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Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Stuttgart, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Inom hälso- och sjukvården är kuratorer den enda professionen som saknar legitimation. Ett lagförslag finns för att denna profession ska erhålla legitimation som planeras träda i kraft 1 juli 2019. Frågan är då hur detta kan komma att påverka hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorer då de kan ses vara i underläge gentemot andra professioner inom hälso- och sjukvård som har legitimation. Syftet med denna studie är därför att undersöka hur hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorer förhåller sig till en potentiell yrkeslegitimation, med frågeställningar som berör hur en legitimation skulle kunna komma att påverka dem i deras arbete samt gällande deras professionella status. För att besvara syftet och frågeställningarna har fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts med verksamma hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorer som därefter analyseras genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Materialet från intervjuerna har sedan analyserats och diskuterats utifrån tidigare kunskap kring ämnet och teoretiska begrepp. Detta har resulterat i upptäckter som tyder på en osäkerhet kring yrkesrollen som hälso- och sjukvårdskurator har vilket en yrkeslegitimation skulle kunna hjälpa till att förtydliga samt öka statusen för kuratorerna inom hälso- och sjukvården i allmänhet. Att hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorer erhåller legitimation kan ses vara viktigt just på grund av den oklara yrkesrollen som kuratorn har inom hälso- och sjukvården då flera professioner delar samma arbetsuppgifter i nuläge, exempelvis psykologer som även arbetar med samtalsbehandling samt har sjuksköterskor börjat försöka träda in på det psykosociala arbetet. En legitimation för hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorer skulle då kunna vara centralt för att stärka professionens identitet samt skydda arbetsuppgifter för att i framtiden inte ersättas av andra professioner.

This thesis examines the role of the helping imperative in Canadian foreign aid discourse. After weaving together post-development and decolonial theory and applying these theories to cosmopolitanism, I propose a reconstructed cosmopolitan theory - delinked cosmopolitanism - as a theoretical orientation for this analysis. In applying the discourse legitimation framework as an analytical tool, I conclude that the current discursive orientations of the Government of Canada are focused on helping while believing that Western ways of being, knowing and doing are the only way to live in the world. I then suggest possible applications of delinked cosmopolitanism and discourse analysis for future research, both in Canada and abroad, in order to support a possible shift in thinking and an improved ability to work across difference.

For noncustodial fathers, having legal rights and leaving an inheritance to their child or children are important aspects of being an active father. Georgia state law sees a difference between paternity and legitimation, and for some noncustodial fathers, although paternity is established and they are responsible for supporting that child financially and medically as deemed through child support enforcement, they have no legal rights to their children, nor can they petition the courts for visitation until legitimation is established. This correlational study examined the impact that the legitimation policy has on noncustodial fathers and their relationship with their child, as measured by visitation and attitudes toward child support obligations. Dunn's conceptualization of continuous policy analysis provided the theoretical foundation for the study. Online survey data were collected from a sample of 325 noncustodial fathers in the state of Georgia through the Department of Child Support Services Fatherhood Program. The Spearman's rho analysis revealed a weak, but statistically significant (p <.01) and positive relationship between the level of knowledge of the legitimation process/policy and attitudes towards visitation of unmarried fathers who participate in the Fatherhood program as well as attitudes towards child support obligations. The findings of this study support Dunn's theoretical approach of continual policy analysis and provide evidence to and encouragement for policy makers to review the legitimation policy, synthesize conflicting views, and develop policy options that may include eliminating the legitimation process from Official Code of Georgia Annotated 19-7-22 (O.C.G.A.).

Over the last few decades, the production and consumption of craft beer in the United States has witnessed a spectacular increase. According to the Brewer's Association (2020), there were approximately 89 breweries operating in the United States in 1978 compared to 8,386 in 2019. Along with this rapid market expansion, the cultural status of beer also underwent significant changes. Despite the exponential rise in the number of craft breweries as well as the emergence of a craft beer culture, little empirical scholarship on the field of craft beer exists. In this study, I analyze the rapid status shift of craft beer by exploring its social history of changes that occurred both exogenously to the cultural field of craft beer as well as endogenous developments within the field. Further, I examine in detail the emergence and role of a critical discourse surrounding craft beer culture in relation to its involvement in the elevation of status as well as the construction of symbolic and social boundaries. The theoretical foundation for this study draws on insights from work on cultural fields (Bourdieu 1993), art worlds (Becker 1982), cultural and artistic legitimation (Baumann 2001; 2007a; 2007b; 2011), social and symbolic boundaries (Lamont and Molnar 2002), and the production of culture perspective (Peterson and Anand 2004). Data for this project come both from secondary and original sources including All About Beer magazine and semi-structured face-to-face interviews with craft beer industry professionals. My findings suggest that while the status elevation of the field of craft beer has closely followed those of other legitimized fields (e.g., film), unique discursive and institutional dynamics are also salient. Specifically, I find that through critical discourse, the status elevation of craft beer in the United States context was directly related to a.) the establishment of beer travel as a cultural good, b.) the linkage of craft beer to predominantly white, middle-class leisure activities, c.) the association of beer to other high status gastronomic fields, and d.) the historicization of the field craft beer particularly via the mythologization of early pioneers. / Doctor of Philosophy / Over the last few decades, the production and consumption of craft beer in the United States has witnessed a spectacular increase. According to the Brewer's Association (2020), there were approximately 89 breweries operating in the United States in 1978 compared to 8,386 in 2019. Along with this rapid market expansion, the public perception of craft beer also underwent significant changes. Despite the exponential rise in the number of craft breweries, craft beer's changing status, and the blossoming of American craft beer culture, little empirical scholarship on craft beer exists that explores the sociological aspects of the field. Drawing on multiple sociological theoretical frameworks I employ a multi-method research design to analyze both secondary and original data to explore questions surrounding the upward status elevation of craft beer from 2002 to 2017 in the United States context. My main findings suggest that through critical discourse, the status elevation of craft beer in the United States context was directly related to a.) the establishment of beer travel as a cultural good, b.) the linkage of craft beer to predominantly white, middle-class leisure activities, c.) the association of beer to other high status gastronomic fields such as wine, and d.) the historicization of the field craft beer particularly via the mythologization of early pioneers.

Under 2000-talet har digitaliseringen blivit alltmer påtaglig i samhället och befolkningen började i högre utsträckning använda de e-tjänster som erbjöds. E-legitimation blev ett exempel på vad nya teknologiska framsteg kan erbjuda allmänheten. Denna utveckling blev för många revolutionerande, men väckte samtidigt frågor kring vilka samhällsgrupper som blivit inkluderade i utvecklingen av teknologin. Denna uppsats undersöker synen staten haft på e-legitimationens roll i samhället genom att analysera vilka problem som identifieras, vilka samhällsgrupper som ansetts vara exkluderade och hur framtidsvisioner förmedlats i statliga utredningar av 24-timmarsdelegationen, E-delegationen och i Betalningsutredningen. Undersökningen visar att äldre, låginkomsttagare, personer med utländsk bakgrund och personer med funktionshinder har identifierats som exkluderade i statliga utredningar under utvecklingen av e-legitimation i Sverige vilket påverkat deras möjlighet att delta i den digitala utvecklingen. Genom att belysa dessa aspekter av e-legitimationens utveckling bidrar uppsatsen till ytterligare förståelse för hur teknologiska framsteg kan leda till exkludering av samhällsgrupper, och hur statens synsätt på teknologi påverkar detta.