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The paranormal has gone mainstream. Beliefs are on the rise, with almost half of the British population, and two thirds of Americans, claiming to believe in extra sensory perceptions and hauntings. Psychic magazines like Spirit and Destiny, television shows such as Fringe, Ghost Whisperer and Most Haunted, ghost-cams and e-poltergeists, bestselling books on mind, body and spirit, and magicians li
Stigma and discrimination have been identified as important obstacles to the integration of people with mental illness in society. In efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination, health professionals play an important role as they have frequent contact with and responsibility for treatment and rehabilitation of consumers. The aim of the present study was to investigate attitudes towards mental ill
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka användandet av artificiell intelligens i rekrytering i Sverige samt att öka förståelsen för hur svenska rekryterare upplever implementeringen av artificiell intelligens i sitt dagliga arbete. Studien genomfördes som en kvalitativ intervjustudie med semistrukturerade intervjuer med nio rekryterare som, före datainsamlingen, hade implementerat artificiell inThe purpose of this study was to examine the usage of Artificial Intelligence in Swedish recruitment as well as gaining a greater understanding of how Swedish recruiters perceive and experience the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in their daily work. The study was conducted as a qualitative interview study using semistructured interviews with nine recruiters that, prior to the data colle
Moving to a new country and living in a new culture involves many processes of change and adaptation for the individual. Not only is the person surrounded by a new language, different norms, behaviour and traditions, but suddenly he or she is also an “immigrant” in this new society. This study was set out to examine the experience of being an immigrant in Sweden, with the aim to make the Swedish s
The present study examined the thoughts and feelings of solo mothers by choice (SMC) regarding their experiences during pregnancy and early parenthood, with special focus on their contact with maternal health-services (MCHS). Semi-structured interviews were carried out with solo mothers (N = 10) who had undergone assisted fertilization in Sweden. Thematic analysis revealed two main themes. The fir
This study examines the experiences of former middle managers in Swedish social services regarding their psychosocial work environment, perceived work-related stress, and motives for voluntary turnover. The theoretical framework used in this study is Karasek and Theorell's demand-control-support model and Mintzberg's organizational model, complemented by Cregård’s concept of push and pull
The aim of this study was to reiterate and analyze children’s stories about what it was like to grow up with a parent in prison. We intended to interpret the individuals’ childhood experiences and memories. We have limited the respondents to people who grew up with a parent in prison. These individuals were during the essay adults, recounting stories from their childhood. An incarceration does not
Den här studien syftar till att förstå och analysera de erfarenheter av själavård, med fokus på själavårdssamtal som svenska fältpräster bedrivit i Afghanistan under perioden 2002–2014. Vidare diskuterar jag utifrån det själavårdande perspektivet fältprästens övergripande funktion i utlandsstyrkan. I studien utgår jag från olika modeller för själavård vilka Berit Okkenhaug kategoriserat som kerygmThe aim of this study is to understand and analyse, with particular reference to pastoral care, the experiences of pastoral care Swedish army chaplains underwent in Afghanistan in the period 2002–2014. Furthermore, from the perspective of pastoral care I will discuss the role of the army chaplains in the international force. The study is based on three different models of pastoral care, categorise
Information om information kring klimatanpassning Klimatet förändras, och denna förändring är med största sannolikhet orsakad av människan. Detta konstateras av FNs klimatpanel i deras senaste rapport. Det finns idag information om vilka utmaningar vi står inför och jag har i min studie tittat på hur denna information används i kommuners arbete med klimatanpassning. Det finns en liknelse som föThis study has looked at eight municipalities in Scania and how they use climate related information in their work with climate adaptation, and what information they would like to have access to in order to take the next step. The municipalities were chosen on the basis of population and are no extreme cases; rather they are examples of an average Swedish municipality. How the usage of information
This thesis centers on the continued participation and agency of women in Sweden within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, despite its direct culture clash with Nordic egalitarian policy. While also addressing the translation of religious belonging into an identity given the increased interaction with the surrounding secular environment of Sweden. The motivation behind
Bakgrund: På grund av krig, förföljelser och kränkningar ökar flyktingströmmarna i världen. Antalet människor på flykt 2021 var 89,3 miljoner. Miljöförändringar som asylsökande och flyktingar upplever påverkar alla aspekter av deras dagliga liv och uppfattning om sig själva. Begränsade möjligheter till meningsfulla aktiviteter i mottagarlandet har en ytterligare negativ påverkan på hälsa och välbeBackground: Refugee flows worldwide are increasing due to war, persecutions and harassments. In 2021 the number of refugees globally reached 89,3 million. Environment changes influenced asylum seekers and refugees in all aspects of daily living and self-concepts. Limited opportunities to participate in meaningful activities in the host country had a further negative impact on health and well-being
Idag sker majoriteten av alla kommersiella fastighetstransaktioner via bolag. Detta sker genom att först låta paketera fastigheterna i bolag, för att sedan avyttra aktierna i bolagen där fastigheterna ingår. Drivkraften bakom förvärvsmetoden är sänkta transaktionskostnader, främst genom skattebesparingar. Detta innebär att allt färre transaktioner sker på traditionellt vis, det vill säga som fast The trend of increasing commercial real estate transactions via companies has a negative impact on the process of estimating the taxable values. This due to the sharp decrease of comparison material for our Swedish authorities. Real estate transactions via companies also enable information about the transaction to be kept secret from outside parties. The study aims to show how various parties in t
The study considers the phenomenon of double alienation, by which is meant the immigrant’s feeling of in a sense being alienated in their native country as well as in the new one. Those elements of their behaviour which are common in the one country or the other are expected there, whereas those which are not are seen as strange and different. This gives the immigrant a feeling of being at home in
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the document “Hur kan det vara så här?” made by Swedish minority journalists on Sveriges television. The document was composed to shed light on how the journalists perceive the newsroom culture on the Swedish public service television company from their minority point of view. The question that the journalists raise is interesting, as SVT as the public serv
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the document “Hur kan det vara så här?” made by Swedish minority journalists on Sveriges television. The document was composed to shed light on how the journalists perceive the newsroom culture on the Swedish public service television company from their minority point of view. The question that the journalists raise is interesting, as SVT as the public serv
Working Capital Management (WCM) is a management tool used in large companies to optimize the use of cash by minimizing the amount of cash tied up in working capital accounts, in order to reduce the risk of insolvency and to increase profitability. One of the main reasons why start-ups fail is related to liquidity issues. Despite a wide acceptance regarding the importance of WCM for start-ups, the
Since 2005 lesbian families has been able to receive help from the Swedish healthcare system in their longing to become parents. As the waiting time is long and the regulation of the fertility treatment is not adapted for lesbian families, they sometimes turn abroad for fertility treatment or get help from a private donor. These families have to undergo an investigation conducted by social workers
Tourism can be a difficult form of travel to define. In order to make working with tourism easier, the tourism industry often uses criteria and definitions that can limit understandings of tourism. An example is an often-common view in the tourism industry of visiting friends and relative (VFR) as unimportant. The purpose of this thesis is to offer research showing why VFR can be important to the
