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Found 2 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

  1. 1. Equality in Death? : How the Social Positions of Individuals and Families are Linked to Mortality

    Author : Jenny Torssander; Robert Erikson; Denny Vågerö; Pekka Martikainen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health inequality; mortality; socioeconomic factors; education; social class; social status; income; marital partner; intergenerational; child-parent relationship; cause of death; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Socioeconomic positions of individuals are clearly associated with the chances of living a healthy long life. In four empirical studies based on Swedish population registers, two topics are examined in this thesis: The relationships between different indicators of social position and mortality, and the importance of family members’ socioeconomic resources for the survival of the individual. READ MORE

  2. 2. Intergenerational Persistence and Ethnic Disparities in Education

    Author : Per Engzell; Jan O. Jonsson; Carina Mood; Jenny Torssander; Richard Breen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; endogeneity; equality of opportunity; ethnic inequality; immigrant selectivity; large-scale assessments; measurement error; proxy variables; social origin; socioeconomic status; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in the sociology of educational stratification. Study I draws on newly collected survey data to assess the biases that arise in estimating socioeconomic differences in achievement when relying on parent and student reported data on social background. READ MORE