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I uppsatsen genomförs en djupanalys av ett flertal avsnitt från den amerikanska tv-serien Mad Men utifrån huvudsakligen två teoretiska koncept gällande studiet av maskulinitet. Dessa inkluderar bland andra Joseph A. Vandello och Jennifer K. Bosson et als studier gällande en så kallad ”osäker maskulinitet” i den vetenskapliga artikeln Precarious Manhood. Teorin gällande hegemonisk maskulinitet koThis essay will delve into a deep analysis regarding multiple episodes of the American tv-series Mad Men primarily from the perspective of two theoretical concepts regarding the study of masculinity. These include, for example, studies regarding the concept of “precarious manhood” by Joseph A. Vandello and Jennifer K. Bosson et al in the scientific article Precarious Manhood. The concept regardi

The purpose of the thesis is to get a better understanding of computer algebra in general, and polynomial computer algebra in particular. This is done by implementing a library for a polynomials and methods that are needed to be able to perform operations on the polynomials. Then this library is used to implement Wilf-Zeilberger’s method, which is a method that can be used to prove certain combina

As the Swedish social services changed to a more specialized organization, child and welfare social services organized in such way that social workers’ and authorities within specialized units had to overcome cooperative obstacles to an increasing extent. The aim with this study was to investigate how social workers’ within child and welfare social services experience internal cooperation and thei

The main purpose with this study is to examine if there has been any changes in the governtment directive to the swedish social insurance agency(Försäkringskassan) about care assistans and examine how the swedish social insurence agency and the volunteer organisations respond to the directives. Another aim with the study is to compare the goverment and the swedish social insurence agencys opinions

Children’s participation is an important part of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Barns behov i centrum (BBIC), but there is not much research on how social workers involve children in childcare investigations and what challenges they experience. This study examines this, as well as how the social workers believe that children’s participation will be affected by the CRC becoming

Syftet med denna uppsats är följaktligen att analysera arbetsgivarens skyldighet till arbetsanpassnings- och omplaceringsåtgärder innan en uppsägning kan tillgripas. Uppsatsen kommer i första hand analysera arbetsgivarens skyldighet att vidta anpassnings- och omplaceringsåtgärder i rehabiliteringsprocessen av en sjuk arbetstagare. I andra hand analyseras hur långt dessa skyldigheter sträcker sig iThe purpose of this essay is to examine the employer’s obligation for adjustment interventions and re-employment before a dismissal can take place. The essay will mainly analyse the employer’s responsibility for adjustment interventions and re-employment of ill employees. Secondly, an analysis will be made regarding the extent of these responsibilities before a dismissal can occur. Poor health and

Studien ämnar att undersöka hur tiggeri konstrueras som ett socialt problem och vilka problemkonstruktioner som är framträdande i debatten om tiggeriförbud i Vellinge kommun, samt vilka faktorer som får betydelse i aktörers argument för sina respektive positioner i debatten. Studien är en kvalitativ dokumentanalys av 34 dokument, där myndighetsbeslut, domar och tidningsartiklar som alla rör tiggerBut what will be the result of a local ban on begging in Vellinge? : A case study on the construction of begging in the debate regarding a criminalization of begging. The aim of this study was to investigate the social construction of begging in the public debate regarding the criminalization of begging in Vellinge municipality in Sweden. A total of 34 documents concerning Vellinge municipality w

När EKS 11 publicerades blev det krav på att i Br0-byggnader göra en särskild bedömning av byggnadsdelars skyddsbehov med avseende på deras bärförmåga vid brand för att avgöra om det föreligger ett utökat skyddsbehov för byggnadsdelarna. I de fall där det föreligger ett utökat skyddsbehov ökar de brandtekniska kraven som ställs på byggnadsdelarna, medan i de fall där det inte föreligger ett utökatThe aim of this thesis is to investigate which factors that should be taken into consideration in the assessment of extended fire safety for building components in building class Br0. Problem areas have been identified through a literature study in this field. To solve the identified problems, interviews have been carried out with the National board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket) and

