This study investigates how social interaction affects newly arrived pupils? views on their study situation in the Swedish educational system. The aim is to give a contribution to the discussion on the notion of including ?the Other? in educational practice in multicultural schools. Semi-structured group interviews were conducted to explore how the intercultural perspective and the theory of inclusion can be used to explain the dynamics of social interaction.

G?teborgs stad v?xer och befolkningsprognosen pekar p? att 153 000 nya g?teborgare kommer att ta plats i staden. Livet i st?der ?r f?rknippat med stress, fysisk och psykisk oh?lsa. Ekosystemtj?nster ?r ett alternativ f?r att motverka de negativa aspekterna f?rknippat med stadslivet.

The purpose of this essay is to explore how social media affect the political orientation and commitment of youths. Three scientific questions highlight the purpose from different angles. The didactic perspective is discussed in the initial and closing discussion, and is analyzed in the corresponding chapter. Two methods are involved in the study; one survey and one interview with a focus group. The survey had a total of 98 respondents from four different classes, all in the first grade of upper secondary school.

Denna studie syftade för det första till att ge en grundlig och bred presentation av self-esteem-begreppet utifrån sociometerteorin, samt för det andra att korsvalidera Leary m.fl. (1995, studie 1 och 5). Vi ville förmedla hur sociometerteorins nya betraktelsesätt har satt self-esteem begreppet i ett nytt ljus, samt har kunnat förklara self-esteem på ett bredare och mer funktionellt sätt. Vi ville också visa vilka kopplingar det finns mellan self-esteem, social oro, uppfattad social exkluderingsstatus och människors förväntningar om huruvida deras beteende kommer att leda till social inkludering. Utifrån sociometerteorin betraktas self-esteem som en sociometer som övervakar en persons relationsvärde och hjälper människor att reglera sina interpersonella relationer.

Ända sedan 1949 har Taiwan sökt sin självständighet. I den här uppsatsen undersöker vi hur den kinesiska regeringen har använt olika argument för att försöka övertyga Taiwan om att det skulle vara till deras fördel att återförenas med Kina. Argumentationen ser vi som ett mycket viktigt redskap i försöken att övertyga och skapa förståelse för en viss politik som förs.Argumenten som vi analyserar är utdrag ur officiella uttalanden gjorda av den kinesiska regeringen efter att president Jiang Zemin framförde sina 8 punkter 1995. Vi har delat in argumenten i fyra kategorier; "makt", diskuterar i huvudsak den militära hotbilden, "den suveräna staten", det är en intern kinesisk angelägenhet, "blodsband", kineser och taiwaneser har samma ursprung, "ekonomi", de argument Kina för, för att få till ett ökat ekonomiskt flöde över sundet. Slutsatsen i uppsatsen är att förändringen i argumenten inte varit särskilt stora men anspelat på olika argument över tiden..

The results and the analysis of this essay are based on an empirical study of women groups in Babati District in Tanzania from 2005. The study has shown that the reason for women in Babati to organize themselves is to overcome traditional and structural obstacles that restrict women?s economical integration. Through the creation of social networks and a common source of income within the group, women are trying to strengthen their position within the household and in society. The significance of empowerment on an individual level is the sense of abilities in everyday life and the feeling of increased options.Social mobilization means that individuals come together and with united strengths and according to a common interest are trying to fulfil articulated goals.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the degree of discipline in social services may be the reason why more children are evicted in one municipality in Stockholm, compared to another. Since our purpose was to study the degree of discipline in social services work with eviction cases where children are concerned, discipline is therefore a central part of the study. The interest in the subject arose from our prior understanding that social services approach to discipline may affect the extent of evictions. In order to answer the study?s question at issue, a qualitative interview was conducted to create an understanding of the discipline and a vignette study was conducted to compare the social workers assessments in two municipalities in Stockholm, Högstad and Lågby.

The aim of this study is to examine how one can understand the experiences that social workers within the social service's have of children who have committed sexual assault against other children, and the social workers? thoughts about the choice of actions and the family involvement in those actions. The study has a qualitative character. Information was obtained through interviews with social workers within two Swedish counties, and the analysis of the results was based on earlier research findings as well as theoretical aspects, such as systemic theory and salutogenesis.Regarding the actions taken for the target group, the social workers have, in many ways, a systemic perspective as they emphasize elements within the child as well as within the family. It is also shown that the collaboration with other authorities affects the choice of actions, and that it is important to involve the entire family in any interventions, so that the effect of those interventions may last over time.

