According to the statistics, the number of older inmates in prison is increasing, and the care needs for this group are relatively unexplored. The purpose was to study prison officer?s perceptions of older inmates and their care needs. The study was based on a qualitative approach in which prison officers at one prison were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed based on earlier research and from a social constructionist perspective.

Syftet med vår undersökning är att få kunskap om hur elever förhåller sig till läxor och vilkafaktorer som bidrar till att de anser sig motiverade att arbeta med läxor. Vi valde enhalvstrukturerad intervju för ändamålet. Till grund för undersökningen har vi tidigareforskning kring läxor samt olika motivationsteorier. Vi använder oss även av olikalärandeteorier samt skolans läroplaner för att se hur dessa berör motivation och läxor. Dehuvudsakliga resultaten av vår undersökning visar att elever ville ha och tycker om läxor.Läxorna ger eleverna en positiv identitet och en status.

SammanfattningSyfte och frågeställningar: Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur förekomsten av friluftsaktiviteter på idrottslektionerna har förändrats från 2001 till 2012 i ett antal skolor i Stockholmsområdet som tidigare ingått i SIH-projektet. Ett ytterligare syfte var att undersöka hur ungdomars friluftsaktivitetsvanor på fritiden har förändrats från 2001 till 2012 och hur dessa vanor samvarierar med socioekonomisk status.-          Hur har förekomsten av friluftsaktiviteter under idrottsundervisningen förändrats?-          Hur har ungdomars utövande av friluftsaktiviteter på fritiden förändrats?-          Vilken socioekonomisk status har ungdomarna som utövar friluftsaktiviteter på fritiden?-          Hur har ungdomar med låg respektive hög socioekonomisk status utövande av friluftsaktiviteter på fritiden förändrats?  Metod: Den metod vi använde oss av var kvantitativ. Data samlades in med hjälp av enkäter som besvarades av elever i årskurs nio på fem skolor i Stockholmsområdet år 2012 (247 respondenter). Sedan tidigare fanns det insamlad data från SIH-projektet från 2001(63 respondenter) med elever i samma årskurs och skolor som vi vänt oss till.

Title: The process of gentrification ?the transformation of declined neighbourhoods into attractive ones Gentrification = ?A social process of change where people with high socioeconomic status move into neighbourhoods which traditionally has been dominated by people from the lower classes or from ethnical minorities.? (Nationalencyklopedin 2010).In many cities around the world, disinvested neighbourhoods become the place to be, where everything happens. This usually occurs when different social groups, such as bohemians, homosexuals and artists, move into a declined and disinvested neighbourhood. After a while, people from the middleclass move in to the area due to its increased attractiveness, and start to renovate their properties. This usually leads to higher rents, which force some of the original inhabitants to leave the neighbourhood.

A qualitative interview study how the normative gender images affects on women, their roles and positions in a drug abuse. The purpose of this study aims to shed a light at the consequences that the normative gender scenario inflicts on women with drug abuse and how these prejudices affects these women. Based on interviews with four different women who all lived with a drug abuse we have problematized how the gender system and the normative gender images affected them. We have used gender perspectives and social constructivism theories while analyzing the empirical basis. More specifically we use the theories of Butler about how gender constructs through performative actions and Hirdmans theories of the gender system.

My big interest in sports was what shaped my choice of subject for the essay. The purpose of this study has been to explore the social meaning of team sports for functionally impaired persons. In order to fulfil the purpose of the essay I formed following questions: How do the actives experience their participation in team sports? And how important is the social intercourse in team sports to the individual welfare? The methods I?ve used have been qualitative with an ethnographic approach. I have used participant observations and field interviews to gather my empirical material.

Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur svensklärare tänker kring lärarprofessionalism och en professionalisering av läraryrket. Metoden för undersökningen består av kvalitativa intervjuer som gjordes på fem verksamma svensklärare. Undersökningen ger framförallt en bild av hur svensklärare ser på sitt yrke som profession. Det framkommer även meningsskiljaktigheter bland lärarna vad gäller en professionalisering av läraryrket. Professionaliseringen som görs i form av en lärarlegitimation, jämförs med decentraliseringen av skolan på 90-talet.

The aim of this study is to examine the perception of work of young men and women. A central problem that the study focus on is how young men and women value work, what do they expect to get out of work, and what are their experiences of work. The study also examines what work value and work mean for them. Eight young men and women between the ages of 22-25, currently working in different field, were interviewed. The individuals interviewed had different educational backgrounds.

The aim of the study was to explore the psychological well-being of a group of adolescents in relation to how they regarded achieving in school, in a gender perspective. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with students aged 17-19 at a high-achieving school in a big city in Sweden. The interviews were analyzed thematically and the results showed that the adolescents acted differently as well as regarded achieving in school differently depending on gender. The young women were driven by ambition, they were high-achieving and planning for the future. The young men cared less about achieving and thought more about the present.

This study analyses social age as a phenomenon and if unaccompanied refugee children has a social age that, according to the Swedish culture, do not correspond with their biological age and if so is, the reason for that. Furthermore, our study has discussed the potential consequences of the effects for the unaccompanied refugee children and the social age when interacting with Swedish society. According to our study, the social age is effected by other factors besides cultural norms, values and role expectations that a society has on a specific biological age. The results in this study shows that social age is a vital component to someone?s identity.

Uppsatsens syfte är att genom intervjuer synliggöra förskollärares, BVC- sköteskors och socialsekreterares syn på vanvård, anmälningsplikt och begreppet barn bästa. Vi har också valt att undersöka om uppfattningarna om dessa begrepp skiljer sig åt beroende på om man arbetar i ett bostadsområde med hög Social status respektive låg.För att få fram våra intervjupersoners uppfattningar om våra problemområden men också för att få svar på våra frågor, genomförde vi intervjuer som var en kombination av kvalitativa och strukturerade. I resultatet presenteras de olika yrkeskategoriernas uppfattningar och svar under kategorier kopplade till frågorna. Där redogör vi också för de eventuella skillnader vi funnit mellan de olika bostadsområdena. I diskussionen resonerar vi om det som framkommit i vår studie och framhåller våra personliga åsikter om problemområdena.

Social phobia is a fear which limits a person's capabilities in daily situations. The fear can be so strong that a person can distance themselves from all social situations, for example education, marriage, sports activities etc. The purpose of this study is to discover whether there are any correlations between social fear and choice of educational program, between social fear and sex, and between social fear and Internet use. Questionnaires were administered to 80 upper secondary pupils. Each questionnaire answer was assigned a certain score, which was then coded in SPSS, the highest scores corresponding to highest degrees of shyness.

The higher status homestead called Kullen is located on top of a small hill just outside of Hova in V?stra G?taland. The house stands on a plateau surrounded by a stonewall. Aerial photos from the 1960?s shows what looks like a big parklike garden behind the house, with a gravel walk cutting through on the length of the garden up to the house.

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the researcher experiences its role in real life in relation to the field of education and adult learning. The context of the study is the academic department of education and adult learning in Swedish institutions. This is a qualitative study, inspired by Grounded Theory. Data consist of interviews, texts from policy documents and reports. Both the aspects gender and context have been taken into consideration.

The purpose of our study is to get more knowledge about how moral dilemmas affect social workers in their work. This because we find that a big part of social work involves ethic reflections and that is why we find it important for social workers to have knowledge about how they should and can think and act in these situations. Ethic statements exist for social workers to use in their work but we haven?t found any guidelines for concrete situations and that?s why we decided to study this area. Questions we want to answer are how do the social workers define moral dilemmas in social work? How do the social workers deal with moral dilemmas in their work? How do moral dilemmas affect social workers in their work? This is a qualitative study with interviews from seven social workers from one social service office although they are from different units.