Nivån på ett lands valdeltagande kan vara ett mått på hur en befolknings förtroende för de folkvalda ser ut. Är valdeltagandet högt kan det tyda på att förtroendet till de som styr samhället är stort. Syftet med den här kvantitativa studien är att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan några av samhällets socioekonomiska stratifieringsvariabler och sannolikheten för att en person går och röstar. Undersökningen utgår från fem frågeställningar angående lön, utbildningsår, social klass, samhörighet med en viss klass samt civilstånd och undersöker utifrån dessa sannolikheten för att en person deltar i val. Forskning har visat att socioekonomiska variabler har samband med en persons valdeltagande.

En närvarodetektor i form av en IR-detektor uppfyllde inte de önskade kraven och Eluw Electronic AB hade planer på att utveckla produkten vidare. IR-detektorn registrerar endast rörelse på en person vilket inte alltid är tillräckligt i företagets anläggningar. En person som inte är i rörelse måste också detekteras för att upprätthålla säkerheten runt en specifik anläggning. Företaget efterfrågade en närvarodetektor som klarade båda dessa detekteringar. Ett examensarbete på Luleå tekniska universitet löste uppgiften och en väl fungerande närvarodetektor med IR och ultraljud har utvecklats.

The aim of this study was to examine the occurence of norms in court cases regarding the Swedish law of support and service for disabled (Lag 1993:387 om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade) with the help of a discourse analysis method. More specifically its aim was to examine and identify norms in the different dictums/statements that were to be found in the court cases regarding the supportive institution "contact person" according to the Swedish law "LSS" with the help of a norm science approach. The aim was also to examine when the applicant was found to be entitled to a contact person according to the LSS-law. To be able to do this, the author studied thirty-four different court cases. In these cases six themes were found, that indicated the occurence of norms.

 The sawmill industry is a relative fragmented industry that is in an economic upswing andwith a hard competition. The customers have high demands on their suppliers and the highcustomer demand make it necessary for the companies to make a streamlining in planningand production. For that reason it is very important that the planning- and productionprocesses aren?t to complex and with a simple structure.The purpose of this report is to study and map out a marked out part of a planning- andproduction process, from adjust works to final delivery, at a company in the sawmill industry.Different methods have been used for the report, among others interviews and subordinatedmaterial.We have mapped out a marked out part of the planning- and production process at theCompany. This part we have studied, and we have analysed the process it self and otherthings connected to the process.We see the planning- and production process in the Company as complex.

The aim of this master?s thesis is to examine how male and female stereotypes are used to describe the characters in modern detective stories for children. We have analyzed six books in the aforementioned genre written for children between the ages of 9 and 12. This essay examines which inner qualities, appearances, activities and professions are used to describe the persons? character in the analyzed books and if these stereotypes agree with the person?s biological sex.

Bakgrunden beskriver att det i samhället finns en stereotyp av hur människor med schizofreni är. Studien behandlar begreppen kommunikation, livsvärld, sjukdomslidande och subjektiv kropp. Tidigare studier har visat att personer som lever med schizofreni kan ha problem i det sociala samspelet. Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur livsvärlden upplevs av en person med schizofreni. Metoden som användes var en kvalitativ litteraturstudie på en självbiografisk bok, skriven av en person som lever med schizofreni.

The aim of this study was to examine how the social services could investigate and support children of irregular immigrants within the boundaries of the law. More specifically it aimed to examine the legal possibilities and obstacles for the social services to support irregular immigrants, how the officials at the social services act considering the legal aspects, and how they reason morally and ethically when dealing with irregular immigrants. To answer the aim of the study the theory of positive law was used combined with qualitative interviews with two officials at the social services. Moreover a small quantitative telephone study with officials in the social services and with voluntary organizations was made. The study has used theories of sociology of law, law and ethics, and professional (civil) disobedience.

The Swedish immigration policy is a subject constantly under scrutiny, especially in the media. The Dublin treaty, which came into effect in 2003, has meant stricter regulations for the handling of asylum seekers, which in turn increases the requirements of the officials at the Swedish Migration Board. Consequently, the staff at the Swedish Migration Board is daily facing difficulties when deciding who is to stay or not. Therefore, it is interesting to investigate how these criteria in the Dublin Treaty, are used in the daily work of the officials. Emphasizing these problematic aspects of the Dublin Treaty, this study aims to answer the following two questions:- How has the Dublin Treaty been implemented in Swedish legislation by the officials at the Swedish Migration Board?- How do these officials work to implement this treaty?This case study is based on interviews with a number of officials working at the Swedish Migration Board.

