Search for dissertations about: "Malmö University."

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  2. 1. Lock-in as make-believe – Exploring the role of myth in the lock-in of high mobility systems

    Author : Maja Essebo; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Keywords : myth; lock-in; geography; Malmö; Öresund; theoretical advancement;

    Abstract : All human practices are, ultimately, set and defined by limits; be they social, economic, physical, or environmental. Yet even in the face of such realities, practices which transgress the confines of possibility remain remarkably obdurate. This thesis addresses the issue of one such practice, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. The spatial manifestation of inequality : Residential segregation in Sweden and its causes

    Author : Simone Scarpa; Tapio Salonen; Susanne Urban; Lars Brännström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential segregation; income inequality; immigration; immigration policy regime; welfare state; housing; Sweden; Malmö; Genoa; Swedish metropolitan areas; Sociology; Sociologi; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. READ MORE

  5. 3. Community mobilization and peer education in a HIV-STI prevention program for university students

    Author : Gary Svenson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social medicine; condoms; mobilization; peer education; community; university; young people; students; behaviour; determinants; prevention; STD; STI; HIV; AIDS; samhällsmedicin; Dermatology; venereology; Dermatologi; venereologi; Socialmedicin;

    Abstract : Slowing the incidence of HIV and STI among young people requires that they change their sexual behaviours. There is evidence that community-based interventions that target multiple levels of influence can be effective. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neighborhoods without community : collective efficacy and crime in Malmö, Sweden

    Author : Manne Gerell; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : crime; collective efficacy; geography;

    Abstract : Brottslighet i utsatta bostadsområden har de senaste åren fått stort utrymme i samhällsdebatten. Polisen har börjat sammanställa nationella listor över de bostadsområden i Sverige som anses präglas av kriminella nätverk, samtidigt har media rapporterat att vissa brott, främst skjutningar och bilbränder, är betydligt vanligare i dessa områden än i andra delar av samhället. READ MORE

  7. 5. Oral health-related quality of life and patient payment systems : A study of Contract and Fee-for-service care in a county in Sweden

    Author : Veronica Johansson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Sedan 1999 har Folktandvården i Värmland två alternativa tandvårdssystem: Styckepris- och Kontraktstandvård. I Kontraktstandvård tecknar patienten ett kontrakt med Folktandvården, betalar en fast summa för en specifik tidsperiod, och erhåller sedan vård utan extra kostnader. READ MORE