Search for dissertations about: "Ethnic diversity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Ethnic diversity.

  2. 21. Friendship Dynamics among Adolescents

    Author : Sara Roman; Jens Rydgren; Love Bohman; Filiz Garip; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social network dynamics; friendship; adolescent; immigration; ethnic background; religiosity; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The study of social networks has become well established in social science. As part of this development, the past several decades have seen an increasing interest in adolescent social relations. READ MORE

  4. 22. Negotiating Social Membership : Immigrant Claims-Making Contesting Borders and Boundaries in Multi-Ethnic Europe

    Author : Zenia Hellgren; Barbara Hobson; Fiona Williams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Migration; Immigration; Social Membership; Claims-making; Contentious politics; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The concept of social membership is the mainframe for this dissertation, which encompasses four independent articles that approach the boundaries of social membership from different perspectives. Empirically, the focus lies on mobilizing groups that demand an extension of rights and/or inclusion for documented and undocumented immigrants in two European immigration countries: Sweden and Spain. READ MORE

  5. 23. Diversity of Legacy : The Experience of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden

    Author : Siddartha Aradhya; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant integration; Second generation immigrants; Birthweight; Education; School grades; Gender; Sweden; Residential choice; Third generation immigrants; Intergenerational processes; repeat migration;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the integration of immigrants from an intergenerational and multidimensional perspective. During the post-World War Two period, Sweden has been characterized by a large and increasing degree of heterogeneity in terms of immigrant background and reason for migration. READ MORE

  6. 24. Between Modern Schooling and Cultural Heritage : Education and Ethnicity in Southwest China

    Author : Wei Wang; Pedagogik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Modern schooling; Cultural heritage; Ethnic minority education; Teacher; Teacher education; Teacher educator; Multicultural education; Internal Orientalism; Xishuangbanna 西双版纳 ; Qianjiang 黔江 ; Dai 傣族 ; Tujia 土家族 ; China;

    Abstract : Since the late 1970s, China has experienced remarkable socioeconomic development. The trend towards marketisation and modernisation overturned culturally-rooted lifestyles, and more and more ethnic minorities in China have started to regard their traditional cultures as irrelevant to their livelihoods and future and chosen to move away from them. READ MORE

  7. 25. Social integration and immigrant mental health : the role of social capital and neighbourhood ethnic composition

    Author : Charisse Johnson-Singh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Nearly 20% of Sweden’s population are immigrants and research has identified inequalities in mental health between certain immigrant groups and the native Swedish population. The role of social integration factors such as social capital, defined as: “features of social organization such as networks, norms, and social trust that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit”, has been minimally explored in understanding differences in immigrant health. READ MORE