Vi lever i en allt mer globaliserad värld som medfört en ökad frihet för individer att röra sig mellan länder, regioner, städer, byar eller landsbygder. Det har bidragit till att individer kan tillskriva sig flera identiteter utifrån upplevelsen av olika kulturer och platser. Individens identifiering med en plats kan ha betydelse för hur hen ser på att flytta ifrån platsen till en ny plats. Syftet med studien är att få en förståelse för om och hur individer som inte är födda i Sverige identifierar sig med olika geografiska platser där de bott, hur det anknyter till deras identitet och vilken betydelse det kan ha för att byta boendeort i Sverige. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom åtta djupintervjuer med individer som inte är födda i Sverige men som är bosatta i landet. Resultatet visar att individerna inte identifierar sig med sina nuvarande bostadsorter framförallt eftersom de saknar ett arbete och identifierar sig som immigranter. De har en kulturell bakgrund med sig och majoriteten har fortfarande en stark förankring med sina födelseländer vilket har format deras identitet, samtidigt som de försöker förhålla sig till den nya kulturen. Samtliga intervjupersoner uppger att de är beredda att flytta ifrån sina nuvarande bostadsorter om de får ett arbete någon annanstans eftersom de inte ser en framtid där på grund av avsaknaden av arbete. Utifrån deras beskrivningar kan det tolkas som att de har svagare band och en svagare förankring till sina nuvarande bostadsorter, och att det inte finns några motstånd eller hinder för hur de förhåller sig till att flytta. Det är något som kan gynna kompetensförsörjningen i de norra delarna av Sverige där det finns ett stort behov av arbetskraft till följd av de stora företagsetableringar som sker. / We are living in an increasingly globalized world that has led to an increased freedom for individuals to move between countries, regions, cities, villages, or rural areas. It has contributed to individuals being able to attribute multiple identities based on the experience of different cultures and places. The individual’s identification with a place can have an impact on how he or she feels about moving from that place to a new place. The aim of the study is to contribute to a deeper understanding of whether and how individuals who were not born in Sweden identify themselves with different geographical locations where they have lived, how it relates to their identity and what significance it may have to change place of residence in Sweden. The empirical material has been collected through eight in-depth interviews with individuals who live in Sweden but who were not born in Sweden. The result shows that the individuals do not identify themselves with their current places of residence, primarily because they are unemployed and because they feel and identify themselves as immigrants. They have a cultural background and the majority have strong ties with their native countries which has shaped their identity and they try to relate to the new culture. All interviewees state that they are prepared to move from their current places of residence if they get at job elsewhere because they do not see a future where they live today due to the lack of work. Based on their descriptions, it can be interpreted that they have less ties and attachment to their current places of residences, and that there is no resistance or obstructions in how they relate to move to a new place. This is something that the northern parts of Sweden can consider in their working process with attracting labor because of the large company establishments in the area.

Abstract (sv): Denna uppsats undersöker de lärande- anpassningsprocesser som svenskar genomgår när de etablerar sig på internationella arbetsplatser. Med fokus på svenskar som arbetar i olika länder utgår studien från dessa två forskningsfrågor: Hur beskriver svenskar sina erfarenheter av att etablera sig på en arbetsplats utomlands? Vilka möjligheter och utmaningar identifierar svenskar i dessa sociala lärande- och anpassningsprocesser? Studien besvarar dessa frågor genom en kvalitativ ansats med semistrukturerade intervjuer för att utforska individuella erfarenheter av kulturell och professionell anpassning. Informanterna valdes genom snöbollsurval, där initiala kontakter inom forskarnas nätverk utökades för att inkludera ett brett spektrum av erfarenheter och perspektiv. Totalt intervjuades sex svenskar som arbetar utomlands, var och en med unika insikter om anpassningsprocessen i deras specifika geografiska och professionella kontext. Teoretiskt stödjer sig arbetet på Albert Banduras Social Cognitive Theory och teorin om situerat lärande av Lave och Wenger, vilket ger insikt i hur individer lär sig genom social interaktion och deltagande i arbetspraxis. Genom en tematisk analys av intervjudata framträder viktiga teman som drivkraft, kulturell anpassning och anpassningsstrategier. Resultaten visar att både inre drivkraft och en stark självförmåga är avgörande för framgångsrik anpassning. Kulturell anpassning framstår som en kontinuerlig process, där informanterna balanserar mellan att integrera sig i den nya miljön och behålla vissa svenska kulturella värderingar. Anpassningsstrategierna som utvecklas är centrala för att navigera i och dra nytta av den nya arbetsmiljön. Studien belyser vikten av proaktivitet och flexibilitet i dessa dynamiska lärande- och anpassningsprocesser. Denna forskning bidrar till en fördjupad förståelse av de komplexa processerna som individer genomgår när de flyttar mellan olika kulturella och professionella kontexter. Insikterna kan vara värdefulla för både organisationer och individer i en globaliserad arbetsvärld, och bidrar till kunskap om hantering av kulturella skillnader och sociala lärandeprocesser. Abstract (en): This thesis explores the learning and adaptation processes Swedes employees undergo when establishing themselves in foreign workplaces. Focusing on Swedes working abroad, the study is based on two research questions: How do Swedes describe their experiences of establishing themselves in a workplace abroad? And what opportunities and challenges do they identify in these social learning and adaptation processes? The study addresses these questions through a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews to explore individual experiences of cultural and professional adaptation. The informants were selected through a snowball sampling method, where initial contacts within the researchers' network were expanded to include a wide spectrum of experiences and perspectives. A total of six Swedes working abroad were interviewed, each providing unique insights into the adaptation process in their specific geographical and professional context. The study is supported by Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and the theory of Situated Learning from Lave and Wenger, which provides insight into how individuals learn through social interaction and participation in work practices. A thematic analysis of the interview data reveals key themes such as motivation, cultural adaptation, and adaptation strategies. The results show that both internal motivation and a strong sense of self-efficacy are crucial for successful adaptation. Cultural adaptation emerges as a continuous process, where the informants balance integrating into the new environment and maintaining certain Swedish cultural values. The adaptation strategies developed are central to navigating and benefiting from the new work environment. The study highlights the importance of proactivity and flexibility in these dynamic learning and adaptation processes. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex processes individuals undergo when moving between different cultural and professional contexts. The insights can be valuable for both organizations and individuals in a globalized work world, contributing to knowledge about managing cultural differences and social learning processes.

