The book addresses one of the most urgent social problems in many countries, the uncertain school-to-work transitions of young people. As a result, a ‘transition machinery’ has been created, consisting of various education and training measures realised by e.g. teachers and youth workers. The volume demonstrates that discourses related to youth tra...
The threatening young man who speaks Rinkeby Swedish has become a culturally recognizable ‘figure of personhood’ (Agha, 2007) of linguistic and ethnic otherness in Sweden. Drawing upon Billig's theory of humour, we illustrate how this characterological persona is not monolithic; nor does it remain uncontested but is constantly being (re)negotiated ...
Uppsatsen undersöker hur den sociala kategorin nyanländ konstrueras i Moderaternas enskilda motioner före och efter det fenomen som brukar kallas för flyktingkrisen år 2015. Det här görs genom kritisk diskursanalys och Faircloughs tredimensionella modell har varit central för studien. Uppsatsen har visat att begreppet nyanländ används mer frekvent ...
The concept of citizenships, in the plural, reflects different research traditions in citizenship theorizing: citizenship as legal status in a sovereign state, as a bearer of rights and obligations; citizenship as participation (civic republicanism); and citizenship as social membership. Each of these enhance the capabilities of individuals to beco...
The governance of higher education institutions and science have endured significant changes during the last decades, emphasizing competitiveness, performance, and excellence. Embedded in this development is an increased use of bibliometric indicators as decision support tools in contexts of e.g., employment, appointment, and funding. These changes...
Denna studie ämnar beskriva samt utvärdera den autoetnografiska metoden. Studiens centrala fråga är om den autoetnografiska metoden är användbar inom sociologisk forskning. Den autoetnografiska metoden är en kontroversiell metod som anklagats för att vara postmodern, relativistisk och sakna vetenskaplig grund. Utvärderingen visar att en del av krit...
INTRODUCTION: Women generally report more work-related musculoskeletal complaints than men and have higher rates of sickness absence, even within occupations. One likely reason is that work tasks within the occupation are gendered, that is, women and men have different tasks, even when sharing the same job title. Retail is an appealing sector for s...
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka om den relativa tiden i hushållsarbete för män och kvinnor i heterosexuella par samvarierar med båda parternas utbildningsnivå. Detta för att få en djupare förståelse för hur kvinnor och män i par med olika kombinationer av utbildningsnivå fördelar hushållsarbetet i relation till sin partner. Studien är en ...
The issue that this study addresses is how sport participation can function as a means for social integration. To address this problem, the purpose of the study is to understand the unaccompanied young adults’ experiences of sport association. The study was performed in a small town in southern Sweden. To gather data, semi-structured interviews wit...
International migration engages large numbers of people. Men, women and children break up from their homes and move to another country temporarily or permanently. Depending on the country of origin and the destination, this comes with varying degrees of uncertainties about where to settle, how much to invest in building a new life abroad and how to...
