The literary genre of dystopian fiction grew out of the larger science fiction genre during the first half of the 20th century. Distinctive of dystopian fiction is a tendency towards allegory. Books in the genre use allegory to make statements on a wide range of subjects. Dystopian novels often tackle political and religious issues, as well as societal issues more generally. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenh

Uppsatsen studerar skapandet, samt upprätthållandet utav de normer kring manlighet och kvinnlighet, satta av kyrka och stat, som präglar den svenska naturmytiska balladtraditionen under 1600- och 1700-talet. Utöver fokus på manlighet- och kvinnlighetsskapande i svensk naturmytisk balladtradition granskas även kyrkans syn på sexuella möten med naturväsen och huruvida dessa normerande åsikter återsp

Problem/Bakgrund. Denna studie undersöker hur ett akademiskt mindervärde är beskaffat bland studenter på Lunds Universitet. Tidigare studier har undersökt mindervärdeskänslor bland universitetsstudenter, men ytterst lite forskning existerar där sambandet mellan mindervärdeskänslor och olika faktorer inom den miljö som studenter befinner sig undersöks. Syfte. Studiens övergripande syfte är få en

In Sweden the most common reason for sick leave is stress and fatigue. Due to mental illness the number of sick leaves increase. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of how horticultural therapy/naturalized rehabilitation as a rehabilitation method can achieve a broader sense of coherence for individuals who suffer from mental illness. In the data collection, semi-structu

The purpose with this study is to examine Fiske et al. (2002) hypothesis that stereotypes are best described from without the two dimensions warmth/competence. The survey is a scaling study where the participants' (n = 102) similarity judgements from a set of social groups were analyzed using the statistical tool PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The result of the PCA proposes a four-dimensi

This paper examines how trust in national and European institutions, as surveyed in the Eurobarometer, has been affected by the 2008 global financial crisis. By using a recently published database on financial crises in Europe for the EU-countries between 1999 and 2017 a series of panel regressions gives strong support for the hypothesis that a financial crisis has a negative effect on institution

Departing from the question of how linguistic representations of sexual crime are connected to social practices around sexuality, this discourse analysis looks into 30 news articles on sexual crime to identify discourses around male and female sexuality. As most sexual crimes are committed by men and against women, the analysis focuses on connecting discursive descriptions of men and women in rela

Bakgrund: Livmoderhalscancer är en vanlig sjukdom och att drabbas är en individuell upplevelse. Sjukvårdspersonalen har en viktig roll i att hjälpa kvinnorna att hantera upplevelsen. Syfte: Att belysa kvinnors upplevelser av livmoderhalscancer. Metod: Litteraturstudie där 10 artiklar inkluderats. Resultat: Tre huvudkategorier: Fysiska, psykiska och sociala upplevelser samt åtta underkategorier: kr

This thesis explores the relationship between certain concepts of learning and some parts of the Swedish language program for immigrants (SFI). The aim of the study is to relate theories of learning to current pedagogical SFI-research, teachers’ perception of learning theories and, to investigate which learning theories teachers consider to be the most useful in their everyday tutoring. I used a

Föreliggande uppsats undersöker personliga vittnesmål publicerade på en mikroblogg och behandlar det förhållandevis nyligen myntade begreppet mansplaining. Syftet är att studera vilken funktion personliga vittnesmål kan fylla i strävan efter jämställdhet. För att undersöka det görs en genreanalys utifrån Carolyn R. Millers sätt att se på genre som social handling. Huvudsakliga teoretiska perspekti

The type of pattern recognition methods used for controlling modern prosthetics, referred to here as single-label classification methods, restricts users to a small amount of movements. One prominent reason for this is that the accuracy of these classification methods decreases as the number of allowed movements is increased. In this work a possible solution to this problem is presented by looking

Det pratas allt mer om att vi har gått ”from government to governance”. Men vad kan dessa förändringar betyda för våra traditionella demokrativärden? Denna studie syftar att undersöka vilka eventuella demokratiproblem som styrning genom governancenätverk kan innebära genom att analysera den så kallade svängdörren i staten. Genom normativ analys har en demokratinorm utifrån traditionell representat

Syftet med denna uppsats är att den klargöra den inverkan NPM haft på de styrinstrument som används inom vården. I idéanalysen kommer vi med hjälp av dimensioner som analysverktyg försöka klargöra vilka effekter dessa styrinstrument kan ha på demokrativärden och kvaliteten inom vården. Användning av dimensioner sker med en dimension för NPM och en för demokrativärden. Dimensionen för NPM skapades

This bachelor thesis deals with the collaboration between the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Coast Guard. Ever since 1987, there has been a political ambition that the Armed Forces and Coast Guard should cooperate more closely in the field of maritime surveillance. These goals have not been achieved despite political decisions and the authorities jointly developed objectives. To identify the

This thesis analyzes the American engagement in the Vietnam war. This war is as controversial to this date, as it was then. It still draws a broad audience to the discussion of the reasoning for the interference of the American government in the conflict between north and south Vietnam. The thesis is made as an idea analysis where a political myth has been identified from ancient Greek examples an

Despite being one of Latin Americas most progressed countries and a recent member of the OECD, Chile has issues of high inequality that is apparent not least in its educational system. This paper seeks to investigate what impact educational disparities have on voting behaviour, in the context of a policy reform introduced in 2010 that shifted the voting system from mandatory to voluntary. Data on

This MSc thesis covers the development of a Modelica model of an engine liquid cooling system for the trucks manufactured by MAN Truck & Bus AG. The mathematical assumptions used for transcribing existing models are described and the reasoning behind the modeling process is provided. The separate component models are validated with two sets of input signals. Primarily with a dynamic, transien

Look into my eyes Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition characterized by spontaneous recurring seizures. The word seizure comes from the Latin word sacire and means; to take possession of. This is a very horrible yet very accurate description of how a severe seizure could look like. Although treatment is available, it is ineffective in 30% of the patients and still just symptomatic. The n