Darbo tikslas buvo: sukurti grindžiamąją teoriją, kuri atskleistų pagrindinį gyvenimo konsteksto rūpestį ir kokią reikšmę jis turi vertybių kaitai vėžio ligos patyrimo metu. Tikslui pasiekti iškelti darbo uždaviniai: 1. Atskleisti pagrindinį gyvenimo konteksto rūpestį, išryškėjantį onkologinės ligos patyrimo metu; 2. Įvardinti esminę kategoriją, pagrindines subkategorijas ir kategorijas, paaiškinančias išryškėjusio pagrindinio gyvenimo konteksto rūpesčio reikšmę vertybių kaitai onkologinės ligos patyrimo metu; 3. Palyginti žmonių, kurių artimasis sirgo/serga onkologine liga, ir žmonių, kurie patys sirgo/serga onkologine liga, gautus rezultatus; 4. Išnagrinėti onkologine liga sirgusių/sergančių žmonių galimas vertybių ir Havighurst asmenybės raidos teorijos akcentuojamų raidos užduočių sąsajas. Tyrimo duomenims surinkti buvo naudotas pusiau struktūruotas interviu su šešiais žmonėmis, kurių artimasis serga/sirgo onkologine liga, kalbėta apie artimųjų patirtį, ir su keturiais žmonėmis, kurie patys serga/sirgo onkologine liga. Analizuojant tyrimo duomenis, buvo remiamasi autorių Straus ir Corbin grindžiamiosios teorijos duomenų analizės principais. Tyrime išryškėjo pagrindinis gyvenimo konteksto rūpestis – artumas. Individualių interviu metu su šešiais respondentais, kurie pasakojo apie savo artimo žmogaus onkologinės ligos patirtį, išryškėjo su artumu susijusios pagrindinės penkios gyvenimo konteksto sritys: santykis su šeima, socialiniai santykiai, laisvalaikis, asmeninės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of this thesis: to develop a grounded theory to reveal the main concern in life context and the role it plays in the changing values suffering from oncological disease. The following tasks were identified: 1. To reveal the main concern in life context which elucidates in suffering from oncological disease; 2. To name the fundamental category, main sub-categories and categories explaining the significance of the main concern in life context for the changing values in suffering from oncological disease; 3. To compare the results of people who have / had relatives with oncological disease and people who themselves had an oncological disease; 4. To analyse potential links between the values of people who have / had an oncological disease and developmental tasks emphasised in the Havighurst‘s theory of personality development. The data for the research was collected by a partially structured interview with six people who are relatives of current or former cancer patients by speaking about the experience of their close ones and with four people who themselves had an oncological disease. The principles of Strauss and Corbin ground theory analysis were used to analyse the research data. The main concern in life that is closeness became apparent whilst suffering from oncological disease. The individual interviews with six respondents who shared the experience of an oncological disease of their close ones revealed five main categories in life context related with closeness:... [to full text]

Sveriges Riksdag beslöt våren 2012 att även ensamstående kvinnor ska få tillgång till assisterad befruktning i Sverige. Hittills, och än så länge, har ensamstående kvinnor rest utomlands för att fertilitetsbehandlas. Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur solomammor (kvinnor som valt att skaffa barn som ensamstående) resonerat och resonerar kring sitt val, samt hur de ser på faderskapsprocessen och den kommande lagändringen. Deltagare söktes via en förenings Internetsajt, där medlemmarna alla är frivilligt ensamstående mammor. Fem solomammor berättade om sina resonemang i semistrukturerade intervjuer. Sedan kategoriserades, kodades och tematiserades materialet, och analyserades med hjälp av symbolisk interaktionism, värderingsförändringar och samhällsutveckling. Resultaten visar bland annat att respondenterna verkligen tänkt igenom sitt beslut att bilda familj som ensamstående förälder. De ser främst ser lagändringen som symboliskt viktig, då deras familjeform i och med denna erkänns av samhället. Respondenterna tror att donatorbrist och åldersgränser i Sverige kommer att medföra att ensamstående kvinnor även fortsättningsvis reser utomlands för assisterad befruktning. De negativa åsikter som kommit fram rör sjukvårdskontakter i Sverige och hur en del ensamstående mammor blivit bemötta av socialtjänsthandläggare. Faderskapsprocessen skulle kunna bli mer rättssäker om tydliga, nationella regler utfärdades även för faderskapsutredningar som rör donatorbarn. / The Swedish Riksdag decided in the spring of 2012 that single women also should have access to assisted reproduction in Sweden. Up until now, and so far, single women have travelled abroad for fertility treatment. The purpose of this study has been to explore how solo mothers (women who have chosen to obtain children as a single parent) reasoned and reason about this choice, and how they view the paternity process and the upcoming legislative changes. Participants were sought through an Internet site for an association where all members are single mothers by choice. Five solo mothers talked about their reasoning in semi-structured interviews. The material was then categorized, coded and thematized, and analyzed by using symbolic interactionism, changes in values and the development of society. The results show that the respondents really thought through their decision to found a family as a single parent. They see the legislative changes mainly as symbolically important, as their form of the family will be recognized by society. They believe that the lack of donors and the age limitations in Sweden will result in that single women continues to travel abroad for assisted reproduction technology. The negative opinions that have emerged during interviews are related to health care contacts in Sweden and how some single mothers have been treated by social service caseworkers. The paternity process could become more legally secure if clear, national regulations were issued also for the paternity process regarding donor children.

Lone-parent family households in Czech and Slovak Republic after 1970 in the context of socio-economic and demographic development. Abstract This paper introduces the topic of families and households. The shift of attitudes and social values which are connected with single-parent family households is studied based on statistical surveys. This work elaborates changes in number and structure of single-parent family households in Czech and Slovak Republic since 1970 till present. The first part outlines the view of experts on a broad concept of family and the family cycle. The next part evaluates the long-term evolution of marriage, divorce, fertility and changes in society values. The changes in society values are correlated with formation, structure and number of single parent family households in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic before and after 1990. Keywords: family, household, lone-parent family, nuptiality, divorce, fertility, children born outside marriage, consensual unions, changes of values in society