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Interpersonal violence against women is a widely spread problem where one out of three women globally falls victim to violence during their lifetime. The Swedish government constructed 2016 six gender equality policies and one of these policies aims to violence against women to end. Despite this, there is no sign that the violence has decreased, neither in Sweden nor globally. Our empiricism consisted of six legal cases where the man was convicted of physical and/or physiological violence against the woman. The aim of this study was to through a content analysis get in-depth knowledge about the men’s use of their position of power and the power balance to use interpersonal violence. We found signs of domination techniques in all of the legal cases and therefore chose to focus on four of the most common methods; i.e. violence or threats of violence, transferring of blame and guilt, objectification, and double binding. While analyzing the legal cases using these techniques we found that men’s position of power and their exercising of power through violence not only is justified by Hirdman’s (1988, 2001) gender contract and gender system but also is romanticized in the relationship. The gender contract enabled the man to demand civil rights and create the definition of women since she’s nevertheless derived by her body. We also found that women often find themselves trapped in men’s illogical rules enabled by the man's power. The women were reduced to an object in the man’s world that he had the right to control.

Att vara förälder till ett barn med ADHD kan vara utmanande och innebära att hantera attityder från omgivningen. De upplever ofta en brist på stöd och svårigheter som påverkar hälsa och vardag negativt. Syftet med examensarbetet var att beskriva upplevd aktivitetsbalans hos föräldrar till barn med ADHD. Metoden var kvalitativ med semistrukturerade intervjuer och bekvämlighetsurval. Dataanalys gjordes med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet visade att vardagen hos föräldrar till barn med ADHD innebar mycket tid för stöttning av barnen. Bemötande och stöd från barnens skola påverkade föräldrarnas välmående och vardag. Det krävdes ett flexibelt arbetsschema samt förstående arbetsgivare och kollegor för att kunna finnas tillgänglig för barnen under arbetstid. Det fanns behov av struktur och prioriteringar i vardagen då varken tid eller ork räckte till. Brist på tid medförde avsaknad av återhämtning och tid för sig själva, vilket påverkade tillfredsställelsen i vardagen. Slutsats var att föräldrar till barn med ADHD har en vardag som är fokuserad på barnens behov. De brister som deltagarna uppger gällande aktiviteterna i deras vardag kan tolkas ha en negativ effekt på deras upplevda aktivitetsbalans. Examensarbetet ses som en möjlig start till diskussion och ökad uppmärksamhet av målgruppens behov. Dock behövs fler och mer omfattande studier i ämnet., Parenting children with ADHD can be challenging and involve coping with surrounding attitudes. They often experience a lack of support and difficulties that have negative impact on health and daily life. The purpose of this study was to describe experienced occupational balance in parents of children with ADHD. A qualitative method with semi-structured interviews and convenience sampling was used. Data was analyzed with qualitative content analysis. The result showed that everyday life of parents to children with ADHD involves a lot of time supporting their children. Treatment and support from the children’s school influenced the parents’ well-being and daily life. A flexible work schedule and understanding employers and co-workers were necessary for being accessible to their children. Structure and prioritizing were needed in everyday life since neither amount of time nor energy was sufficient. Lack of time resulted in absence of rest and time for themselves, which affected their life satisfaction. The conclusion was that parents of children with ADHD have everyday lives that focus on the children’s needs. The deficits that are described regarding everyday activities could be interpreted as a lack of occupational balance. This study is an opportunity to start discussion and increase attention to the needs of the target group. However, more research is required.