Search for dissertations about: "Magnus Nermo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Magnus Nermo.

2. 1. Structured by gender : patterns of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market : historical and cross-national comparisons

   Author : Magnus Nermo; Thomas P. Boje; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to study changes in the level of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market during the 20th century.The thesis includes four empirical chapters. Chapter 2 studies trends in sex segregation by industry and market position in the Swedish labour market between 1890 and 1990. READ MORE

4. 2. Between Two Worlds : Studies of migration, work, and health

   Author : Andrea Dunlavy; Mikael Rostila; Magnus Nermo; Susanna Toivanen; Jon Ivar Elstad; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; foreign-origin; health; working conditions; educational mismatch; unemployment; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the extent to which work-related factors contribute to the health inequalities often observed between foreign-origin and native-origin persons in Sweden. Four empirical studies using survey data and population-based registers assessed the health impact of different labor market adversities among groups of foreign-origin persons who were both in and outside the labor market relative to native-origin Swedes. READ MORE

5. 3. The first injustice : Socio-economic inequalities in birth outcome

   Author : Marit Gisselmann; Denny Vågerö; Magnus Nermo; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; socio-economic inequalities; birth outcome; infant mortality; low birthweight paradox; working conditions; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Adverse birth outcomes like preterm birth and infant mortality are unevenly distributed across socio-economic groups. Risks are usually lowest in groups with high socio-economic status and increase with decreasing status. READ MORE

6. 4. What's Sex Got to Do with It? Women and Men in European Labour Markets

   Author : Karin Halldén; Michael Tåhlin; Magnus Nermo; Donald Tomaskovic-Devey; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender inequality; labour market; country comparisons; skills; work-family balance; part-time; maternity parental leave; childcare; family policy; Sweden; Europe; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four empirical studies on women and men in European labour markets. Study I examines effects of the sex of the immediate supervisor on the time men and women spend in initial on-the-job training (OJT) in Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Sick of Work? : Questions of Class, Gender and Self-Rated Health

   Author : Sara Kjellsson; Erik Bihagen; Charlotta Magnusson; Magnus Nermo; Espen Dahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Class; Gender; Health inequality; Self-rated health; Musculoskeletal pain; Psychiatric distress; Working conditions; Accumulation; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis examines two aspects of social inequalities in health with three empirical studies that are based on the Swedish Level of Living survey (LNU): The relationship between accumulated occupational class positions during adulthood and health and the class-specific nature of gender differences in health. Previous research continuously finds that there are health differences by class and gender, but less is known about the extent to which accumulated class experiences in adulthood are related to health or how gender differences vary by class. READ MORE