Search for dissertations about: "Bitte Modin"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Bitte Modin.

  2. 1. Setting the scene for life. Longitudinal studies of early social disadvantage and later life chances : Department of Sociology

    Author : Bitte Modin; Diana Kuh; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the long-term life chances of children brought up under various conditions in Sweden during the first half of the twentieth century. The main purpose is to examine the consequences of children’s early family environment for later educational career, and ultimately, for their mortality risk at different stages of the life-course. READ MORE

  4. 2. Effective schools in a segregated landscape : Studies of academic achievement and psychological well-being among adolescents in Sweden

    Author : Maria Granvik Saminathen; Bitte Modin; Sara Brolin Låftman; Stephanie Plenty; Torbjørn Torsheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychological health; adolescence; segregation; educational equity; school; academic achievement; structural equation modeling; multilevel modeling; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Equitable educational opportunities necessitate equitable access to a favourable academic and social school environment. This thesis aims to explore the role of the school as an educational and social arena for the academic achievement and psychological well-being of lower secondary school students in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Expressions of context : Studies of schools, families, and health risk behaviours

    Author : Gabriella Olsson; Johan Fritzell; Bitte Modin; Michaela Benzeval; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the health behaviours of young people. The main focus is on risk behaviours, i.e. those which may have adverse consequences for health. READ MORE

  6. 4. Juvenile Crime in Context : The Significance of School Affiliation

    Author : Julia Sandahl; Tove Pettersson; Bitte Modin; Robert Svensson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Juvenile crime; School context; Socio-structural approach; Multilevel analysis; Contextual theories of crime; kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : Within criminology, research on the school-crime relationship has been dominated by individual-level theories and methods. This thesis contributes to the relatively scarce literature focused on the socio-structural aspects of juvenile crime by applying a multidimensional approach to the urban school context of Stockholm. READ MORE