Search for dissertations about: "Second generation immigrants"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Second generation immigrants.

2. 26. Issues of Complex Hierarchical Data and Multilevel Analysis : Applications in Empirical Economics

   Author : Joel Karlsson; Ghazi Shukur; Håkan Locking; Scott Hacker; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multilevel modelling; Hierarchical modelling; Single farm payments; Part-time unemployment; Educational attainment; Performance evaluation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four individual essays and an introduction chapter. The essays are in the field of multilevel analysis of economic data. The first essay estimates capitalisation effects of farm attributes, with a particular focus on single farm payments (SFP), into the price of farms. READ MORE

4. 27. Child physical abuse : Reports and interventions

   Author : Charlotta Lindell; Carl Göran Svedin; Staffan Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : This thesis was begun in 1998 at a time when increased numbers of police reports regarding child physical abuse was presented. The increase had been overshadowed by the research on the sexual abuse of children and showed that child physical abuse in Sweden had only been scarcely investigated since the institution of the Swedish anti spanking law in 1979. READ MORE

5. 28. Gender, Ethnicity and Labor Market Disparities

   Author : Magnus Rödin; Mahmood Arai; Lena Nekby; Tor Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigration; employment; education; ethnic identity; discrimination; glass-ceiling; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Acculturation identity and employment among second and middle generation immigrants This paper explores the employment implications for individuals with a foreign background of identification to the ethnic group and to the majority culture. Results indicate that what matters for employment outcomes is an attachment to the majority culture while a strong attachment to the ethnic group is not per se detrimental for employment outcomes. READ MORE

6. 29. Life in a twilight landscape : Exploring the intersection of ethnic and sexual minority identities in sweden

   Author : Emelie Miller; Ingrid Zakrisson; Elisabet Wasteson; Anna Malmquist; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Historically speaking, sexual and ethnic minorities have been dreadfully treated by society at large, the legal system and the scientific world. Even today, homosexuality is associated with life-threatening risks in many countries, which is one migration motivator for sexual minorities. READ MORE

7. 30. Reaching For Equality : Essays in Education and Gender Economics

   Author : Sanna Ericsson; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preschool; Education; Sub-Saharan Africa; Cultural Gender Norms; Math Gender Gap; Epidemiological Approach; Refugee Placement Policy; Sibling Fixed Effects; Domestic Violence; Household Bargaining; Male Backlash; Local Labour Demand; Preschool; Education; Sub-Saharan Africa; Cultural Gender Norms; Math Gender Gap; Epidemiological Approach; Refugee Placement Policy; Sibling Fixed Effects; Domestic Violence; Household Bargaining; Male Backlash; Local Labour Demand;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers that all relate to the understanding of equality. The first chapter investigates the effects of preschool attendance on children in Kenya and Tanzania. READ MORE