Sökning: "Robert Merton"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Robert Merton.

  1. 1. Law and Social Exclusion : The functions and dysfunctions of the Swedish legal system in light of overindebtedness among immigrants

    Författare :Davor Vuleta; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Debt collection; Debtor; Economic security; Financial exclusion; Immigrants; Law; Legal cultrue; Manifest and latent; Middle range theory; Migration; Mixed methods; Over-indebtedness; Register data; Robert Merton; Social exclusion; Socio-economic status; Sociology of law; Sweden; Swedish Enforcement Authority; Functions and dysfunctions;

    Sammanfattning : In terms of its total population, Sweden is one of the countries with the highest proportion of immigrants in the EU. Several factors are critical in integrating immigrants, especially their economic security in a new country. This thesis examines the relationship between law enforcement and economic security for over- indebted immigrants. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Prestige in Academia : A Glance at the Gender Distribution

    Författare :Christian Poulsen; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Spain; Sweden; Gender; Prestige; Status; Sociologi; Prestige; Status;

    Sammanfattning : The acquiring of prestige is essential for succeeding at a career in academia. Also, the distribution of prestige between men and women may help explain the low representation of women in full professor positions. The author sets out to disprove the widely accepted notion that universities are based on a pure meritocratic system. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Vetenskap och karriär

    Författare :Thomas Kaiserfeld; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :history of technology; history of science; history of ideas; history of physics; history of professions; history; institutionalisation; prosopography; education; 2Oth-century.; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : This study concerns the conditions for research. Above allit deals with the professional and institutional situation of physicists in Sweden during the first half of the twentiethcentury. The starting point is the altered career opportunities for physicists in industrialised society. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Tanter och representanter : en fråga om oligarki eller demokrati?

    Författare :Gun Jonsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dilemmas in democratic organisations; Voluntary association and democracy; Gender in democratic organisations; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis emanated from a discussion whether voluntary associations have a choice or not regarding their democratic development. Robert Michels (1911/1983), one of the classic sociological thinkers, says no. The path towards oligarchy is inevitable. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Brottslingar av en mycket speciell sort. : Spionskandalen som en maktkamp mellan visselblåsare, grävande journalister och underrättelsetjänster

    Författare :Alexandra Franzén; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; IB; Edward Snowden; state of exception; spy scandal; reference group theory;

    Sammanfattning : Spy scandals in Western democracies can be seen as a power battle between three actors: investigative journalists, whistleblowers and the intelligence organizations at the center of the scandal. It is a conflict played out both within and outside of the court-house as the actors try to claim the label “hero” for themselves while actively trying to repudiate other labels, such as “traitor”, “spy” or “criminal”. LÄS MER