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This thesis is a case study of Visby Cathedral, cultural heritage with a rich history that has been an active site of worship since medieval times. This has resulted in an interest in the cathedral as a tourist destination which has increased exponentially since the city became a world heritage. The main aim of this thesis was to see how the heritagization of the cathedral affects it through the public uses that take place within the cathedral to see which values are promoted. Following this the frictions that are caused by the uses was studied to garner a better understanding of how the identity of the cathedral was impacted on both internal and external levels. My hypothesis going in was that much of the identifiable frictions were caused by the difference between the religious and cultural identity of the cathedral. In the analysis four use-categories with separate key functions: Religious, Art & Music, Political and Tourism. While all usages did not cause friction, all categories did to varying degrees of severity. The religious use still appears to be the core influencing factor since the recent incorporation of the overriding values of inclusion of acceptance originated within these uses which inspire all categories of use. Much of the experienced friction appears to be the result of push-back to these values. This could indicate that to a clash between modern cultural ideas and traditional Christian perspectives are at the core of the issues as the hypothesis suggested but the different nature and number of identifiable values and frictions at play suggests that while this is likely a factor, it is not the only one.

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate and describe business owners perceptions of occupational health and safety management in micro enterprises. The data collection was conducted through qualitative interviews and the material from the interviews has been analyzed with a phenomenographic method. The similarities of the study's result are: "necessary for companies and employees", "time consuming" and "important to get help from someone who can". The differences that emerged are: "occupational health and safety management starts with the premises", "costs a lot of money", "not adapted for micro-enterprises", "occupational health and safety management is about leadership", "occupational health and safety management is complex", "occupational health and safety management does not feel amusing" and "occupational health and safety management only consists of requirements". Based on the results that have emerged from the study, the informants who work with the working environment seem to have a positive view while those who do not work with the work environment seem to have a negative view of it. The informants who work and do not work with the environment seem to work in different ways and have different priorities in the occupational health and safety management.

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Many scholars have recognized civic society as a fundamental part to the functioning of democracy. This essay investigates how the civic society works as a school in wich citizens can assimilate democratic virtues. Most studies in this research area have focused on the civic society in more wider terms. Instead, this study mainly explores how sports associations, as a part of the civic society, affect their members’ trust in democracy. This is done through a case study with focus groups, where members from a sport association discuss three specific themes. The main point of the essay is to decribe how associations can create social capital and trust. To some extent, the essay also investigates how the structure of an association can affect its members views in aspects related to democracy.   The result shows that members of the sport association in question seem to be affected in democratic ways even though the main purpose of the membership is another. It seems as if membership in an association does not affect the democratic virtues to any particular extent. However, the aspect of being a team member is pointed out to influence the interviewees perception of majority decisions and to create trust in decision making more generally. Therefore, the result of this essay implies that there are some virtues that springs from being a part of a team, rather than being a member of an association.

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