Studien grundar sig i kroppens betydelse och roll för individens identitetsskapande. Främst fokuserar den på musklernas betydelse i denna process. Mitt intresse för ämnet har sitt ursprung i samhällets minskade behov av muskelmassa som står i kontrast till gym fyllda av personer som söker en muskulös och stark kropp. Vad är det som lockar människor att bygga en muskulös och kraftfull kropp idag oc

Som vi antydde i inledningen finns det hinder för en lyckad implementering. Vi har i vår studie lyft fram en del faktorer som ligger till grund för detta. För att lyckas väl med implementering av en förändring krävs det ett tydligt och engagerat ledarskap, en god informationsspridning i organisationen, en uppföljning av förändringar i verksamheten och ett arbete för att motivera de anställda. Det

The purpose of this thesis is to examine a Swedish investor’s possibility to diversify into Emerging markets. This is done by investigate if correlations between Sweden and 24 Emerging markets is higher in bear market than during other market conditions. In the next step a multi index model is used to check if volatility affects correlation between the markets. Finally four ex ante portfolios were

Our work is based on making a User Interface for CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines manufactured by HAAS. The machine uses a programming language called G-Code, which for the ordinary lathe-operator is difficult to learn. This discourages many operators, who have only used manual machines, to convert to CNC. Our task is to make the transition from manual to automatic machines easy. We and o

This thesis aims to examine what significance the output of a citizen panel constitutes to a municipality’s administration. Citizen participation projects have increased in popularity due to decreasing electoral participation and fewer members in political parties. This constitutes a democratic problem as well as a problem of weakened information channels for the decision makers. There is a need f

The purpose of this study is to analyse the common representation of the trafficker, namely the offender of human trafficking, by examining newspaper articles, novels and film. The crystallised image is compared to recent statistics and in relation to this an explanation of the image of the trafficker inspired by discursive perspectives will be offered. The study concludes that the prevalent image

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact the coal industry in el Cerrejón has had on the indigenous Wayúu population at the north of Colombia. The issue is addressed in through a human right lens discussing the importance of environmental and indigenous rights, which are not yet included in any legal document of the United Nations. The topic of environmental and indigenous rights is furthe

The purpuse of this thesis is to examine what kind of relation there is between theories of class consciousness and human rights. Can human rights play a part in the class consciousness of the working class? I have chosen to compare three western marxists, G. Lukács, E.P Thompson and W. Reich and their theories of class consciousness. Their analysis of class consciousness derives from three perspe

The aim of this study is to examine the prospects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) becoming a permanent variable in the way that companies and enterprises work. This is done through an analysis of altruism, self-interest and egoism in the business enterprise and its aims in the capitalistic market economy of today. Examined are both the company from the inside, with conflicts of interest a

Artros är något som drabbar många, men är vanligast över 50 års ålder. Syftet med vår studie var att undersöka hur personer med höftledsartros upplever att detta påverkar de dagliga aktiviteterna. En kvalitativ metod med intervjuer på sju personer med höftledsartros gjordes. Resultatet visade att höftledsartros påverkade flera av de dagliga aktiviteterna. Tre kategorier bildades av det insamlade m

Reumatoid artrit, RA orsakade tidigare omfattande aktivitetsproblem för den drabbade personen men idag finns läkemedel som i högre grad än tidigare kan påverka sjukdomsförloppet i gynnsam riktning. För att utreda vilka dagliga aktiviteter en person upplever som svåra används bedömningsinstrument som exempelvis Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire, EDAQ. Syftet med denna studie var att identi

Author: Anja Ferhatovic and Therese Stridh Title: Among bibles and holy cows - about maltreatment of children and youth in child welfare. [translated title] Supervisor: Claes Levin Assessor: Eva-Malin Antoniusson The purpose of this study was to examine social workers experiences of maltreatment of children and youth in child welfare. More specifically, our aim was to find out how social worke

The aim of this essay is to study the key characteristics of the Bildungsroman and examine if the same traits still are in use in contemporary fiction and what values that are being mediated. The aim is also to focus on the style in which the pedagogical message is being delivered thus highlighting the possible differences and similarities between an old-fashioned Bildungsroman, Charles Dickens’ G

Conventional MSWM in the Southern urban cities is gradually moving upward the hierarchy of solid waste management as their disposal capacity diminishes and it becomes dauntingly difficult to locate new disposal site. In Thailand, many municipalities have initiated a source separation scheme as part of their waste management strategy to promote waste reduction. However, the success of the intervent

The main purpose of our study is to examine the attitude towards drugs found amongst a selected group of adolescents. We have utilized qualitative interviews in order to gather empirical material. The material thus acquired was then interpreted by means of symbolic interaction. The study shows that adolescents are generally averse to drugs, and that there is a substantial discrepancy between their