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Bakgrund: Antalet människor som bor utanför sitt födelseland har ökat både i Sverige och globalt. Denna ökning av internationell rörlighet har medfört en ökad kulturell diversitet och mångfald inom våra samhällen. I detta sammanhang blir kulturell kompetens och personcentrerad vård alltmer viktiga, särskilt för sjuksköterskor som möter palliativa patienter med olika kulturella bakgrunder. Syftet: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av palliativ vård med patienter med annan kulturell bakgrund. Metod: Studien genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt, där det inkluderades 12 vetenskapliga artiklar med kvalitativ design. Databaserna som användes var Cinahl, Sociology database och Medline. Fribergs femstegsanalys användes för dataanalys. Resultat: Dataanalysen resulterade i 2 huvudteman: utmaningar som påverkar sjuksköterskans roll och kulturella anpassade strategier som bidrar till en god palliativ vård. Subteman som framkom är: språkbarriär och kommunikationssvårigheter, bristande kunskap inom kulturell kompetens, familjens roll, förståelse för olika kulturer, delaktighet och partnerskap, förbättrade kommunikationsfärdigheter. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskor inom palliativ vård av patienter med en annan kulturell bakgrund upplever att det är viktigt att besitta kulturell kompetens i åtanke vid behandling av dessa patienter. Utmaningar som betonades av sjuksköterskor inkluderade familjens roll, bristande kulturell kompetens och språkbarriärer. Olika strategier för att hantera dessa utmaningar inkluderade att förstå olika kulturer, utveckla kommunikationsfärdigheter och skapa partnerskap som främjar patientens delaktighet. / Background: The number of people living outside their country of birth has increased both in Sweden and globally. This rise in international mobility has led to increased cultural diversity and multiculturalism within our societies. In this context, cultural competence and person-centered care become increasingly crucial, especially for nurses who encounter palliative patients with diverse cultural backgrounds. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe nurses' experiences to care for palliative patients with a different cultural background. Method: The study was conducted as a literature review, where 12 scientific articles with a qualitative design were included. The databases used were Cinahl, Sociology database and Medline. Friberg's five-step analysis was used for data analysis. Result: The data analysis resulted in 2 main themes: challenges that affect the nurse's role and culturally adapted strategies that contribute to good palliative care. The subthemes were: language barrier and communication difficulties, deepening knowledge in cultural competence, the role of the family, understanding of different cultures, participation and partnership, improved communication skills. Conclusion: In summary, nurses in palliative care of patients with a different cultural background felt that it is important to have cultural competence in mind when treating these patients. Challenges highlighted by nurses included the role of the family, lack of cultural competence and language barriers. Various strategies to address these challenges included understanding different cultures, developing communication skills, and creating partnerships that promote patient participation.

