Swedish Mentality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Swedish Mentality write by Åke Daun. This book was released on 1996-01-05. Swedish Mentality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is there a distinctly Swedish national character? Are Swedes truly shy, unemotional, conflict-avoiding, melancholy, and dour? Swedish Mentality, the English translation of the hugely successful book published in Sweden in 1989, considers the reality behind the myth. The author, Åke Daun, is a respected ethnologist who is sometimes referred to as the "guru" of Swedish character. In recent years, it has become popular to discuss Swedishness and Swedish identity. The advent of the European Union and the increasing presence of immigrant refugees in Sweden have fueled public debate on the distinctiveness of Swedish culture. Daun, however, goes beyond stereotype, drawing upon statistics gathered over more than a decade of research. The result is an entertaining and engagingly written book. Throughout, Daun quotes from interviews with native Swedes and immigrants as well as from travel accounts, folklore, and proverbs. We learn why some Swedes might prefer to walk up a flight of stairs rather than share an elevator with a neighbor and why some gain satisfaction from walking alone in the woods or going fishing. Daun describes a range of factors influencing Swedish character, including population composition, rural background, and even climate. He recognizes behavioral variations related to gender, age, class, and region, and he considers subtleties of individual character as well. Swedish Mentality should interest a wide array of readers, whether of Swedish descent or not.
Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden
Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden write by Marilena Geugjes. This book was released on 2021-08-16. Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book discusses the interrelationship between practices of collective self-interpretation, in this case national identity construction, and integration policies, using the example of Denmark and Sweden. Though both countries are considered to be socially progressive and modern, not least by themselves, the author makes the novel and provocative argument that both Denmark and Sweden are caught in a (discourse) paradox when it comes to integration policy, which stands in the way of successful immigrant integration. The author uses an innovative approach to reconstruct the Danish and the Swedish national identity by using social studies schoolbooks and novels as research material, thereby adding an interdisciplinary dimension to the book. About the author Marilena Geugjes is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany. She earned her doctorate in Political Science at Heidelberg University. Her research focuses on migration and integration policy, local politics, and the role of the police.
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning write by Margareta Magnusson. This book was released on 2018-01-02. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. *The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions* A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. Margareta suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children’s art projects). Digging into her late husband’s tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.
Social Change in Sweden
Social Change in Sweden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Social Change in Sweden write by . This book was released on 1982. Social Change in Sweden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Developments in Swedish Social Policy
Developments in Swedish Social Policy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Developments in Swedish Social Policy write by A. Gould. This book was released on 2001-05-21. Developments in Swedish Social Policy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Sweden itself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.
