Att köra eller inte köra is a qualitative study aiming to show how environmentally conscious people who utilizes cars deal with their dissonant behavior, but at the sametime maintain an identity as environmentally conscious. The study is based on the fact that a third of those who drive cars in the municipality of Växjö would like to decrease their use of cars while at the same time having the infrastructural conditions to utilize other means of transportation. The study investigates inner obstacles in the form of habits and lifestyle, but also the different strategies the motorists use to reduce their cognitive dissonance and maintain a green identity. The indicators show that the reason the majority of the motorists continue to utilize cars is part due to inner obstacles (it's adeeply rooted habit, but also a big part of their lifestyles), part due to that the individuals have defenses for their use of their cars, defenses designed to have a dissonance reducing effect. The indicators also show that the motorists value their family higher than the environment, and in this way they can legitimize many of their car uses.

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this c-level essay shall try to illustrate how a good leader is formed. We have investigated what influences leadership style, personal characteristics or individual competence have when recruiting a new manager. This study has been carried out with comparative applications because we wanted to study the similarities and differences between the Unemployment Office, the Social Insurance Office and the Social Welfare Administration.We have used a qualitative method in interviews both with employers as well as the from the trade union representative?s perspective. Part of our results indicates that the trade union representatives and the employers are not always unanimous and do not request equivalent characteristics and knowledge at recruitment.

Protracted social conflicts, as those in Cyprus and Northern Ireland, are based on deep rooted perceptions of identity and definitions of "the other". According to the theory of discursive conflict transformation, war is primarily a social phenomenon, which is legitimated by a discourse of identity defined in terms of exclusionist boundaries and structural ideas of the social relations in society. In order to develop positive peace, the discourse of violence has to be challenged and the discursive structures that enable war have to transform into a counterdiscourse of inclusion and individuality. For the purpose of making a critical peace analysis, I have, with the assistance of established conflict theories, analysed the basic ideas behind the the Annan Plan and the Belfast Agreement and thus been able to interpret to what extent they may foster positive peace. I argue, that in order to provide basic needs on a group basis, power sharing arrangement, based on ethnicity or religion, exacerbates division rather than ameliorating it.

The aim of this master thesis is to examine how female identity is formed in two novels and two short stories from the 1880?s. As a framework we rely on the method outlined by Pierre Bourdieu when he approaches the cultural and social worlds through the concept of fields. To understand the female position during that time we use Michel Foucault?s work about the history of sex, Thomas Laqueur?s theories about the rise of sexes and Karin Johannisson?s study about the exploration of the dark continent (i.e.

The aim of this study is to examine how preschools contribute to the forming of identity in children, with a specific focus on the quiet and socially withdrawn child. How do the teachers describe the quiet child and the socially withdrawn child? Are there any opportunities for children to be quiet/withdrawn in preschools? These questions have also been analysed from a gender perspective. The method chosen is qualitative method. Nine preschool teachers from two Swedish preschools have been interviewed.

Syftet med denna studie var att få djupare förståelse av det ömsesidiga samspelet mellan elever med synnedsättning i kombination med flera andra funktionsnedsättningar och personal på en specialskola. Genom intervjuer ville vi undersöka hur personal på en specialskola beskrev ömsesidiga möten och hur det är kopplat till lärande. Resultatet visade på några viktiga förhållanden som var kännetecknande från intervjuerna. Det vi lyfter fram är känslomässig lyhördhet mellan elev och personal, som innebär att man är inkännande och svarar på initiativ och samspel genom att bekräfta med ord och handling. Följsam turtagning, som medför att samspelet upprepas och förnyas genom en ständig förändring.

Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancer formen bland kvinnor i västvärlden och statistiken visar en fortsatt ökning. Syfte med studien var att få en ökad förståelse för kvinnor med bröstcancer och deras upplevelse av stöd. Fjorton vetenskapliga artiklar analyserades med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med manifest ansats. Analysen resulterade i fyra kategorier: att få känslomässigt och praktiskt stöd från familj, vänner och grannar, att sakna hjälp och förståelse från familj, vänner, grannar och sjukvård, att bra kontakt med personal inom sjukvården leder till trygghet, att ha någon med erfarenhet att tala med och att skingra tankarna genom aktiviteter. Resultatet visade att det viktigaste stödet var från familjen och att det fanns brister i stödet från personal inom sjukvården.

