The purpose of this study was to examine and increase the knowledge about the way young, newly graduated social workers view their professional role considering their age and professional experience, how they experience the relation to their clients and colleagues and how these experiences all together affect the way the young social workers handle their professional role. Seven social workers in the ages between 23 and 25, who graduated from Socialhögskolan, Stockholm University, in January 2007, where interviewed. They also answered a questionnaire covering the similar questions as the interview. Little research had previously been made in this particular area, why the triangulation of methods was helpful in analyzing the results, with ata coming from two different resources. To analyze the data a multidimensional theory was used, containing coping theory, an experiential perspective, Antonovskys theory a sense of coherence, cognitive theory and role theory.

This study investigates the effects that commercial computer games have on young individuals social comfort and learning progress. As a systematic study of literature, scholarly articles have been analysed in order to illuminate the positive as well as negative effects on social comfort and learning progress that may come with playing computer games. The social effects have mainly been discussed with role-playing games, such as World of Warcraft, as starting point, while the learning effects have been coupled with strategy games, such as Civilization IV. The study does not simply declare how these games can be good for these factors, but also in what respect computer games may prevent the development of young individuals socials skills and learning progress. The study showed that in spite of perpetual prejudices against computer games in the technological age, computer games might actually be good to use as a tool in order to authorize the development of young individuals regarding learning and social aspects.

I föreliggande undersökning har fem kvinnliga mellanchefer, inom den offentliga sektorn intervjuats om sina upplevelser och erfarenheter av hinder och möjligheter för deras karriärutveckling och chefskap. I undersökningen har jag använt kvalitativ metod i form av halvstrukturerade intervjuer. Resultat och analysdelen indelas i fyra olika teman: beskrivning av ledarskap, män och kvinnors chefsegenskaper och ledarstilar, karriär ? ambitioner och möjligheter samt familjens betydelse. Under dessa rubriker redovisas resultaten och paralleller dras till human relationsteori, kön som social konstruktion, homosocialitet, möjlighetsstruktur och familjeorientering.

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The aim of this study is to investigate a number of social worker views on long -term drug abuse and how they feel that this group of individuals should be treated. Our purpose is also to examine these social worker discretion in terms of decision-making under the Socialtjänstlagen (SoL) and Lag om missbrukare i vissa fall (LVM ).We conducted two focus group interviews and assumed a number of open questions. Our empirical data have been categorized by the study's purpose and issues and by recurring themes in our individual stories.Our results shows that all social workers believe that one should always look at the big picture in estimates related to drug users. They also believe that the process of long -term addicts occasionally feels hopeless. Social workers felt that their room for maneuver in terms of decision-making was fairly limited.

SAMMANFATTNINGTitel:Den sociala entreprenörens karaktäriserande egenskaperNivå:Kandidatuppsats, C-nivå, företagsekonomi, ledarskap och organisationFörfattare:Pontus Alm & Yrsa FällströmHandledare:Pär Vilhelmsson, KristinaMickelsson,ElenaAhmadi,MariaFregidou--?MalamaExaminator:Jens Eklinder FrickDatum:2015-06-02Syfte:Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilka karaktäriserande egenskapersom går att finna hos sociala entreprenörer.Problem och bakgrund:Sociala företag och socialt entreprenörskap är ett område som har fått undermåliguppmärksamhet i forskningen med betoning på drivande egenskaper hos socialaentreprenörer. Förståelsen för ämnet kommer med denna studie öka, och befintligteori kommer att bekräftas eller motsägas.Metod:Undersökningen har en deduktiv ansats med en kvantitativ metod ochdeskriptiv samt analyserande statistik. Teoriunderlaget bygger framförallt påtidigare forskning inom socialt entreprenörskap men även på forskning inomtraditionellt entreprenörskap. Analyskapitlet kommer att koppla tillbaka till teorinför att jämföra denna studies utfall med tidigare forskning.Resultat & diskussion:Denna studie bidrar med nya begrepp som karaktäriserar sociala entreprenörer iSverige och som är grundade på de sociala entreprenörernas egenskaper.

Det finns fyra hörnpelare för gott åldrande: social gemenskap, meningsfull sysselsättning och delaktighet, fysisk aktivitet samt goda matvanor. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att beskriva vad äldre individer upplever bidrar till den egna hälsan och välbefinnandet. Kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med 15 personer över 75 år. Intervjuerna analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Tre kategorier framkom under det latenta temat ?känsla av att ha tillgång till och kontroll över resurser som gör det möjligt att leva ett fortsatt aktivt och meningsfullt liv som äldre?: ?leva i en bra fysisk miljö?, ?känsla av meningsfullhet? och ?känsla av oberoende?.