The purpose of this study is to discuss how journalists think about the interaction with the audience in social media and the fact that it can make the traditional audience feel excluded. The study shows how journalists on P4 Kalmar is experiencing audience interaction in social media and describes how aware the journalists are about the digital divide. The results show that all of our interviewed journalists think that the interaction with the audience through social media works well and that there is awareness among journalists about the digital divide. The results also show that many of the interviewed journalists had not reflected on that parts of the audience can feel excluded by the interaction taking place in social media, but some of them could understand if parts of the audience felt that way. We consider our study as part of a research field on journalist?s interactivity with the audience through different types of media, but also as source of inspiration for future research on how the digital media becomes one with the community..

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur en vardagshjälte definieras med utgångspunkt i de treMellan åren 2007 och 2009 har tre galor hållits på Cirkus i Stockholm för att hylla svenska vardagshjältar. Denna uppsats kan ses som en multipel fallstudie då fokus har legat på att analysera de treUppsatsen visar att det går att dela in vardagshjälten i tre kategorier. Dessa har döpts tillSvenska Hjältar-galorna som sänts mellan år 2007-2009. Vardagshjälten är verklig, den finns i vardagen, på våra gator och i våra hem. Den beskrivs i galorna som en vanlig person men som hyllas för att ha gjort något ovanligt, något som utmärker personen och skiljer den från majoriteten av oss människor.

In 1992, the European Union began institutionalizing the cooperation against terrorism within the EU structure. Since then, this cooperation has gone through a number of changes. From a historical institutionalistic point of departure we explain these changes by identifying sources of institutional resilience and institutional change. Based on these results, we were able to pose hypotheses of when and what category of change was most likely to take place.The results show that the cooperation against terrorism within the EU was most likely to remain stable because of strong sources of institutional resilience. If change would occur through an increase in the sources of institutional change, it was most likely to be of a less extensive category.

This essay describes how theatre can be a tool in social work. The essay evaluates the Swed-ish KRAFT-project, a course for unemployed people with the goal to make them grow as in-dividuals by using drama exercises and performing a theatre play in front of an audience. The essay is a quantitative secondary study of the questionnaire used in the KRAFT-project. Through analysing the questionnaire the participants answered this essay tries to explain the results from a social psychological perspective. The essay also discusses how the participants? self-concept and self-esteem could have been affected by the KRAFT-project.

Kriget i Tjetjenien utbröt 1994, som en följd av tjetjenernas krav på självständighet. Den tjetjenska sidan karaktäriseras idag av två vitt skilda drag, civilbefolkningens krigströtthet och de islamistiska extremisternas oförtröttliga kamp med terroristiska metoder. Ryssland å andra sidan håller hårt på sin territoriella rätt och situationen är därmed låst.Vi har, i en teorikonsumerande fallstudie, genomfört en analys av konfliktens drivkrafter utifrån den teori om konfliktlösning som kallas conflict resolution. Denna teori betonar vikten av att konflikten kommit in i ett så kallat ripe moment, för att kunna uppnå en lösning. För att freden skall bli bestående, är det av största vikt att de bakomliggande problemen blir lösta.Anledningen till att Tjetjenienkonflikten fortfarande pågår, är att den inte kommit in i ett ripe moment ännu.

Mitt syfte med denna studie var att beskriva hur man i fritidshemsverksamhet arbetar för att utveckla god social kompetens hos barn i behov av särskilt stöd. För att bryta ner syftet så formulerade jag forskningsfrågor. Frågorna är hur man arbetar för att utveckla god social kompetens hos barn som vistas i fritidshem, hur fritidshemmet arbetar för att inkludera alla barn i verksamheten och hur arbetet kopplas till styrdokumenten. Utifrån detta valde jag att göra en kvalitativ intervjustudie med fyra fritidspedagoger som är verksamma i en kommun i Norrbotten. I resultatet redogör jag inte för någon absolut sanning utan bara fritidspedagogernas svar och mina tolkningar.

The purpose of this study is to gain understanding of how self employed entrepreneurs (hereafter referred to as ?entrepreneurs?) develop their competence based on their perceived learning space. The main question is: How do these entrepreneurs develop their competence based on their perceived learning space? Other questions relevant for the study are: How important is the social environment for these entrepreneurs and how do they interact with their social environment in order to develop their competence. The study has a qualitative approach.