Search for dissertations about: "Sexual orientation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Sexual orientation.

2. 11. Essays on economic outcomes of immigrants and homosexuals

   Author : Lina) Lina (current name Aldén Andersson; Mats Hammarstedt; Bertil Holmlund; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labour supply; Labour force participation; Policy evaluation; Immigrants; Self-employment; Intergenerational transmission; Occupational choice; Earnings; Sexual orientation; Discrimination; Field experiment; Housing market; Internet.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five essays on the economic outcomes of immigrants and homosexuals on the labour and housing market.Essay I evaluates the effect of an in-work benefit on the labour supply of single immigrant women by means of simulation. READ MORE

4. 12. Obesity, life style and society : psychological and psychosocial factors in relation to body weight and body weight changes

   Author : Birgitta Adolfsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : BMI-group; change process; functional impairment; life style intervention; locus of control; mental well-being; motivation; obesity; physical health; population sex survey; risk factor; self-rated health; sexual abuse; sexual satisfaction; weight reduction; weight reduction programme.;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of two cross-sectional population studies (studies I and IV), and two prospective studies (studies II and III). In study I the relative importance of obesity for self-rated health with focus on age and gender differences were examined among 5,080 (2,366 males) participants in a national survey. READ MORE

5. 13. Labor, firm and wealth effects of gender and sexuality

   Author : Erwan Dujeancourt; Marcel Garz; Andrea Schneider; Andreas Stephan; Ali Ahmed; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The prevalence of LGBTQ+ individuals, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and additional identities, is steadily increasing in society. Global surveys conducted in 2023 indicate that 9% of adults in the world identify as LGBTQ+ individuals, with the proportion increasing to 18% among the youngest generation (Jackson, 2023). READ MORE

6. 14. Multiple categorization in hiring : The stereotype content model perspective

   Author : Andrea Strinić; Jens Agerström; Magnus Carlsson; Eva Derous; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; warmth; competence; stereotype content model; multiple group membership; intersectionality; hiring; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Hiring discrimination research has predominantly focused on labor market outcomes based on one or two group memberships, most commonly ethnicity and gender. The main aim of the doctoral dissertation is to explore warmth and competence perceptions associated with multiple demographic group membership and how they may affect evaluations and behavior in a workplace and hiring context. READ MORE

7. 15. Hatbrott? : homosexuella kvinnors och mäns berättelser om utsatthet för brott

   Author : Eva Tiby; Malin Åkerström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Bias crime; fear of crime; gay; gender; hate crime; heterosexism; homophobia; homosexuality; lesbian; lifestyle; victimology; victim studies; kriminologi; Criminology;

   Abstract : During the nineties, the hate crimes concept has been used to describe victimization on the basis of group characteristics. The Swedish penal Code 29:2:7 states that crimes committed against a person due to that person's race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religious beliefs or other similar circumstances, such as a person's sexual orientation, can elicit a more severe punishment than crimes without such motives. READ MORE