Ethnicity has become a frequently used concept, not only in the academic world but also in the media and in public debates. The purpose of this paper was to have a closer look at what ethnicity actually is and what it means to people as well as to scientists, ethnicity as a concept and as a phenomenon. Focus was on the more recent research that has been done about what is described as "new et

Criminality is a constant current and distressing phenomenon of the society and we assume that crimes affect and awaken strong emotions, for instance fear and insecurity, in people. We chose to, with the help of quantitative method, investigate senior high school students' harassment of becoming victims of crime and the risk of being exposed to crime. Essential questions at issue run as follow

The purpose of this essay was to find out if the Swedish methadone program was ethically justifiable by comparing it in theory and practice. Our main questions were: - Is it ethically justifiable to replace one addictive substance with another? - Are the criterias of the the National Swedish Social Welfare Board being fulfilled? - Is the methadoneprograms purpose agreeable in practice and theory?

The purpose of this study was to illustrate the differences between the women's shelter movement's two national organisations, ROKS and SKR. I wanted to explore the background and emerge of the two national organisations and why ROKS where divided. The questions relevant for this study were: Which were the reasons for dividing ROKS? What questions does the two national organisations put th

There are many children in Sweden today, approximately between 100.000 and 200.000, who have a parent that abuse drugs. Under what circumstances are they living and what consequences will it have for the children's development? In this essay, I will describe some of the literature about these children. I have also interviewed 8 children, who have participated in a groupactivity for children th

This essay tries to find out if the big city, the metropolis, can offer a free life for its inhabitants. The criteria for a free life are that you have individual freedom, tolerance, anonymity and heterogeneity. This means that the big city holds a diverse population with different life styles, views on life, attitudes and more. Do these heterogeneous consequences come from a tolerant atmosphere?

We have in our essay compared Folkpartiet liberalernas, Moderata samlingspartiets and Ny Demokratis presented proposal about demanded knowledge in language for immigrants to receive citizenship. The main purpose with the essay was to examine which similarities and differences there was between the three party-political proposals. We found close points of similarity between the proposals. The main

Our purpose with this paper was to describe how children experience and use curses and swearwords in the school environment, compared to the perspectives of adults and surrounding society. The main questions were: How common is cursing and swearing in the school environment and which factors are it influenced by? What do curses and swearwords mean for children and adults in today's society and