Bakgrund: Sjukdomen schizofreni innefattas av symtom såsom vanföreställningar, vrede och apati samt har en hög självmordsprevalens. Närstående får ofta en minskad livskvalitet pga. de stora påfrestningar de utsätts för. De behöver stöd från vården för att orka vara delaktiga i den sjukes liv. Syfte: Att beskriva upplevelser av att vara närstående till en person som har schizofreni och på så vis öka sjuksköterskans förståelse för denna individgrupp.

Individual trees can act as carriers of meaning. When a person attributes deep meanings to a specific tree, a relationship between the person and the tree is created. To avoid conflicts between users and planners, increased awareness is required of how important individual trees may be to a person. The objective of this study was to elucidate persons? relationships with individual urban trees.

Syftet med undersökningen är att skapa en förståelse för hur rekryterare tänker kring förhållandet mellan att passa in en nyanställd i organisationen (P-O fit) jämfört med att passa in en nyanställd för arbetsuppgifterna (P-J fit). För att kunna besvara syftet genomfördes en kvalitativ studie där sex intervjuer gjordes med rekryterare på olika företag som sedan tolkades med hjälp av meningskoncentrering, meningskategorisering och meningstolkning. Resultatet visade att P-O fit hade en större inverkan än P-J fit på den slutgiltiga bedömningen i rekryteringsprocessen och främst när det gällde mindre kvalificerade tjänster. Vid mer kvalificerade tjänster hade båda begreppen en likvärdig inverkan på bedömningen men det var en process där båda passformerna jämfördes med varandra och det fanns vissa minimikrav på kunskaper en person skulle ha. Utöver kunskapskravet ansågs det viktigt att personen som söktes fungerade bra med organisationen och grupperna i organisationen.

Annual reports are by many considered to be companies primary way to inform their world where the CEO's words are read most carefully by shareholders. The purpose of this paper is to examine the design of the CEO's words in annual reports in light of the financial crisis in 2008. The study seeking explanations for change, similarities and differences in the various texts based on three themes which are results, future and confidence. In this qualitative study five CEO's words are explored by means of a discourse analysis, all from large Swedish industrial companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Some of the results shown is that the CEO tends to talk about the company's results in a self-serving manner and CEO speaks more aboutm the results before than after the crisis.

Annual reports are by many considered to be companies primary way to inform their world where the CEO's words are read most carefully by shareholders. The purpose of this paper is to examine the design of the CEO's words in annual reports in light of the financial crisis in 2008. The study seeking explanations for change, similarities and differences in the various texts based on three themes which are results, future and confidence. In this qualitative study five CEO's words are explored by means of a discourse analysis, all from large Swedish industrial companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Some of the results shown is that the CEO tends to talk about the company's results in a self-serving manner and CEO speaks more aboutm the results before than after the crisis.

Unaccompanied children that arrives in Sweden are usually placed in homes for care and residence, called HVB. It is the municipality's responsibility to provide adequate care and protection for the children. The aim of the study is to examine how a workgroup on a HVB home for unaccompanied children is working to meet the needs of the children, and how the workgroup improves the children?s integration process. The study also aims to examine the emotional labour of the workgroup, which illustrates how they can manage their own emotional behavior when working with the unaccompanied children.The study is based on a qualitative approach with detailed descriptions of five semi-structured interviews with the workgroup and assistant managers.

Bakgrund: När en person drabbas av svår demens innebär det problem med varseblivning, aktivitet, minne, tänkande och kommunikation. Det är vanligt att betrakta en person med demens som en icke-person och detta bidrar till att de upplever vårdlidande. Agitation är en övergripande term som ofta används som benämning för beteenden som oro, aggressivitet, vandringsbeteende, rop och skrik. Agiterat beteende kan uppstå på grund av vårdpersonalens beteende. Detta kan vara till exempel prealistiska förväntningar och krav, maktkamper, inte avpassande och motsägande handlingar, aggressiva och förödmjukande reaktioner, okunskap om vårdtagarens behov och utmattning hos vårdpersonal.