Covid-19 pandemic has brought many social disturbances and changes into our daily life.With the expansion of the pandemic all countries have established new restrictions andrules around the world. One which seems a bit more challenging is the social distancing(physical distancing). In this research, we are studying the impacts of social distancing onthe social life of students. The aim of this research is to study how the students areaffected by the covid-19 restrictions and how they feel affected by the restrictions. Wehave used a qualitative research method for this study, and conducted a semi-structuredinterview involving 10 participants who are currently studying at Linköping University.Our qualitative results have guided us to the understanding that due to the restrictionscaused by covid-19 students have experienced some difficulties in maintaining their sociallife quality and keeping their daily routine and health balanced. According to the data thathave been collected from this study, indicates that the effects of social distancing haveaffected most students' both their social lives and well-being.

The main purpose of this Master’s thesis is to develop an understanding of why non-users do not use public libraries by studying their information and culture habits and their relationship to public libraries. One of the motivating factors behind this choice is the lack of earlier research on the subject, particularly qualitative research. The theoretical framework is stratified into three associated levels with Brenda Dervin’s sense-making theory on an individual level, Marianne Andersson’s and Dorte Skot-Hansen’s model of the roles of public libraries on an institutional level and Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical apparatus on a social level. Eight interviewees were chosen based on a set of selection criteria and interviewed with semi-structured interviews. After an analysis and discussion of the collected empirical data the main conclusion is that there are obstacles to the use of public libraries on three related levels, corresponding to the levels in the theoretical framework. On an individual level the impediment is that the non-users are content without the public library: they have a lifestyle where the needs of culture and information are satisfied through the use of other channels than public libraries. The view of the public library as non-attractive and not adapted for their needs constitute a hindrance on an institutional level while the social distance between the non-users and people strongly linked to the public library, such as librarians and frequent users, constitute a barrier on a social level. Altogether, these obstacles rather clearly indicate why public libraries are not used. / Uppsatsnivå: D

Bakgrund: Ensamhet uppstår vid många stadier i livet, där vi människor upplever ensamhet på olika sätt. Men ensamhet uppstår även vid användandet av sociala medier. Människor kommer ifrån varandra genom att den fysiska kontakten medan den sociala interaktionen på sociala medier ökar. Frivillig ensamhet och många som upplever ensamhet kan oftast uppleva positivt eller negativt av upplevd ensamhet. Syfte: Syftet med detta arbete är att förstå och undersöka hur ensamheten förekommer i relation till sociala medier användning. Studien är avgränsat till att studera ensamhet och avskildhet för att kunna få olika uppfattningar om upplevelsen av ensamhet som uppstår med användandet av sociala medier. Metod: 10 människor i olika åldrar har djupintervjuats med semistrukturerade intervjuer för att få en bättre förståelse för hur ensamhet upplevs av olika människor. Jag har använt mig av kvalitativ dataanalys. Resultat: Studiens resultat visar att människor har olika upplevelser av ensamhet när de använder sig av sociala medier. Många kan känna att det är bra att komma från varandra medan andra kan känna att det är jobbigt att komma ifrån sammanhållningen som finns. / Background: Loneliness occurs at many stages in life, where we humans experience loneliness in different ways. But loneliness also arises when using social media. People get apart by increasing physical contact while social interaction on social media. Seclusion is a loneliness that is selfchosen and many who use loneliness can often experience positively or negatively from perceived loneliness. Aim: The aim of this work is to study the loneliness that arises when using social media. How loneliness arises with the use of social media arises. The study is limited to studying loneliness and seclusion to get different perceptions about the experience of loneliness that arises with the use of social media. Method: 10 people of different ages have been interviewed in depth with semi- structured interviews to gain a better understanding of how loneliness is experienced by different people. I have used qualitative data analysis. Results: The study concluded that people have different experiences of loneliness when they use social media. Many may feel that it is good to get away from each other while others may feel that it is difficult to get away from the cohesion that exists.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka och förstå gymnasieelevers attityder till invandring. Faktorer som vi valt att undersöka och som kan påverka attityder är bland annat kön, nationell bakgrund och erfarenheter av olika kulturer. Studien är genomförd på en gymnasieskola i en mindre stad i Mellansverige. Totalt deltog 195 elever i den genomförda enkätundersökningen och fyra uppföljande intervjuer genomfördes. Begrepp som attityder, invandrare och social distans är centrala i den teoretiska förståelsen av studien. Resultatet har analyserats med hjälp av teoretiska utgångspunkter såsom symbolisk interaktionism och stigmatisering. Utgångspunkterna har underlättat förståelsen av hur invandrare tillskrivs negativa egenskaper och diskrimineras därefter. Tidigare forskning och studier har använts i utformandet av denna studie samt för att jämföra resultat och på så vis kunna se förändring över tid. Slutsatser som har kunnat dras utifrån studien är att negativa attityder till invandring ofta grundar sig i en rädsla inför förändring och att invandrare ofta betraktas som en samhällelig belastning, ett hot och ökar konkurrensen om materiella tillgångar. Den viktigaste bakomliggande faktorn till negativa attityder till invandring är klasstillhörighet där kunskap och utbildning har en central betydelse. Upplevelser och erfarenheter av andra kulturer än den egna ökar även toleransen inför invandring. Generellt sett ökar positiva attityder till invandring jämfört med tidigare, även om resultatet ger uttryck för att det fortfarande finns extremt negativa attityder. Ungdomar behöver ges utrymme att diskutera dessa frågor. Skolan såväl som det sociala arbetet står inför utmaningen att möjliggöra en öppen diskussion baserad på grundläggande demokratiska värderingar för att öka toleransen inför minoriteter. / The purpose of this study is to examine high school students´ attitudes towards immigration. Several factors that may influence the attitudes were presented, including gender, national origin and experiences of different cultures. The study was conducted in a small town in central Sweden. A total of 195 students participated in the survey and four follow-up interviews were conducted. Concepts such as attitudes, immigrants and social distance are central to the theoretical understanding of this study. The results have been analysed using theoretical frameworks such as symbolic interactionism and stigmatization. The theoretical foundations have assisted our understanding of how immigrants are assigned negative characteristics and the discrimination against them. Previous research and studies have been used in designing this study, as well as to compare results and thus being able to see changes over time. A conclusion that has been drawn from this study is that negative attitudes towards immigration are often based on a fear of change and that immigrants are regarded as social burdens, a threat and an increased competition for tangible assets. The most important underlying factor to negative attitudes towards immigration is class affiliation where knowledge and education has central influence. Experiences of cultures other than ones own also increase tolerance concerning immigration. Compared to previous studies results show that, generally, positive attitudes toward immigrants increases, although there are still some extremely negative attitudes. Young people need to be given possibility to discuss these issues. The fields of social work as well as education are faced with the challenge to allow open discussion based on fundamental democratic values to increase tolerance towards minorities.