Search for dissertations about: "life-course"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 115 swedish dissertations containing the word life-course.

2. 21. Early life origins of health and well-being in modern Sweden

   Author : Serhiy Dekhtyar; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic history; demography; health; developmental origins; early life hypothesis; Barker hypothesis; life course; intergenerational mobility; entry into motherhood; childhood cognitive ability; dementia; 20th century Sweden; register data;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the role of early life environments for a variety of individual-level health and socioeconomic outcomes in contemporary Sweden. Ever-expanding human lifespans have contributed to the emergence of novel socio-health phenomena confronting contemporary Swedish society. READ MORE

4. 22. Financial journeys : Reasoning about debt and money among young adults in Sweden

   Author : Lars Crusefalk; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adulthood; credit and loans; economic sociology; financialization; focus group; life course; moral economy; vuxenliv; krediter och lån; ekonomisk sociologi; finansialisering; fokusgrupper; livslopp; moralisk ekonomi;

   Abstract : Young adults are often mentioned as among the most financially vulnerable groups, and Sweden is often characterized as being one of the countries in the EU with the most indebted households. While this houshold indebtedness mainly is linked to home loans, also other forms of credit usage have become increasingly common. READ MORE

5. 23. Scarred for Life. How conditions in early life affect socioeconomic status, reproduction and mortality in Southern Sweden, 1813-1968

   Author : Luciana Quaranta; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Early life; selection and scarring; diet and disease; life course; historical demography; southern Sweden; 19th and 20th century;

   Abstract : The aim of this doctoral thesis is to contribute to the debate on the importance of diet and disease in explaining the mortality decline and the general literature of the long-term effects of early life conditions. Using individual-level data from Southern Sweden for 1813 to 1968, this work measures the impacts of grain prices during the foetal stage and infant mortality rates during the year of birth on mortality over the full life course, as well as on female socioeconomic status attainment and reproductive health. READ MORE

6. 24. Inequalities in health : social, biological, ethnic and life-course perspectives

   Author : Amal R Khanolkar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : There is an unmistakable consistency in differences in risks for morbidity and mortality between social groups. The more advantaged, whether measured in terms of income, education, class, status or ethnicity in general fare better when compared to others, emphasizing the importance of the social environment in determining health in all stages of life. READ MORE

7. 25. Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

   Author : Gülin Öylü; Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Susanne Kelfve; Joop Schippers; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; Late working life; Older workers; Labour market exit; Labour market attachment; Life course; Age-related disadvantages; Hiring of older workers; Sweden; Social ojämlikhet; Sent arbetsliv; Äldre arbetstagare; Utträde från arbetsmarknaden; Arbetsmarknadsanknytning; Livslopp; Åldersrelaterade nackdelar; Anställning av äldre arbetstagare; Sverige;

   Abstract : The participation of older individuals in the labour market has increased as a result of recent demographic and societal shifts, as well as reforms of pension and social security systems. However, employment inequalities in late working life and labour market exit persist. READ MORE