Search for dissertations about: "Sociological Demography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociological Demography.

2. 1. Multigenerational Processes in Demography

   Author : Martin Kolk; Gunnar Andersson; Juho Härkönen; Michael Murphy; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; demography; kinship; intergenerational transmission; multigenerational demography; fertility; grandparents; Sweden; distance; cultural evolution; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Contemporary social science research has often focused on nuclear family relationships, and has largely neglected kinship and family outside the nuclear household. In this doctoral thesis I explore demographic issues from a multigenerational perspective, using Swedish register data and mathematical modeling. READ MORE

4. 2. Parents, Children and Childbearing

   Author : Johan Dahlberg; Juho Härkönen; Gunnar Andersson; Jennifer S. Barber; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Demography; Sociology; Fertility; Intergenerational transmission; Intergenerational influences; Social background; Parental death; Timing of first birth; Mode of delivery; Sibling correlation; Event history analysis; Childlessness; Sweden; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis provides a set of studies of social influences on fertility timing. Swedish register data are used to link individuals to their parents and siblings, thereby allowing the study of impacts of family of origin, social background, and parental death on fertility. READ MORE

5. 3. Bodies and Battlefields : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Colombian Armed Conflict

   Author : Signe Svallfors; Sunnee Billingsley; Gudrun Østby; Mikaela Sundberg; Tiziana Leone; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; armed conflict; gender; women’s health; sexual and reproductive health and rights; radical reproductive justice; gender-based violence; family planning; contraception; Colombia; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Since the Second World War, most contemporary wars have taken place within countries and imposed overwhelming stressors on civilian populations. Women living in conflict may be particularly at risk of sexual and reproductive health concerns, including pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity that could have been prevented, a lack of access to health care goods and services, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE

6. 4. The widowhood effect : Studies on mortality among Swedish widows and widowers

   Author : Filip Dabergott; Sven Drefahl; Sunnee Billingsley; Kelfve Susanne; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; widowhood; mortality trends; population aging; gender; socioeconomic status; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Spousal loss is a common experience associated with old age, and a major life-event that entails a period of intense suffering for most individuals. In addition to emotional shock and grief, the period after spousal loss is often characterized by vast changes in many areas of the surviving spouse’s life, from everyday habits to financial security. READ MORE

7. 5. Out-of-Home Care and Educational Outcomes : Prevalence, Patterns and Consequences

   Author : Marie Berlin; Gunnar Andersson; Lars Brännström; Anna Rotkirch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; out-of-home care; foster care; foster parents; school performance; educational outcomes; intergenerational transmission; Sweden; Nordic countries; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine educational stratification in the context of out-of-home care (OHC; foster family care, residential care) and to place one of society’s most vulnerable groups in the fields of social stratification and family complexity research. About 5% of the Swedish population experience OHC during childhood or adolescence. READ MORE