In the last decade the Italian authorities have tried to adapt themselves to a united European asylum system, in the European Union, through the adoption of legal reforms, intended to improve the conditions of asylum seekers in Italy. Despite these reforms, asylum seekers and refugee?s living conditions are far from covered. The aim of this study is to explore the different functions of social work in the Italian reception process regarding unaccompanied minors and their implications on the wellbeing of the unaccompanied minors. This study was conducted through several interviews with both social workers, which in some way worked with unaccompanied minors, and the unaccompanied minors themselves.

Brist på djupare sociala relationer på arbetsplatsen kan leda till lägre social tillfredsställelse och därmed lägre arbetstillfredsställelse. Den här empiriska studien har undersökt om det är någon skillnad i arbetstillfredsställelse mellan kontorsbaserade och fältbaserade läkemedelskonsulter, då möjligheterna till socialt umgänge med kollegor är lägre för fältbaserade konsulter. Hypotesen var att kontorsbaserade konsulter upplever högre arbetstillfredsställelse då de har möjlighet till mer social kontakt med sina kollegor. I studien ingick 112 personer. Signifikant samband uppvisades mellan social tillfredsställelse och arbetstillfredsställelse.

I tidigare forskning finns ett samband mellan socialt stöd och reducerad stress. Även husdjur påverkar stressnivån. Denna enkätstudie tittade på om husdjur och civilstånd påverkar hälsa och stressnivå. Av de studenter som deltog i studien hade 35% husdjur. Resultatet visade inte på någon effekt på stress av att ha husdjur.

AbstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the implementation process and the implementation steering of the social development aspects, gender equality and integration, in the program for regional development of the region Kronoberg in the period of 2004-2007.The study asks three questions: 1) How have the social development aspects, gender equality and integration, been implemented in the program for regional development of the region Kronoberg? 2) What has facilitated or hindered the implementation of the two social development aspects? 3) What possibilities to steer the implementation process of the two social development aspects exist at the governmental and at the regional level?In order to answer these questions a qualitative method has been used. To be able to analyse the empirical material, which consists of documents and interviews, the theoretical framework comprehends the policy process and implementation steering. The conclusion is that the incorporation of the social development aspects in the regional development program does not fully correspond with the central intentions, and that is due to circumstances at the regional level..

ternal communication in an organization by using CSM Communication Situations Model [18[upps-01.gif The topic of this master thesis is internal organizational communication and factors influencing the way people in an organization communicate with each other. The purpose of the study is to, by using a specific model called Communication Systems/Situations Model CSM, identify the social context of a given organization and examine how it relates to the dimensions of communicational behaviour which are presented in CSM. We would also like to see how the different parts of CSM affects the choice of communication channels. The thesis is based on interviews with eight employees in the specific organization, whom we have asked a number of questions regarding how they communicate with each other and through which channels. The results show that the social context is very informal within the organization and the relationships between the employees are very open and personal.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka om det finns samband mellan resurspreferens och social exkludering. Effekten av kön och resurspreferens på upplevelse av social exkludering och livstillfredsställelse studerades också. Data samlades in genom enkäter och totalt ingick 250 personer i studien från både offentlig och privat sektor i Västra Götalands Län. Resultaten visade att vad människor önskar utbyta för resurser med andra i vardagen är individuellt och påverkar upplevelse av social exkludering samt livstillfredställelse. Människor som eftersträvar kärlek, status och tjänster i relationer är de som upplever sig minst exkluderade och känner också hög livstillfredställelse.

The composition of the board of directors and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are two widely researched subject and discussed by the media. This study aims to examine the impact of the board of directors' composition on CSR performance among the largest companies listed on Nasdaq OMX stock exchange 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden. A linear regression analysis is applied to investigate the relationship and evidence is found that board attributes have an effect on CSR performance. Among these; the size of the board, outside directors and employee representatives all have a positive impact on environmental performance. Furthermore; female, outside directors and employee representatives have a positive impact on social performance.

The aim of the study was to examine both 1) how aware teachers in a specific area are about ICT tools in teaching ; and 2) how likely teachers are to use ICT tools to reverse the trend of unmotivated students and low achievement scores . I will look for answers through the following questions:How extensive is the knowledge of the teachers on digital and social media in education? How have teachers in the past year used various social media in their teaching? In what grade does ICT-supported teaching lead to higher motivation, participation and achievement? Is there a difference between the sexes, different stages (1-3, 4-6, 7-9) and number of years in the profession in knowledge of and openness to the use of ICT in education?The method used is a questionnaire in which a number of respondents have answered a number of questions about ICT tools in teaching. Validity of the study can be said to be high when the survey has measured what it intended to measure, however, I need to be careful in draw full account of the result as the response rate is low with only 39%. In summary, the results show that there is low awareness among respondents about the methods and the digital and social tools I lift in the survey.Mainly the respondents use some of the methods and the digital and social tools in preparation for the lesson.