Sökning: "Social Policy and Welfare State in Sweden"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 122 avhandlingar innehållade orden Social Policy and Welfare State in Sweden.

  1. 1. Activation Policy in Action : A Street-Level Study of Social Assistance in the Swedish Welfare State

    Författare :Katarina H. Thorén; Sydney Hans; Tapio Salonen; Jennifer Mosley; Jeanne Marsh; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Activation policy; social assistance; street-level bureaucracy theory; front-line workers; implementation; welfare state; coping strategy; discretion; Social work; Socialt arbete; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : Work-related activation policies are currently developing in most western welfare states. Sweden is no exception and activation policies were introduced in the 1990s in many municipal social services organizations in Sweden. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A society With or Without Drugs : Continuity and change in Drug Policies in Sweden and the Netherlands

    Författare :Dolf Tops; Socialhögskolan; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of social work; Social changes; Context; Social Control; Social problems; Drug Policy; Institutions; Sweden; the Netherlands; Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Social medicine; teorier om socialt arbete; Sociala förändringar; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : In debates about the Swedish and Dutch drug policies are usually positioned as opposites. The goal for the Swedish drug policy is to create a 'drug-free society'; while in the Netherlands a harm reduction approach prevails. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The spatial manifestation of inequality : residential segregation in Sweden and its causes

    Författare :Simone Scarpa; Tapio Salonen; Susanne Urban; Lars Brännström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential segregation; income inequality; immigration; immigration policy regime; welfare state; housing; Sweden; Malmö; Genoa; Swedish metropolitan areas; Sociology; Sociologi; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Addressing youth unemployment: what role for social work? : Policy responses to youth unemployment in Sweden and Europe

    Författare :Lisa Andersson; Renate Minas; Heidi Moen Gjersoe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social investment; social policy; ideal types; policy regulations; youth unemployment; social work; socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : Unemployed youth are a heterogenous group facing varying and sometimes complex problems. Being young and unemployed can have a negative impact on future life chances and quality of life. Studies on youth unemployment have mostly focused on education and labour market responses, leaving the involvement of social work aside. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Shaping Justice : Defining the disability benefit category in Swedish social policy

    Författare :Marianne Hedlund; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social policy; disability; Sweden; welfare state; cultural intepretations; social constructs; discourse analysis; impairment; sickness; Care and help to handicapped; health; Social problems and welfare; national insurance; vård och rehabilitering; Handikappade; Social Policy; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about what qualifies to be characterised as disability in Swedish social security legislation and which principles are used to decide who is entitled to social security benefit as disabled. The thesis brings into focus which definitions of needs and criteria that are found 'worthy' and acceptable to include in a disability category in Swedish social policy. LÄS MER