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The aim of this study was to understand how elderly immigrants are being categorized in the discussion about ethnical elderly homes and which descriptions of problems are used to argue for the existence of the ethnical homes, from a social constructionist point of view. Furthermore, we investigate who the claims-makers are and how concepts such as ethnicity and culture are portrayed in this discus

The high level of part-time work among Swedish women raises concern with the Com-mitte on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, and Sweden should priori-tize the realization of women’s de facto equality with men in the labour market. The extent of part-time work should be analysed and measurses evaluated and revised. The purpose of this essay has been to examine part-time work among wom

Abstract Author: Birgitta Nilsson Title: Council for the disabled – from curbstone to policy document. A survey of community councils for the disabled in Blekinge [translated title] Supervisor: Stig Linde Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort This is a study of community councils for the disabled in Blekinge County. The overall aim is to investigate the possibilities of representatives of the disability organi

The Chinese characters are one of the world’s oldest scripts still in use today. They developed from inscriptions on animal bones into standardised logograms, to ultimately become the simplified characters used in China today. Throughout the history, written Chinese has served as a unifying force, bringing the various linguistic groups within China together. Thanks to the continuous use of charact

The purpose of this study is to examine what the life situation of street children in Tehran might look like based on the perceptions of social workers at Noore Sepid Hedayat (NSH), an NGO based in Tehran. At the same time the aim is to study how street children may be treated by different members of the society as well as how they can get in contact with such NGO as NSH, based on the perceptions

Att ge anhöriga en behörighet att företräda en familjemedlem direkt med stöd av lag är nytt både i Sverige och Norge. Reglerna infördes i Norge 1 juli 2013 och i Sverige 1 juli 2017. Innebörden av de nya reglerna är att en anhörig får hjälpa en familjemedlem att sköta ekonomiska angelägenheter kopplat till den dagliga livsföringen när familjemedlemmen på grund av sitt hälsotillstånd inte kan göra To give a relative a competence to represent a member of the family directly with legal authority is new in both Sweden and Norway. The rules came into effect 1 July 2013 in Norway and 1 July 2017 in Sweden. The effect of the new rules is that a relative can help a member of the family manage financial affairs which concerns the daily living when the family member is unable to do so due to health

Den allmänna uppfattningen är att ett skifte skett till det bättre i hur USA talar om och bekämpar terrorism efter att Barack Obama efterträdde George W. Bush som president. I denna diskursiva analys visar vi på att de retoriska skillnaderna snarare handlar om små nyanser. Vi visar vidare att dessa nyanser visserligen bidragit till att USA:s agerande förändrats, men att agerandet i stort sätt best

Sammanfattning Inom koncerner kan det vara en betydande fördel att kunna resultatutjämna mellan bolagen. Olika länder har olika regelsystem för att möjliggöra resultatutjämning. Utöver de nationella lagstiftningarna måste varje medlemsland inom unionen ta hänsyn till EU-rätten. EU-domstolen kommer löpande med nya avgöranden där medlemsstaternas lagar anses vara förenliga eller oförenliga med EU-räSummary Within groups of companies there might be a considerable advantage if there is a possibility to neutralize the result between the companies. Different countries have, to make neutralization of the results possible, various legislation. In addition to the national legislations, every member of the Union has to take EU-Law into consideration. The Court of Justice of the European Union is cur

The purpose of this paper is to analyze if the multiculturalism expressed in the personal laws has had a negative impact on the rights of Muslim and Hindu women and in that case, how. This paper also aims to analyze why there is a tension between minorities cultural rights and women’s individual rights in India. This is done trough a examination of various sections in the “Hindu Marriage Act” from

I takt med att den svenska välfärdsstatens utformning och handlande förändras infinner sig en ny situation för ideella idrottsföreningar vilka är starkt beroende av de bidrag som utges från stat och kommun. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur sju idrottsföreningar upplever sina möjligheter att utveckla och förändra sin organisation. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer eftersöks en närmare först