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Arbetslinjens foretradare foresprakar lonearbete som den enda vagen att bibehalla valfarden. Dock ifragasatts bade arbetslinjen och standig tillvaxt. I detta sammanhang kan Hannah Arendts tankegangar om manniskan som aktiv varelse vara... more
Arbetslinjens foretradare foresprakar lonearbete som den enda vagen att bibehalla valfarden. Dock ifragasatts bade arbetslinjen och standig tillvaxt. I detta sammanhang kan Hannah Arendts tankegangar om manniskan som aktiv varelse vara intressanta. Arendt beskriver tre modaliteter av mansklig aktivitet; arbete, tillverkning och handlande. Arbete ar de aterkommande aktiviteter som standigt maste goras for att uppratthalla den biologiska existensen. Tillverkning innebar de aktiviteter som ger upphov till en artificiell varld skapad av manniskor. Handlande slutligen, ar den aktivitet som utspelas mellan manniskor. Enligt Arendt ar det inom modaliteten handlande som manniskan uppnar verklig frihet och kan utvecklas. Lonearbetets forutsattningar overensstammer med arbetets modalitet vars glorifiering Arendt varnade for redan for 60 ar sedan . Medborgarloner skulle kunna frigora stora grupper av manniskor fran lonearbete. Utanforskapet stracker sig i sa fall endast till modaliteten arbet...
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore from an environmental perspective the experiences of returning to work of former unemployed sickness absentees. Five separate focus-group interviews were carried out with themes... more
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore from an environmental perspective the experiences of returning to work of former unemployed sickness absentees. Five separate focus-group interviews were carried out with themes concerning different environmental areas. The findings showed that the participants in their process of being off work and then attempting returning to work experienced a personal transition manifesting itself as a negative self-image, change of life-rhythm and restrictions in their roles and activities. In their progression, the participants experienced a need for reorientation and expressed feelings of alienation, and for that reason felt need of support from a network, especially a professional one. Regarding attitudes in society, the participants reported experiences of social stigmatization, both in mass media and in their immediate social environment, and an increasing egocentricity among their fellow-workers. They perceived their progression back to...
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Purpose To evaluate the interventional capacity of problem based method groups (PBM) regarding mental health and work ability compared to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for persons on sick leave due to common mental disorders.... more
Purpose To evaluate the interventional capacity of problem based method groups (PBM) regarding mental health and work ability compared to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for persons on sick leave due to common mental disorders. Methods In a randomised controlled design the experimental group received PBM and the control group received CBT. Outcomes were measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Stress and Crisis Inventory 93 (SCI-93) and the Dialogue about Working Ability instrument (DOA). Results Twenty-two participants in the PBM group and 28 in the CBT group completed intervention. Both groups showed significant lower scores on the two HADS subscales. Regarding stress the PBM group showed significant decrease in one (out of three) subscales of SCI-93. The CBT group showed significant decrease on all subscales of SCI-93. Regarding work ability the PBM group showed significant higher scores on one of five subscales of DOA. The CBT group showed significan...