological infrastructurefor information sharing and involve themselves in theseconversations there are some issues that need to be addressed.What does the logic of social media look like? How iscommunicating in social media any different from traditionalmarket communication? And how can hospitality- and tourismorganisations adapt their communication to fit into the logic ofsocial media?To conclude how organisations within the hospitality- and tourismindustry can benefit from the use of social media, I haveinterviewed representatives from a number of organisations andstudied their communication.

Uppsatsens syfte har varit att undersöka vilka diskurser som rÄder vid införande av vÀlfÀrdsteknologi inom Àldreomsorgens hemtjÀnst. Uppsatsen utgÄr bland annat ifrÄn tidigare forskning som handlar om hemtjÀnstens framvÀxt, New Public Management inom Àldreomsorgen och införandet av ny teknik inom Àldreomsorgen. Uppsatsens teoretiska utgÄngspunkter handlar om begreppen omsorg och trygghet, förestÀllningar om Àldre samt diskursanalytisk teori. I uppsatsen analyseras ett urval av offentliga dokument som handlar om införande av vÀlfÀrdsteknologi med hjÀlp av Laclau & Mouffes diskursanalytiska begrepp i kombination med Carol Bacchis metod för analys av policydokument ?WhatŽs the problem represented to be??.Av uppsatsens resultat framgÄr att demografiska prognoser visar att vi i framtiden fÄr ett ökat antal Àldre med omsorgsbehov och att det har lett till att vi har fÄtt en ekonomisk diskurs som handlar om ökande kostnader och brist pÄ personal inom Àldreomsorgen.

The purpose of this qualitative sociological law study is to examine the relationship between the social services and civil court to apprehend if knowledge about the child's best interest is transfered from social workers to the legal system. This have been done by investigating civil court cases concerning custody transition from biological parents to foster parents according to 6 chapter 8 paragraph in the law of parenting, built upon the legal principle of the best interests of the child. Eight cases has been examined by using a method of qualitative text analysis and categorised into five primary categories and three concepts linked to sections of the law. The material has been analysed through a sociological law perspective, social constructionist theory and attachment theory. The study shows that a variety of factors interacts when it comes to determining what?s in the best interest of the child .

This work has treated the subject of gender, with demarcation against the norms regarding appearance and beauty, conveyed by the media and how it affects society. This is expressed through social satire cartoons. This work has also led to an exploration of the importance of a personal drawing style and how it manifests itself..