Att migrera till ett land med väldigt olik kultur och samhälle än hemlandet kan utgöra en väldigt stor utmaning. Att försöka hitta sin identitet och roll i det nya samhället kan dock anses viktigt för individens välbefinnande. Det är viktigt att se hur olika faktorer kan påverka integrationsprocess för migranter för att kunna förstå de svårigheter de kan ställas inför när det gäller identitetsskapandet i det nya landet. Då migration är ett globalt och komplext fenomen och orsakerna bakom migration är många och olika. Migranter kan bli sårbara i olika skeden av sin resa. Vissa uthärdar svårigheter som kan hota deras liv och påverka deras fysiska och psykiska välbefinnande oberoende av orsaken för att lämna hemlandet. Syftet med denna kvalitativa intervjustudie var att undersöka hur unga vuxna migrantkvinnor från Mellanöstern upplever bi-kulturellt identitetsskapande. Med en socialpsykologisk ansats studerades detta genom teorier om social identitetsteori, social påverkan, konformitet, integrationsteori och bi-kulturell identitetsteori. Fem semistrukturerade intervjuer med migrantkvinnor från Mellanöstern genomfördes. Resultaten visar att migrantkvinnorna ofta upplever konflikter och svårigheter med att hitta balans i de ser sig tillhöra, vilket skapar svåra känslor och identitetskris. En del respondenter accepterar och internaliserar den här konflikten. Värderingarna som följt med ifrån hemkulturen är viktiga för deras identitet och att det är värderingarna som varit tongivande under deras bi-kulturella identitetsskapande. / Migrating to a country with a very different culture and society from the home country can be a very big challenge. However, trying to find one's identity and role in the new society can be considered important for the individual's well-being. It is important to see how different factors can affect the integration process for migrants in order to understand the difficulties they may face when it comes to identity creation in the new country. Because migration is a global and complex phenomenon and the reasons behind migration are many and varied. Migrants can become vulnerable at different stages of their journey. Some of them endures hardships that can threaten their lives and affect their physical and mental well-being regardless of the reason for leaving their home country. The purpose of this qualitative interview study was to investigate how young adult migrant women from the Middle East experience bi-cultural identity creation. With a social psychological approach, this was studied through theories of social identity theory, social influence, conformity, integration theory and bi-cultural identity theory. Five semi-structured interviews with migrant women from the Middle East were conducted. The results show that the migrant women often experience conflicts and difficulties in finding a balance in where they see themselves as belonging, which creates difficult feelings and an identity crisis. Some respondents accept and internalize this conflict. The values that followed from the home culture are important for their identity and that it is the values that set the tone during their bi-cultural identity creation.

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Romani people came to Sweden in the early 16th century and is today acknowledged as a minority group. Today in Sweden there’s a large group of Roma EU-citizens who come to beg. Romani people has been an exposed and discriminated group since their arrival in Sweden – a pattern that’s still relevant regarding Roma EU-citizens coming today. One profession that faces Roma EU-citizens in their work is social workers. This study aims to describe and analyse how social workers experience working with Roma EU-citizens, what difficulties or opportunities they see and how this work can be developed in the future. Furthermore, the study examines what beliefs social workers feel exists in society surrounding this group. The study uses labelling theory and theories of cultural competence. Six interviews were conducted with social workers and the study uses a qualitative approach and a hermeneutic perspective. Study results indicate that cultural differences affects working with the group. Results also show that the social workers feel there’s a lot of prejudice against the group. The study concludes that cultural competence is important in order to perform a good social work with the Romani group. Another conclusion is that structural problems complicates working with the group.

The purpose of this study was to get a greater understanding for how the people surrounding children in foster care support these foster children in their education. In order to learn more about that, I had to understand these individuals own opinion on education for foster-children. Do the people that stand close to a child in foster care think that foster children have the same abilities to learn in school as other children? And is it fair to require the same investment as we ask from other children? And how does the way professionals and foster parents inform each other and work togeter influence this process? The study was conducted through six semi-structured interviews. The perspective of four different foster parents, a teacher and a social worker were examined in this qualitative study. To help understand why some people have better chances in life than others and how a foster family can make a difference in that for a child, I have used Pierre Bourdieu's Cultural Theory. The theory helps understand that a foster child is in a very low social position in society, especially at the beginning of the placement, and has to work itself up to get acces to more symbolical resources. The results of the study show that support from people around the foster child is a very important factor for a child to succeed in school. Every one of the individuals I have interviewed was aware of that fact. The main obstacle people experience is that information about the child is not always shared and they do not alwas know how other organizations function. The factor that is most favorable is a positive work relation between the professionals, foster parents and the child.

<p>Many questions are still left unanswered regarding the period c. 450-700 AD, when hordes of Anglo-Saxon migrants landed on the British Isles and by doing so made the starting point in the foundation of England. Who were these Germanic tribes? The theories of how the migration proceeded are today many. The two major theories today concerns whether it was a question of a mass migration or a gradual migration proceeded by smaller groups of military elite. Another interesting point, well worth discussing, is the concept of cultural identity, and especially of these Anglo-Saxon migrants. How do you strengthen your identity as a newcomer in foreign country? Is this reflected in the material culture, in the way you build your houses or how you choose to bury your dead? The purpose of this essay is to shed more light on the migrants that were to become the English.</p>

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