This dissertation examines the experience that women have of the church. Work was done with groups of women in the Eastern Cape to hear their first hand experiences on this subject. A study was also made of the experiences of women as recorded in other parts of Africa and the world. South African women are situated within the broader context of society, thus also matters pertaining to this broader context were examined.The situation facing South African women in society and within the church is complex and difficult. In the final chapter, rather than looking at how women could change external structures, the focus is on women paying attention to themselves. The great importance of women honouring themselves, and giving themselves priority, and that of developing a spiritual practice that is nurturing and relevant to their lives, were suggested as a prerequisite for effective change on a wider level. An emphasis was thus put on the inner world of the woman, where, it is argued, many South African women need to experience a revolution. That women need support in this journey was stressed, with the participation in women's groups seen as being transforming for women. / Systematic Theology / Th. M. (System Theology)

The loss of intimacy is a pervasive tale, felt especially poignantly when the particular story, with its plot lines of love and betrayal, soaked as they are in rage and grief, is my own. By inverting the research process, whereby I call upon friends, and strangers who become friends, to assist me in the meaning-making process, this autoethnographic account of the twenty year downward spiral of my now defunct marriage makes tangible the shared project of making sense of intimacy, love and loss. It connects the personal to the social, cultural, and (most especially) the politically gendered nature of heterosexual relationship experience. It speaks of the process that makes it possible for me to tell my story and of the ethical tensions involved in telling a story of

This dissertation examines the experience that women have of the church. Work was done with groups of women in the Eastern Cape to hear their first hand experiences on this subject. A study was also made of the experiences of women as recorded in other parts of Africa and the world. South African women are situated within the broader context of society, thus also matters pertaining to this broader context were examined.The situation facing South African women in society and within the church is complex and difficult. In the final chapter, rather than looking at how women could change external structures, the focus is on women paying attention to themselves. The great importance of women honouring themselves, and giving themselves priority, and that of developing a spiritual practice that is nurturing and relevant to their lives, were suggested as a prerequisite for effective change on a wider level. An emphasis was thus put on the inner world of the woman, where, it is argued, many South African women need to experience a revolution. That women need support in this journey was stressed, with the participation in women's groups seen as being transforming for women. / Systematic Theology / Th. M. (System Theology)

Bakgrund: Cancer är en livshotande sjukdom som kan orsaka dödsfall. Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancerformen bland kvinnor över hela världen. Behandlingen för bröstcancer är vanligtvis ett kirurgiskt ingrepp som kallas mastektomi. Det är ett ingrepp där en del eller hela bröstet avlägsnas. Därefter kan kirurgin kompletteras med annan behandling för att förhindra spridningen. Bröstet är ett organ som har en betydelse för attraktivitet, sexualitet och kvinnlighet. Tanken på att förlora bröstet innebär en förändring hos den drabbade kvinnan och kan som konsekvens påverka kvinnans liv. Syftet: Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelse av vardagen efter en mastektomi. Metod: Den valda metoden var en kvalitativ litteraturstudie, baserad på elva vetenskapliga artiklar som analyserades genom en manifest innehållsanalys. Resultat: Resultatet består av tre huvudkategorier Den nya kroppen, Den förändrade tillvaron och Upplevelse av stöd, och åtta subkategorier Förändrad kroppsbild, Förändrad sexualitet, Förändrad social funktion och påverkan på vardagen, Psykisk ohälsa, Känsla av acceptans och tacksamhet, Stöd från omgivning och Mötet med sjukvården. Konklusion: Kvinnor påverkas olika efter en mastektomi och upplevelsen kan variera beroende på ålder. Påverkan kan vara i form av depression, försämrad livskvalitet, förändring av kroppsbild och sexualitet. Därför är det avgörande för denna patientgrupp att ha kontakt med vården eftersom kvinnan behöver stöd för att kunna uttrycka känslor postoperativt. Således är sjuksköterskans roll att bemöta patienter på ett respektfullt sätt och tillhandahålla en rätt omvårdnad. / Background: Cancer is a life-threatening disease that can cause death. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women worldwide. The treatment for breast cancer is usually a surgical procedure called mastectomy. It is a procedure where a part of or the whole breast is removed. The surgery can then be supplemented with other treatments to prevent the spread. The breast is a body part that is important for attractiveness, sexuality and femininity. The thought of losing the breast involves a change in the affected woman and can consequently affect the woman's life. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe women's experience of everyday life after a mastectomy. Method: The chosen method was a qualitative literature study, based on eleven scientific articles that were analyzed through a manifest content analysis. Result: The result consists of three main categories The new body, The changed existence and Experience of support, and eight subcategories Changed body image, Changed sexuality, Changed social function and impact on everyday life, Mental illness, Feeling of acceptance and gratitude, Support from the environment and Meeting with healthcare. Conclusion: Women are affected differently after a mastectomy and the experience can vary depending on age. Impacts can be in the form of depression, deteriorating quality of life, changes in body image and sexuality. Therefore, it is crucial for this patient group to have contact with the care because the woman needs support to be able to express feelings postoperatively. Thus, the role of the nurse is to treat patients in a respectful way and provide proper care

