Search for dissertations about: "social welfare"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 709 swedish dissertations containing the words social welfare.

2. 6. The Emergence of the Crime Victim in the Swedish Social Services Act

   Author : Carina Ljungwald; Anna Hollander; Henrik Tham; Jonathan Simon; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crime victim; domestic violence; social welfare law; social work; social services; Social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work; socialt arbete;

   Abstract : This study sought to explain how crime victims emerged as a target group in the Swedish Social Services Act in 2001. The findings, derived from legislative documents, a literature review, and focus group interviews with social workers, showed that the 2001 provisions both duplicated and undermined pre-existing provisions of the Social Services Act. READ MORE

4. 7. Child welfare and professionalization

   Author : Guðrún Kristinsdóttir; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child; child welfare; children s rights; contradictions; family; foster care; Iceland; local community; professionalization; social policy; social work; welfare state; Barnomsorg; Island; Ungdomsvård; välfärdspolitik;

   Abstract : This study deals with the qualities of professionalization of public child welfare. Its relationto general social policy is emphasized. The potentials of welfarism are explored as a part ofthe study of crisis of legitimacy and rationality prevalent in welfare systems. READ MORE

5. 8. Making the Poor Work : Social Assistance and Activation in Sweden

   Author : Anders Giertz; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unemployment; social assistance; activation; welfare-to-work; marginalisation; social exclusion; Social problems and welfare; immigration; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring;

   Abstract : Management of poor relief and work demands have been controversial questions in social policy during the workhouse era of the nineteenth century as well as in current discussions on social assistance and activation of recipients. The first part contains a discussion on the concepts of poverty, marginalisation, and social exclusion, and continues with an overview of activation policies for recipients of social assistance. READ MORE

6. 9. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

   Author : Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

   Abstract : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. READ MORE

7. 10. Addressing youth unemployment: what role for social work? : Policy responses to youth unemployment in Sweden and Europe

   Author : Lisa Andersson; Renate Minas; Heidi Moen Gjersoe; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social investment; social policy; ideal types; policy regulations; youth unemployment; social work; socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Unemployed youth are a heterogenous group facing varying and sometimes complex problems. Being young and unemployed can have a negative impact on future life chances and quality of life. Studies on youth unemployment have mostly focused on education and labour market responses, leaving the involvement of social work aside. READ MORE