Search for dissertations about: "work function"

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  2. 6. Attitudes matter : Perceptions towards welfare work with migrants in Swedish welfare organisations

    Author : Carolin Schütze; Socialhögskolan; []
    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

  4. 7. Metabolic Health and Cognitive Function : The Roles of Lifestyle and Shift Work

    Author : Olga E. Titova; Christian Benedict; Robert Fredriksson; Veronica Witte; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : cognitive function; Mediterranean diet; omega-3 fatty acids; MRI; shift work history; sleep; metabolic syndrome; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : The risk of cognitive impairment and metabolic disturbances increases during aging. Healthy lifestyle habits, such as a regular intake of fatty fish and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi), have been shown to slow age-related cognitive decline and decrease the risk of metabolic disturbances. READ MORE

  5. 8. Work, welfare & social work practice

    Author : Kathleen Ann Meiss; Stockholms universitet; []
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    Abstract : This is a study of the search for the essential nature of social work practice. The text is divided into two parts. The first part presents a theoretical analysis of the intraprofessional discourse in search of a generic study-object for social work practice. READ MORE

  6. 9. Exploring Sustainable Work Systems : An Interactional Perspective on Learning and Organizing

    Author : Jens Hemphälä; Jan Forslin; Tomas Backström; Annika Zika-Viktorsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainable Work Systems; Interaction; Organizational Learning; Sensemaking; Work sciences and ergonomics; Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi;

    Abstract : Working conditions are increasingly unpredictable, complex, and ungovernable creating severe health risks for employees and negative economic consequences for both corporations and society. Considering the growth in understanding human psychology and sociology, and the progression in measuring working conditions and health, this phenomenon is most perplexing. READ MORE

  7. 10. Substance use, pregnancy, and parenthood : A study on problematizations and solutions

    Author : Karin Heimdahl Vepsä; Patrik Karlsson; Mats Ekendahl; Anette Skårner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; substance use; pregnancy; parenthood; fetal harm; maternity care; interventions; 12-step; problematizations; discourse; narrative; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : With the starting point in the view that how we interpret a problem is decisive for how we think this problem should be dealt with, the overall aim of this dissertation is to explore problematizations of substance use in relation to pregnancy and parenthood within different settings. The dissertation consists of four studies, based on different empirical materials, that analyze problematizations of substance use, pregnancy, and parenthood from different perspectives. READ MORE