Search for dissertations about: "Family policies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 121 swedish dissertations containing the words Family policies.

2. 1. Conflict and concord in work and family : Family policies and individuals' subjective experiences

   Author : Ida Öun; Stefan Svallfors; Maria Charles; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work-family conflict; role expansion; family policy; gender; class; dual-earner families; household work; perceptions of fairness;

   Abstract : Background This thesis explores the relationship between individuals’ subjective experiences and the welfare state setting. The research questions in focus deal with the outcomes of women’s and men’s increasing dual roles in work and family in contemporary welfare states. READ MORE

4. 2. Gendering family dynamics : the case of Sweden and Hungary

   Author : Livia Sz. Oláh; Elwood Carlson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family; Gender roles; History; Sweden; Hungary; Demography; Familjer; genusaspekter; historia; Sverige; Ungern; 1990-talet; Demography; demografi;

   Abstract : This thesis contains three studies that focus on different aspects of family dynamics at three life-course stages. These are the second birth in an intact partnership, the dissolution of the first parental union, and the first shared birth in the second union. READ MORE

5. 3. Family (versus) Policy : Combining Work and Care in Russia and Sweden

   Author : Zhanna Kravchenko; Sven E.O. Hort; Apostolis Papakostas; Mikael Nordenmark; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; family policy; gender contract; policy outcomes; working parents; Russia; Sweden; gender-role attitudes; family practices; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The twentieth century has witnessed a revolution in the ways in which the social division of labour is organised, and in terms of how waged work and caring for children are reconciled. This study explores family policy from the perspective of its capacity to manage the socio-economic risks emanating from combining the roles of breadwinner and caregiver which many parents are beginning to do in contemporary society. READ MORE

6. 4. Side Effects: Unintended Consequences of Family Leave Policies

   Author : Kathrin Morosow; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Sunnee Billingsley; Juho Härkönen; Kelly Musick; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; family leave; family policy; unintended consequences; labour market; mothers; fathers; gender equality; Finland; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : The transition to parenthood is a major life event and a critical juncture in terms of gender equality within a couple. How a couple divides paid and unpaid work following the birth of a child has long lasting consequences for their relationship, their economic situation and their children’s development. READ MORE

7. 5. From family language practices to family language policies : Children as socializing agents

   Author : Mina Kheirkhah; Asta Cekaite; Helena Bani-Shoraka; Elizabeth Lanza; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family language policy; multilingualism; language socialization; Familj språkpolicy; flerspråkighet; språk socialisation;

   Abstract : combining approaches to family language policy with a language socialization approach, the present thesis examines family interoctions in five bi/multilingual lronian families in Sweden. The foci of the thesis have emerged from viewing and analyzing video-recordings of the families' everyday interactions, interviews and observations conducted during two phases of fieldwork. READ MORE