De arbetssökande som har intervjuats har beskrivit att ett arbete är oerhört viktigt, för att fylla vardagen med något meningsfullt och bidra med något till omvärlden.   I tidigare forskning och dagspress har vi funnit att det kan innebära problem att få komma in på den svenska arbetsmarknaden för den individ som har ett utländsktklingande namn. Tidigare forskning visar på att det är enklare att få komma på en arbetsintervju om du har ett svensktklingande namn jämfört med ett utländsktklingande namn. Det vi vill lyfta fram i denna studie är de subjektiva upplevelserna respondenter upplever kring att vara arbetslös samt om deras namn kan utgöra ett hinder för att få komma på arbetsintervju. Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att ta reda på om ett utländsktklingande namn har negativ påverkan på att få komma på arbetsintervju, huruvida de berörda i studien uppfattar namnets betydelse och sina egna möjligheter på arbetsmarknaden. Sex kvalitativa intervjuer har skett på Arbetsförmedlingen i Örebro. En har genomförts med en personal vid Arbetsförmedlingen och de andra fem har gjorts med individer med utländsktklingande namn som idag söker arbete.  Vårt urval har bestått av att intervjua arbetssökande individer i Örebro kommun.      Intervjuerna hade fokus på att undersöka huruvida ett utländskt namn har påverkan på individens möjligheter att få komma på arbetsintervju.   I intervjuerna har det dock framkommit att de arbetssökande anser att deras namn har viss betydelse när det gäller att få komma på arbetsintervju, ett svenskt namn väger tyngre än ett utländskt. Intervjupersonerna har påpekat att det kan vara andra attribut som spelar roll, exempelvis kultur, utbildning, utseende eller språkproblem. Arbetsgivare tar då det säkra före det osäkra, att kalla de med svenskt namn före de med utländsktklingande namn att få komma på arbetsintervju. / The applicants have described that having a job is extremely important to fill out the everyday life with something meaningful and to make a contribution to the society. From previous research and in the daily press, we have seen that in the labor market that it can be a problem if an individual has a foreign name. If you have a Swedish conformed name, it gets easier towards being called to a work interview. This study implied to study individuals with non-Swedish conformed names and their alleged difficulties with having a work interview. To contact the interview persons, help have been handed from the Work Employment Agency in Örebro, Sweden. Six qualitative interviews have been performed; five of these have been with individuals with foreign names, that currently are searching for work and one of these has been with one of the staff at the agency. The interviews have revealed that the name had some significance when it comes to being called to a work interview. A Swedish conformed name outweighs a foreign name in some cases. During the interviews focus was laid on how the applicants described their feelings and experiences of being declined a work interview because of their foreign names.  The interviewees pointed out that there may be other attributes that are important; such as culture, education, appearance or language difficulties. Employers will then rather be safe than sorry, therefore, they call those with Swedish conformed names instead of those with foreign names.

The history of transgender identity is inextricable from the mental health industry. Since the late 1970's transgender people have required permission from mental health professionals to make medical modifications to their sex characteristics. During the time of this research, it was difficult for transgender individuals to receive the hormones or surgeries they desire without first being diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID). This study applies labeling theory to the label of GID. Labeling theory poses that if an individual is labeled with a mental illness, they will either reject or accept the label. Acceptance of the mentally ill label will cause the individual to adopt characteristics expected of the label. The intent of this study is to examine the relationship between mental health therapy and the formation of transgender identities. Utilizing labeling theory, it analyzes whether or not transgender participants of this study accepted or rejected the mental illness label of GID. It was originally posed that if transgender individuals accepted the label of GID, they would experience a shift in their gender identity. However, the overwhelming majority of the twelve participants interviewed rejected the label of GID. Even though most participants rejected the GID label, many still saw a shift in gender identity while attending therapy. This thesis proposes that there may be a link between a transgender person’s reason for entering therapy and identity shift. Those who felt obligated to go to therapy for the sole reason of gaining permission to change their sex characteristics saw no change in identity. However, those who wanted help in exploring their gender with a therapist saw identity changes while in therapy.

