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Med Jesus i moderniteten : Etiska, andliga och apokalyptiska modernitetsvisioner i den svenska väckelsen
No full textHymn writer´s workshop : Two case studies of contemporary hymn poetry, these ideals and existential dimensions.
No full textMen´s violence against women in intimate partner relationships : The character and the extent of the violence and Sweden’s responsibility to protect women’s human rights.
No full textMen’s violence against women in intimate partner relationships is a comprehensive problem in society both in Sweden and in the world. Most of the violence occurs at home which makes it a well-hidden problem and the lack of knowledge about men´s violence against women in intimate partner relationships makes it difficult to tackle. The purpose of this essay was to study the character of the violence, how comprehensive the violence is and the actions that Sweden has taken to end men´s violence against women in intimate partner relationships. The result shows that violence in intimate partner relationships occurs in all ages, ethnicities and social classes. The violence can be psychological, physical, sexual, material or economic and the abuser successively takes control over the women and her life. Prejudice about who the abuser is are common and if the abuser doesn’t fit in to the stereotype we seem to look for explanations in the implication of alcohol, anger issues or cultural background. We also seem to mistrust the women and rather than focusing on the crime that has been committed against her we focus on questions such as; why didn’t she leave sooner? To fight this social problem the government has developed a national strategy. This strategy points out that the inequality between women and men is the biggest reason that the violence occurs. According to the strategy education within all levels of society is the key to change the image of femininity and masculinity that feeds inequality between women and men.
Integration of newly arrived women : A discourse analysis of labor policy measures from a feminist perspective
No full textThe word integration is a well-known word and often used in today's media and politics. The question is if integration is ever spoken in terms of integrations for men and integration for women instead of integration generally. What we can see from several studies is the newly arrived women's exclusion from the integration to the Swedish society, especially on the labor market. This problem is rarely discussed throughout politicians and how they can remove this exclusion from the society, and what kind of efforts that needs to be made on a national level to create a more accepting society. This essay is created to highlight the problems and difficulties that may arise while integrating into the Swedish society and labor market as an immigating woman. This was studied through three different Swedish national documents: “2017 Budgetpropositionen om etableringsinsatser” and two action plans from the Swedish labor authority called “Arbetsförmedlingen”. With the help of the questions, the material was investigated in which efforts are being made in the labor market for newly arrived women seen from a feminist perspective in the documents. The material was read and analyzed based on a discourse analysis using a content analysis. The essay is based on a feminist theory, that is embedded in two feminist perspectives which are: the theory of gender roles and the intersectional perspective. The results of the study show a clear lack of the intersectional perspective, where new arrivals are seen as a homogeneous group. The documents do not express themselves based on the correct terms and the structural problems are not addressed sufficiently, which creates problems for the newly arrived woman to be integrated into the labor market. Therefore, there is a need in national documents to focus more to the needs of the individual, and see it from several grounds and not just see it from a gender perspective. This creates more individualized efforts, but we are not there yet
Conflicts within the European systems : - Incompatibilities and Consequences for Human Rights
No full textThere are some shortcomings in the common, European understanding of human rights. The EU, with its Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe with the European Convention, has in some cases clear incompatibilities when it comes to the interpretation of rights. This in turn, will have a negative impact on states that are affiliated to both systems, but also for those individuals who are experiencing that their rights have been violated. This study aims at analyzing where the conflict lies by using a jurisprudence approach, using a comparative analysis method. The study will also look into the possible solution that could be the EU's accession to the European Convention, thus creating a greater consensus on rights issues.