Unemployment has always been a fiercely debated topic in the social debate. Today's modern welfare societies have social protection networks aimed at protecting and helping individuals who, for various reasons, have fallen outside the labor market. These safety nets are aimed at maintaining a reasonable standard of living. Financial aid is the pis aller of the social protection network to prev

Börsintroduktioner sker årligen vilka uppmärksammas i media i olika utsträckningar. Dessa medievågor mäts av ett så kallat Search Volume Index vilket vi använt oss av för att se hur aktiekursen och avkastningarna påverkats av uppmärksamheten bolagen får vid börsintroduktion. Prisutvecklingen baseras också på om aktien är under- eller överprissatt vilket också undersöks i studien. Indexet har sats

Different homogenous and heterogenous catalysts, including different noble metals on silica or carbon and methyltrioxorhenium (MTO), were screened for their catalytic activity in the deoxydehydration of mucic and tartaric acid. A method for the determination of yields by NMR was developed and the reaction conditions, e.g. solvent composition and acidic catalyst, were optimized for tartaric acid. T

A new trade agreement, the African Continental Free Trade Area, was signed in 2018 and will unite the African nations into one trade union. The agreement seeks to integrate the African markets in several ways, with two objectives being to reduce tariffs with 90 percent and improve the level of trade facilitation within the continent. This paper investigates whether tariffs or trade procedures repr

In this essay I have looked at how the term extreme cinema should be categorized. Should it be categorized as a genre, a subgenre, an umbrella term or something else. To find this out I have divided the essay into three chapters, one long and two short. The first chapter is about how style and narrative affects the way extreme cinema is categorized. The second chapter looks at how reception and aw

When designing large buildings with complex geometry there is often a need for performance-based design and the use of computer models. CFD models like FDS that are available and validated for this purpose are typically time consuming and require large amounts of computing power. Zone models which are often faster and require less computing power are limited to simple geometries and smaller sized

This study has its basis in the relation between social services and the public employment services. Financial assistance functions as the welfares utmost safety net and is supposed to work as a complement to the general system, which the society provides. To be entitled financial aid the individual who is considered able to work is required to be of disposal to the labor market. Therefore, the in

Sammanfattning Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen bygger på ett samarbete och samförstånd mellan arbetsmarknadens parter. Deras arbete ligger i att komma överens om lösningar på arbetsmarknadsrelaterade problem, utan inblandning av staten och utan att staten lagstiftar på området. Detta kallas för den svenska modellen, som mycket baseras på framförhandlade kollektivavtal. Kollektivavtal har en binAbstract The Swedish labour market is set to work through an understanding and consensus between the social partners, both on the employee and the employer side. The social partners are supposed to come to agreements on labour market related issues, without any intervention from the government in forms of legislations. This is called The Swedish Model, and is also based on by the social partners n

The purpose of this study was to investigate how students experience being affected as recipients of psychological knowledge, through psychology lessons in high school. An explorative, qualitative study with eight semi-structured interviews was conducted. The high school students were in year 2 or year 3 and came from three different schools in Skåne county, Sweden. All had taken at least the majo

We live in a time that some choose to call the psychedelic renaissance. Once again, after a period of silence in the scientific world, studies about psychedelics and their effects continues to bring knowledge to the subject. In this renaissance of psychedelics there’s still somewhat a gap in research regarding the recreational use of the substances. The aim of this study has been to seek a better

Everyday activities play a fundamental part in our lives. But how do they relate to well-being? Specific types of activities, such as positive and social activities have been found to be related to subjective well-being (SWB). However, this pre-registered study aimed to investigate if self-reported everyday activities, and activities participants reported had the most impact on their SWB in the pa

Uppsatsens övergripande syfte var att undersöka hur belöningar påverkar barn och ungdomar med (n = 30) och utan (n = 31) ångestsyndrom avseende tendens att närma sig aversiv stimulering. Närmandebeteende har visat sig vara en viktig faktor vid grundforskning om ångest, men hade aldrig undersökts i en klinisk population. Bättre förståelse för denna process har potential att kunna användas för utvec