Denna studie utforskar återanpassningsprocessen och upplevelsen av stämpling bland före detta fängelsedömda individer i Sverige, med fokus på hur dessa erfarenheter påverkar deras återinträde i samhället. Genom kvalitativ analys av intervjuer från podcasten ”Utanför Murarna”, som innehåller intervjuer med före detta fängelsedömda, visar studien hur stämplingsteorin tar sig uttryck i deras vardagsliv. Studien belyser svårigheterna med att hitta boende och arbete som före detta fängelsedömd, samtidigt som den tar upp den dubbla stämpling som är relaterad till diagnoser som adhd och utmaningar som fängelsedömda mammor möter. Metodologiskt bygger studien på kvalitativ innehållsanalys av transkriberade podcastintervjuer, där fokus ligger på återanpassningsstrategier och påverkan av samhällelig stämpling. Resultaten pekar på strategier som ärlighet och undvikande, samt betydelsen av stöd från familj, vänner och rehabiliteringsprogram. Studien understryker behovet av en mer inkluderande och förstående samhällssyn gentemot före detta fängelsedömda för att understödja en effektiv återanpassning. Slutsatserna betonar vikten av att riktade stödinsatser och individanpassade program tillämpas för att adressera de specifika behov och utmaningar som före detta fängelsedömda individer möter. / This study explores the reintegration challenges that former prison inmates in Sweden face, especially caused by societal labeling through the lens of labeling theory. Using qualitative analysis, this study explores podcast interviews with former prison inmates, revealing their perceptions and experiences of reintegration. Previous research highlights the difficulties of finding housing and employment as an ex-convict, while addressing the double stigmatization as a consequence of labeling for diagnoses such as adhd and challenges faced by formerly incarcerated mothers. Accordingly, the findings of this study highlight the complexities of societal reentry, where former prison inmates struggle with societal labeling, employment, and housing issues. Strategies used by former prison inmates, such as honesty, avoidance, and earning their place in society, are examined. Additionally, the positive influence of support systems like family, housing assistance, and rehabilitation programs is highlighted. The study contributes to understanding the reintegration process, suggesting implications for policy development and interventions in criminal justice and social services. The findings also indicate areas for further research, particularly around societal labeling and effective reintegration practices.

Syftet med studien var att utifrån yrkesverksammas perspektiv studera situationen och handlingsutrymmet hos kvinnor med samtidig våldsutsatthet och missbruksproblematik. Med avstamp i socialkonstruktionismen har denna studie använt sig av såväl teorin om det ideala offret som stämplingsteorin. Empiri har samlats in genom fyra intervjuer med yrkesverksamma som haft ett stort engagemang för målgruppen. Intervjuutskrifterna har transkriberats och sedan analyserats utifrån en tematisk analys. Sammanfattningsvis har denna studie visat på hur yrkesverksamma anser att stämpling spelar en central roll för kvinnornas svåra situation. Omgivningens reaktioner på kvinnorna och dess handlingar betraktas av de yrkesverksamma ha betydelse för kvinnornas återhämtning. / The aim of this study was to examine how professionals view the situation, as well as the capacity of action available to women with co-occurring exposure to violent victimisation and substance misuse. Through a social constructivist lens this study took on a theoretical perspective using both the Ideal Victim and Labelling Theory. Interviews were conducted with four individuals who all expressed a profound commitment to women experiencing these coexisting conditions. Each interview transcript was analysed using a thematic analysis. The results showed that professionals view labelling as playing a significant role in the difficult situations these women face. The interviewed professionals viewed the reactions of others to be of great importance for the women's ability to recover from being labelled for their actions.

Mentoring relationships can be defined as an interaction between a less experienced individual, called a mentee or protégé, and a more experienced individual known as a mentor. The relationship that the mentee and the mentor establish is one that provides influential and emotional support. Research suggests that mentoring relationships have a positive effect on children in group homes. Although children in group homes may not have strong support from their biological families or kin, they often count on the undivided support from their counselors. For this study, group home stakeholders (director, counselors and children) were supportive of developing a formal mentoring program as part of the group home experience. / Master of Science

Text in Afrikaans / The aim of this study was to determine the effect of labeling on a person's being from an educational-psychological perspective. The focus was therefore placed mainly on the following: § Labeling as a phenomenon, with specific reference to what labeling is and its effect on a person's being. § The use of the Edu-Psychological Relation Theory as a theoretical basis for determining the effect of labeling on a person's being. § The compilation of a diagnostic questionnaire within the framework of the Edu-Psychological Relation Theory that was used in the empirical study. It was found that the consequences of labeling are generally permanent and irreversible, and that they result in isolation of the individual. A diagnostic questionnaire was operationalised in terms of the Edu-Psychological Relation Theory, and was used to determine the effect of labeling. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Guidance)