Pastoral care in Swedish Lutheran confirmation preparation
No full textDenna studie har haft som syfte att jämföra likheter och skillnader beträffande Berit Okkenhaugs tre själavårdsinriktingar som presenteras i litteraturen, Själavård – en grundbok.1, med den själavård som är i Stockholms stifts konfirmationsverksamhet. Metodologiskt grundar sig denna uppsats på en kvalitativ metod. Uppsatsen har en induktiv intervjudel, där intervjuer har gjorts med de som ansvarar för konfirmationen i åtta församlingar i Stockholms stift. I tidigare forskning belyser Dion Sommer i boken, Barndomspsykologi, utveckling i en förändrad värld, att själavård för unga handlar om att stärka grundtilliten. Utifrån grundtilliten stärks hoppet i ungdomars liv och möjliggör att hantera livets problem lättare.2 Den forskningen överensstämmer med svaren i uppsatsens induktiva intervjudel. I resultatet framkommer att kyrkan idag står generellt mest i den konfidentcentrerade själavården, med önskan och viljan hos många i kyrkan att arbeta i en mer kyrkligt orienterad tros- och livsvägledning. En slutsats är att alla respondenterna har en positiv människosyn och att människan har mer kunskap inom sig än vad hon är medveten om. Samt att själavårdarens uppgift är att vara en medvandrare i själavårdssamtalet
The consequences of youth's masculinity in a culture of honor
No full textThis thesis is about masculinity and society with a focus on the consequences of masculinity in a culture of honour. The framing questions in this thesis are the following two; - What consequences does the masculine inheritance inherit in the culture of honour for boys and young men who grow up in socially vulnerable areas? - How are their feelings of confidence in the future affected and what ways they see as open in life and in society? I have chosen to use methods of group interviews with five guys and young men in a segregated area in Stockholm. During these interviews, I assumed Yvonne Hirdman's theories about the gender system. I chose to ask questions to express the boys' perception of how they perceive themselves and indirectly their views on honour, equality and sexuality. The interview results showed that young people experience stigmatisation, they lack a future trust and feel that they are excluded from the majority of society. I realised that it was not enough to explain the culture of honour as only a cultural phenomenon, it also lacked a multi- dimensional power perspective
Enhanced quality of life through education
No full textUppsatsen syftar till att undersöka hur grundskoleutbildning främjar ett barns livskvalitet. Det uppnås genom att dels besvara en frågeställning gällande hur grundskolelärare tolkar att grundskoleutbildning främjar ett barns livskvalitet och dels en frågeställning gällande hur dessa tolkningar kan ses stå i relation till Martha Nussbaums teori om Förmågemodellen och till barnets rätt till utbildning. Arbetets metodologi bygger på en samhällsvetenskaplig metod, vilken består av en teoretisk grund i Martha Nussbaums utvecklingsteori om mänskliga förmågor, Förmågemodellen, och en kvalitativ forskningsprocess bestående av semistrukturerade intervjuer med lärare vid en grundskola. I och med intervjustudien kan teori kompletteras med en inblick i praktiken och därmed får såväl forskare som läsare möjlighet att inhämta och skapa sig en bred helhetsbild av forskningsämnet. I studien framkommer att de i intervjustudien medverkande grundskolelärarna är av den gemensamma uppfattningen att grundskoleutbildning är av väsentligt värde och främjar ett barns livskvalitet. Utsagorna kan många gånger relateras till Nussbaums teori om Förmågemodellen, vilken även den påvisar att utbildning i stor utsträckning påverkar och har en positiv inverkan på ett barns möjlighet att nå livskvalitet. Sett till barnets rätt till utbildning verkar denna ur ett rättighetsperspektiv för att varje barn ska åtnjuta utbildningsmöjligheter och kan även sägas understödja både grundskolelärarnas tolkning och Förmågemodellens uppmärksammande av utbildningens främjande av ett barns livskvalitet.
Human dignity and citizenship : A study of the link between experienced human dignity andcitizenship – as portrayed through undocumented immigrants
No full textThis study intends to concretize the concept of ”human dignity”, as well as see to its role inpolitics, and what consequences it has on juridical implementation. The discussion deals withthe importance of citizenship in Sweden. The purpose of the study is to focus onundocumented immigrants, their conditions and what implications a lack of citizenship has onthe group in question – ergo which connection actually exists between human dignity andcitizenship. Using the research questions it is discussed whether the concept of ”humandignity” is able to concretize, as well as if it possible to determine an ethical duty towardsundocumented immigrants based on the principle of human dignity.The essay is based on a social constructivist theory which, alongside a criticaldiscourse analysis in accordance with Faircloughs three-dimensional model, aims to theorise awell-discussed and established concept as well as power relations in society, and how acondition as an undocumented immigrant creates a new form of powerlessness. The methodproblematises the importance of citizenship for the experience of having human dignity.With this as the basis of the essay the result mainly shows the meaning of theconcept of ”human dignity” from ethical, political and legal perspectives, as well as therelation between the concept and citizenship. Thereafter the essay examines citizenship,partially from a general perspective but with its main focus on Sweden. Undocumentedimmigration serves as a counterpart to citizenship, which is concretised through an evaluationof the conditions of undocumented immigrants in Sweden at present. The analysis thatfollows aims to show that human rights are not the only fundamental thing for experiencingan intrinsic value, hence the discussion must go further, by showing that human dignity canserve as an adequate starting point to ensure a fundamental protection of individuals. This dueto the fact that the meaning of the concept goes further than claiming rights, and therebyshedding light to an additional nuance of the meaning of being human.3The conclusions that follow shows the problematics that the essay raises, butmoreover the possible areas for change or improvement that comes with the increasedresonance of the concept, as well as its established importance