Search for dissertations about: "Monica Åberg Yngwe"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Monica Åberg Yngwe.

2. 1. Resources and relative deprivation : analysing mechanisms behind income, inequality and ill-health

   Author : Monica Åberg Yngwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Social inequalities; income; self-rated health; absolute income; relative income; relative deprivation;

   Abstract : Even in more egalitarian welfare states health is related to income. Improvements in health are acknowledged over the entire income distribution, albeit with decreasing marginal returns of health at higher income levels. READ MORE

4. 2. Others’ income, one’s own fate : How income inequality, relative social position and social comparisons contribute to disparities in health

   Author : Alexander Miething; Olle Lundberg; Monica Åberg Yngwe; Siegfried Geyer; Espen Dahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; health; income; subjective social position; income satisfaction; relative deprivation; Sweden; Germany; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to a greater understanding of how social inequalities in health evolve causally and to explore the missing links between social position and health in different social and economic contexts.A premise in the thesis is that in affluent societies, not only material aspects and purchasing power linked to income and social positions are important explanations for the health of individuals, but also the relative socio-economic standards in society. READ MORE