Search for dissertations about: "Prestige"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the word Prestige.

2. 1. Prestige in Academia : A Glance at the Gender Distribution

   Author : Christian Poulsen; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Spain; Sweden; Gender; Prestige; Status; Sociologi; Prestige; Status;

   Abstract : The acquiring of prestige is essential for succeeding at a career in academia. Also, the distribution of prestige between men and women may help explain the low representation of women in full professor positions. The author sets out to disprove the widely accepted notion that universities are based on a pure meritocratic system. READ MORE

4. 2. Acquired or inherited prestige? : molecular studies of family structures and local horses in Central Svealand during the Early Medieval period

   Author : Anders Götherström; Mark G. Thomas; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient DNA; boat cemeteries; Early Medieval Period; Central Svealand; bone preservation; inheritance; acquired status; inherited status; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : This is a study of the role of inheritance among the élite in Early Medieval central Svealand and the possibility to study it by molecular genetic methods. The study is a part of the research project Svealand in the Vendel and Viking periods (SIV). The study rests on classical as well as a new type of source material. READ MORE

5. 3. Mind the Gap : Essays on Explanations of Gender Wage Inequality

   Author : Charlotta Magnusson; Michael Tåhlin; Charlotta Stern; Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender wage gap; labour market; occupational prestige; devaluation theory; work-family balance; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The gender wage gap is accounted for to a substantial degree by the sex composition of occupations. The present thesis examines the mechanisms that produce this pattern. In particular, the theory of devaluation, currently the most widely accepted sociological explanation, is tested. READ MORE

6. 4. Development and application of a proteomic approach to the assessment of pollution in the marine environment

   Author : Itxaso Apraiz Larrucea; Susana Cristobal; Joe de Pierre; David Sheehan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; proteomics; mussels; peroxisomes; two-dimensional electrophoresis 2-DE ; difference gel electrophoresis DIGE ; bisphenol A BPA ; diallyl phthalate DAP ; 2; 2′; 4; 4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether PBDE-47 ; fuel oil; Prestige oil spill; Environmental toxicology; Miljötoxikologi; Toxicology; Toxikologi; Biochemistry; biokemi;

   Abstract : Today, assessment of the health of coastal waters is recognized as being important for both the conservation of nature and well-being of humans. Anthropogenic pollution has been the focus of extensive research for some time and a variety of programs for the monitoring and assessment of environmental pollution have been developed. READ MORE

7. 5. Publishing Translations : Flows, Patterns, and Power-Dynamics in the Swedish Book Market after 1970

   Author : Jana Rüegg; Ann Steiner; Andreas Hedberg; Stefan Helgesson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Translation; book market; publishing studies; book trade; sociology of literature; sociology of translation; the Nobel Prize in Literature; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

   Abstract : The doctoral thesis investigates the role of translations in the Swedish book market between 1970 and 2016 in two sub-studies. The sub-studies are based on statistical and bibliometric methodology via two different datasets covering print editions. READ MORE