Introduktion: Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett folkhälsoproblem. Våld i nära relation ger upphov till akuta och långsiktiga hälsoproblem hos offren. Syfte: Undersöka kvinnors upplevelse av bemötandet från hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal efter att ha blivit utsatta för våld i nära relation. Metod: För att besvara studiens syfte användes en deskriptiv design med en allmän litteraturstudie som metod grundad på originalartiklar med kvalitativa studier. Resultat: Resultatet delades in i två teman; positiva och negativa bemötanden. Positiva bemötanden delades in i kategorierna empati och fungerande skyddsnät. Känsla av empati skapades när bemötandet upplevdes som medkännande, när personalen tog sig tid, var stöttande och motiverande, utförde bekräftande handlingar och vid en god personal-patient relation. Känslan av att sjukvården fungerade som skyddsnät framkom när bemötandet var informativt, professionellt, när kvinnorna erhöll praktisk hjälp och när kvinnan upplevde känslan av tillit. Negativa bemötanden kategoriserades till negativa känslor, diskriminering och bristande skyddsnät. Negativa känslor uppstod när kvinnan upplevde en ej fungerande personal-patient relation och när bemötandet var nedvärderande, empatilöst, skuldbeläggande och oförstående. Diskriminering upplevdes när personalen osynliggjorde våldet eller när patienten upplevde kulturellt förtryck. Känsla av bristande skyddsnät upplevdes när kvinnorna kände sig svikna av systemet, upplevde brist på tid och information och ett icke- professionellt bemötande. Slutsats: Våldsutsatta kvinnor uppfattade bemötandet från hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal på olika sätt. Majoriteten upplevde bemötandet som negativt så vidare forskning behövs i området för att identifiera vilken kunskap och utbildning personalen behöver. Detta för att kvinnan ska få bästa möjliga förutsättningar för ett gott bemötande och bra vård efter våld i nära relation. / Introduction: Violence against women is a public health issue. Intimate partner violence generates acute and long-term health problems. Aim: Investigate women's experience of treatment received from health care professionals after being exposed to intimate partner violence. Method: A literature study with descriptive design using original articles with qualitative studies was used to answer the aim of the study. Result: The result was divided in two themes; positive and negative experiences. Positive experiences were divided into categories empathy and functioning safety net. The feeling of empathy emerged when the encounter was experienced as compassionate, the personnel took their time, was supportive and motivated, performed confirming actions and there was a satisfying professional-patient relation. The feeling of a functional safety net emerged when the encounter was informative, professional, the women obtained practical help and a feeling of trust was experienced. Negative experiences were categorized to negative emotions, discrimination and lack of safety net. Negative emotions occurred when women experienced dysfunctional professional-patient relation and the encounter was derogatory, unempathetic, blaming and the professionals did not understand the women’s situation. Discrimination was experienced when the personnel overlooked the violence or the patient experienced cultural oppression. Lack of safety net was experienced when women felt betrayed by the system, lack of time and information and not receiving a professional encounter. Conclusion: Women exposed to violence experienced treatment from healthcare professionals in different ways. The majority had negative experiences which reveals that further research is needed to identify the gaps in knowledge and to further educate personnel who are active in healthcare.

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), British Modernist writer whose search for authentic selves in the lives of the characters in her short stories, is reflected in her innovative style of writing in which she examines the interior consciousness of their minds. Mansfield questions the inauthentic lives of the characters, revealing that the roles they play are socially imposed forcing them to hide their true selves behind masks. The stories which have been chosen for this study focus on women characters (and men also) who grapple with societal prescriptions for accepted actions, and are rendered mute as a result. The women characters include all age groups and social classes. Some are young and impressionable (The Tiredness of Rosabel, The Little Governess and The Garden Party), others are married and older (Bliss, Prelude and Frau Brechenmacher attends a wedding ), while there are also middle-aged women in Miss Brill and The Life of Ma Parker. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), British Modernist writer whose search for authentic selves in the lives of the characters in her short stories, is reflected in her innovative style of writing in which she examines the interior consciousness of their minds. Mansfield questions the inauthentic lives of the characters, revealing that the roles they play are socially imposed forcing them to hide their true selves behind masks. The stories which have been chosen for this study focus on women characters (and men also) who grapple with societal prescriptions for accepted actions, and are rendered mute as a result. The women characters include all age groups and social classes. Some are young and impressionable (The Tiredness of Rosabel, The Little Governess and The Garden Party), others are married and older (Bliss, Prelude and Frau Brechenmacher attends a wedding ), while there are also middle-aged women in Miss Brill and The Life of Ma Parker. / English Studies / M.A. (English)