The purpose of this paper is to do an analysis of the characters and the theater/masquerade motif in C.J.L. Almqvist?s Drottningens juvelsmycke (The Queen?s Diadem), based on queer theory, by using Judith Butlers?s Gender Trouble. As an alternative to the Swedish, gender determined, feminine pronoun ?hon?, which has been used by earlier critics concerning the main character of the book, ?hen? is proposed.

In today?s tough business environment the need for good and efficient leaders are becoming more and more important. The businesses are in constant change, the world is more unpredictable and the competences of the employees are much greater today, which also calls for a new type of leader, a leader who not only is authoritarian, but also possesses soft skills. In this environment where there is this greater focus on leaders, leadership developments have emerged and increased in number over the last ten to twenty years. They try to develop leaders in all domains of their life, both professional and personal and the model we work with in this paper is Total Leadership, this model implies that you try to accomplish being a better leader throughout your whole life as a leader, to be whole, genuine and innovative, no matter career or position in life.

I samband med l?roplans?ndringen 2022 bytte kunskapsomr?det sex och samlevnad namn till det mer ?vergripande: sexualitet, samtycke och relationer. Detta efter granskningar som tydde p? brister och otydligheter inom kunskapsomr?det. Enligt Skolverket (2024) ska sexualitet, samtycke och relationer arbetas med ?mnes?vergripande samt ?ven inkluderas i fritidshemmets undervisning.

What does the Swedish church Västerås stand for today according to the employees and how do they want to profile themselves to the target group? What image and what expectations does the target group have of the Swedish church Västerås? How can the Swedish church Västerås communicate uniform, with the intent to create mutual value with the target group?The purpose of the study is to make recommendations to the Swedish church Västerås for their prospective communication plan by examining their profile and target group's image and expectations of the organization. The study also aims to examine how the Swedish church Västerås can communicate their brand uniform.The study applies a qualitative research with deductive approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a sample of the employees and focus groups with a sample of the target group.Better match between profile and image means that SkVs employees better understand the organization and can communicate more uniform which leads to a stronger brand identity. If SkV understands what is relevant for their target group, they can reduce the total cost of customer delivered value and thus increase the total value.

Konsumenter fattar dagligen en mängd olika köpbeslut då det råder ett högt tempo i vardagenoch klädmodet förändras inför varje årstid. Konsumenter har olika behov och olikainställningar till shopping. För att som konsument få hjälp med att hitta rätt i modet och hittadet som passar en bäst, kan en Personal Shopper vara en lösning. I Sverige erbjuder endast ettfåtal butiker och köpcentrum denna tjänst i form av att kunden får personlig hjälp och råd medolika stilar och färger. Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva vad tjänsten Personal Shoppererbjuder och hur utbudet matchar konsumenternas köpmotiv för tjänsten, även se hur enPersonal Shopper påverkar kundens köpprocess från att ett behov uppstår, tillinformationssökning, alternativutvärdering, köp och utvärdering efter köp.

The purpose of the study is to examine and problematize how the ego affects musicians and dancers. Important factors that shape the ego is the artists educational background and experience within the artistic subjekt. Hence, the purpose is also to find out how these factors affecting the ego. I wanted other artists practitioners? thoughts on the subjekt, therefore I chose to interview four people, two musicians and two dancers.

Vi har studerat hur chefer har förberetts inför en störreomorganisation av HR-funktionen hos ett företag. Studien innefattade chefer medunderställd personal ur linje och stab och baserades på 19 semistruktureradeintervjuer med chefer, samt 2 semistrukturerade intervjuer med HR-personal, somutvecklat och ansvarat för omorganisationens struktur. Det insamlade materialet avkvalitativ art tolkades och analyserades med hjälp av en svarsmatris. Vi kom framtill att förberedelserna var avsedda att omfatta samtliga chefer med underställdpersonal på Bolaget, och att de var såväl omfattande som av god kvalitet. Debestod av både skriftlig som muntlig information.

The interest for children´s clothing has increased in society. More and more children are born and parents are older when they have children. Education has become a natural feature in most people´s life, just as both parents often work today. The households have therefore better economy and thus greater consumption opportunities. Parents are, in greater extent, looking for personal and different clothing with focus on quality and, to some extent, exclusivity rather than just a cheap and functional garment.