The pandemic has made it more difficult to work with abused women

The physical meeting between the social secretary and women exposed to violence is crucial for creating trust, which in turn is a prerequisite for the social secretary to be able to give the client the help she needs. Creating trust has therefore become more difficult during the ongoing pandemic according to Amanda Jansson in her master's thesis in sociology.

Gender stereotypes in the most popular picture books

The most common picture books in preschool for children aged 3 - 6 years reproduce stereotypical gender norms. That is Lina Lindberg´s conclusion in her bacherlors's thesis in sociology.

Scholarship Rune and Märta Ström Foundation

Celina Falk, a student at the Bachelor Programme in Sociology, was awarded SEK 15,000 in scholarships for good performance.

"Make sure you get involved in student life. Then you get to know new people."

Julia Gatu is 23 years old and comes from Luleå. She is in her final year of Sociology, a bachelor with a specialization in Personnel and Work Science. She recommends new students to get involved in student life.

Sociology student focuses on recruitment processes

Victor Åström, last year student in Sociology at Luleå University of Technology, recently worked in a collaboration with the Tax Agency in Luleå – a work where he analyzed the agency's recruitment processes. – It is a good opportunity to test the knowledge that the education provides. At the end of the course I presented the results to the management team.