Search for dissertations about: "work demands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 802 swedish dissertations containing the words work demands.

  2. 1. High job demands, low support Social work praktice realities in public social services in Crete

    University dissertation from Umeå : Socialt arbete

    Author : Eleni Papadaki; Umeå universitet.; [2005]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Keywords: social workers; job satisfaction; ethical dilemmas; patterns of coping; job demands; job control.; SOCIAL SCIENCES Social sciences Social work; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Socialvetenskap Socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis is to gain an understanding of the working life of social workers working in public social services in Crete. It is a three-phase study, consisting of three distinct but related research parts; each research part is built upon issues and questions derived from the preceding part. READ MORE

  4. 2. Burnout?

    University dissertation from Socialhögskolan, Lunds universitet

    Author : Marie Söderfeldt; Lund University.; Lunds universitet.; [1997]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of social work; Social changes; work conditions; alienation; emotional demands; demand-control model; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, two questions are answered: What is burnout?, and What causes burnout? Essentialist conceptions of burnout are criticized and burnout is regarded as a syndrome in the sense of a practice concept, not possible to delineate exactly. Practice concepts are compared to social constructions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Attitudes matter : Perceptions towards welfare work with migrants in Swedish welfare organisations

    University dissertation from Lund University

    Author : Carolin Schütze; Lund University.; Lunds universitet.; [2019]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration; attitudes towards migrants; racial attitudes; welfare work; welfare organisations;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines Swedish welfare workers’ attitudes towards migrants and migration, their perceptions of welfare work with migrants and organisational working conditions. The dissertation is based on original survey data capturing attitudes and views of welfare workers in two Swedish welfare organisations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Making the Poor Work: Social Assistance and Activation in Sweden

    University dissertation from School of Social Work, Lund University

    Author : Anders Giertz; Lund University.; Lunds universitet.; [2004]
    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

  7. 5. Ambulance Work Relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes

    University dissertation from School of Social Work, Lund University

    Author : Ulrika Aasa; Högskolan i Gävle.; Umeå universitet.; Umeå universitet.; [2005]
    Keywords : ambulance; autonomic reactivity; body size; cortisol; demand-controI-support; emergency personnel; fitness; gender; heart rate variability; low-back pain; neck-shoulder pain; occupational; physical capacity; work simulated test; worry; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin; demand-control-support;

    Abstract : Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health complaints are an occupational problem for ambulance personnel, there is a lack of knowledge regarding work-related factors associated with MSDs and other health complaints. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes among ambulance personnel. READ MORE