Med ett kritiskt diskursanalytiskt tillvägagångssätt har denna studien analyserat hur två rikstäckande kvällsmedier, Aftonbladet och Expressen, skriver om begreppet utsatta områden genom sina publiceringar. Studien vill reda ut huruvida begreppet används på ett speciellt sätt. För att analysera materialet som bestod av 30 texter, inklusive debattartiklar, ledartexter, redaktionella artiklar och reportage från de nämnda tidningarna användes Faircloughs tredimensionella modell för kritisk diskursanalys. Dettaresulterade i identifierandet av fyra särskilda diskurser eller teman som vi har kallat: “Vad är utsatta områden?”, “En gärningsperson utan ansikte –konsekvenser av att fråntas agens”, “Politiker på vit häst” samt “Vi och dem”. Dessa diskuterades sedan utifrån Faircloughs teorier om kritisk diskursanalys samt andra sociologiska teorier som bedömdes som relevanta i sammanhanget där stämplingsteori är den mest framstående. Studien kommer fram till att begreppet utsatta områden används på ett sätt som präglas av få ifrågasättanden av begreppet samt att diskursen kan influeras av det som polisen framhåller i sin rapport om utsatta områden. Vidare framhålls utsatta områden som något som skiljer sig från övriga områden i samhället. Det diskuteras även vilka följder diskurserna kan ha på dessa områden och dess invånare samt vilka följder det kan tänkas få för det sociala arbetet. / With a critical discourse analytical approach, this study has analyzed how two nationwide newspapers, Aftonbladet and Expressen, write about the concept of vulnerable areas through their publications. The study wants to find out whether the concept is used in a certain way. To analyze the material that consisted of 30 texts, including letters to the editors, editorials, editorial articles as well as reports from the aforementioned newspapers, Fairclough's three-dimensional model for critical discourse analysis was used. This resulted in the identification of four discourses or themes that we have named: "What are vulnerable areas?", "A perpetrator without a face -consequences of being deprived of agency", "Politicians on a white horse" and "We and them". These were then discussed based on Fairclough's theories on critical discourse analysis and other sociological theories that were deemed relevant in the context where labeling theory is the most prominent. The study concludes that the concept of vulnerable areas is used ina way that is characterized by few questioning the term and that the discourse may be influenced by what the police feature in their report on vulnerable areas. Furthermore, vulnerable areas are emphasized as something that differs from other areas in society. The study also discusses what consequences the discourses may have for these areas and its inhabitants, as well as what consequences this may have for social work.

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Cette étude se propose d'analyser les développements qui ont mené à l'état actuel du champ journalistique roumain, après la crise financière de 2008, par lesquels ce milieu professionnel ne parvient pas à convaincre ses acteurs de la viabilité de ses principes. Ma principale hypothèse est que la collision entre deux systèmes de valeurs divergents –l'intersection du modèle allogène, néolibéral, avec les valeurs et les nécessités locales –établit un champ hybride intégrant des éléments des deux cultures, sans incorporer la somme de leurs éléments. Ce champ hybride, caractérisé par un haut degré d'ouverture envers la renégociation, la réinterprétation et le rétablissement des principes qui guident le journalisme, engendre aussi une certaine dimension anomique au sein de ses acteurs. Afin d’établir l’existence du champ journalistique en Roumanie après 2008, une analyse à partir de trois dimensions principales était envisagée : une première dimension serait la rupture politique, qui a imposé une réflexion sur les directions et les choix des modèles dans le nouveau marché médiatique pluraliste ; une deuxième dimension identifiée est le profond changement technologique superposé sur cette étape de compréhension de l’agir journalistique ; troisièmement, la crise financière débutée en 2008, qui a déstabilisé mondialement le milieu journalistique et qui a engendré une remise en cause du journalisme. Nous avons pu remarquer : • Une contradiction idéologique au niveau macro, c'est à dire que les institutions adhèrent au modèle, mais ce n'est pas le principe directeur de leurs démarches, qui sont surtout guidées par les réalités en place ; • Et au niveau micro, une contradiction marquante entre la compréhension du modèle et la manière d’agir : décalage entre le niveau argumentatif – avec la compréhension que le modèle de l'Ouest qui est fortement attractif – et le mode d'agir, où les individus doivent se plier aux coutumes et aux valeurs locales, qui ne sont pas en concordance avec le système de référence auquel ils adhéreraient. / This study aims to analyze the developments that led to the current state of the Romanianjournalistic field, after the financial crisis of 2008, by which this professional environment fails to convince its actors of the viability of its principles. My main hypothesis is that the collision between two divergent value systems -­ the intersection of the neoliberal allogeneic model with local values and necessities -­ establishes a hybrid field integrating elements of both cultures without incorporating the sum of their elements. This hybrid field, characterized by a high degree of openness towards renegotiation, reinterpretation and restoration of the principles that guide journalism, also creates a certain anomic dimension of its actors. In order to establish the existence of the journalistic field in Romania after 2008, an analysis based on three main dimensions was envisaged: a first dimension would be the political rupture which imposed a reflection on the directions and choices of models in the new pluralist media market;; a second dimension identified is the profound technological change superimposed on this stage of understanding journalistic acts;; third, the financial crisis which began in 2008, which destabilized the journalistic environment in Romania. Our main discovery is that of the existence of double standards in the practice and in the evaluation of Romanian journalism by its actors:• An ideological contradiction at the macro level, i.e. institutions adhere to the model, but this is not the guiding principle of their approaches, which are mainly guided by the realities in place ;• At the micro level, the contradiction between the understanding of the model and the waythis model is enacted: a discrepancy between the argumentative level -­ with theunderstanding that the Western model is highly attractive -­ and the mode of action whereindividuals must comply with local customs and values, which are not in accordance with thesystem of reference to which they adhere.