Search for dissertations about: "social process"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 3169 swedish dissertations containing the words social process.

  2. 1. Mentalizing : Competence and process

    Author : Clara Möller; Rolf Holmqvist; Fredrik Falkenström; Elfrida Kvarstein; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reflective functioning; dyadic mentalizing; parent-child interaction; therapeutic process; criminal offenders; mentalization-based treatment; mentalizing in action; explicit; implicit; psychotherapy process research; Reflective functioning; dyadisk mentalisering; föräldra-barn-interaktion; terapiprocess; kriminalitet; mentaliseringsbaserad terapi; psykoterapiprocessforskning; implicit; explicit;

    Abstract : Mentalizing means making sense of oneself and others in terms of mental states, such as thoughts and feelings. The Reflective Functioning (RF) scale is the golden standard in measuring mentalizing. This thesis aimed to explore the concept of mentalizing and its operationalization RF in different contexts and what RF means in human interaction. READ MORE

  4. 2. A society With or Without Drugs : Continuity and change in Drug Policies in Sweden and the Netherlands

    Author : Dolf Tops; Socialhögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of social work; Social changes; Context; Social Control; Social problems; Drug Policy; Institutions; Sweden; the Netherlands; Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Social medicine; teorier om socialt arbete; Sociala förändringar; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : In debates about the Swedish and Dutch drug policies are usually positioned as opposites. The goal for the Swedish drug policy is to create a 'drug-free society'; while in the Netherlands a harm reduction approach prevails. READ MORE

  5. 3. Strategizing in construction: Exploring practices and paradoxes

    Author : Martin Löwstedt; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy-as-practice SAP ; organizational change; strategizing; practice; social identity; strategy; construction industry;

    Abstract : The starting point of this thesis was an identified lack of strategy-related research within the construction industry as well as a lack of comprehensive strategy management at the organizational level in construction. A growing number of researchers have highlighted the importance of strategy research in construction in regards to increase understanding of long-term development and change on the organizational levels of construction companies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Understanding and managing coopetition for sustainability : process and outcomes

    Author : Siarhei Manzhynski; Maria Bengtsson; Herman Stål; Tatbeeq Raza-Ullah; Wendy Smith; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Coopetition; sustainability; paradox; housing; coopetition for sustainability; process; outcome; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Scholars highlight the potential gains of collaboration between competitors for supporting sustainability but there is a lack of both theoretical and empirical studies. In this thesis I aim to enhance the understanding of 'coopetition forsustainability', which I define as 'an inter-firm phenomenon where actors fromthe same industry simultaneously cooperate and compete with the intent to achieve environmental, economic, and social benefits'. READ MORE

  7. 5. "Women", welfare, textual politics and critique : different categories of "women", the making of welfare states and emancipation in a Nordic welfare state context

    Author : Mona Livholts; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Academic social work; social categorisation; marginalisation; different categories of women; feminism; the Nordic women-friendly welfare states; emancipation; social construc¬tionism; discourse analysis; individual memory work; academic writing; forms of knowledge; critique; social change; Social work; Gender studies;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyse and interpret the relationship between the social construction of different categories of 'women' and the making of welfare states in specific mo­ments of textual politics in a Nordic welfare state context. Furthermore, the aim is to develop a methodology for critical self-reflection in the process Of producing academic knowledge. READ MORE