Search for dissertations about: "Sociological Demography"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociological Demography.

2. 6. Fertility Behavior and Preferences Among Immigrants and Children of Immigrants in Sweden

   Author : Erik Carlsson; Eleonora Mussino; Livia Olah; Michaela Kreyenfeld; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children of immigrants; descendants of immigrants; ethnic; religion; fertility intentions; realization of fertility intentions; ideal number of children; Generations and Gender Survey; register data; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Similar to other Western European countries, immigrants and children of immigrants constitute growing segments of the Swedish population. Analyzing fertility patterns among immigrants and their children is important because (1) understanding potential heterogeneity in fertility preferences and behavior among population subgroups improves the understanding of fertility trends for the overall population, (2) fertility patterns can serve as an indicator of immigrants’ integration into the destination society, and (3) research can contribute with facts and nuanced perspectives to the emotionally charged political debate on immigrant and minority fertility. READ MORE

4. 7. Effects of violent conflict on women and children : Sexual behavior, fertility, and infant mortality in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

   Author : Elina Elveborg Lindskog; Elizabeth Thomson; Sunnee Billingsley; Henrik Urdal; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Violent conflict; war; premarital first sexual intercourse; fertility transition; infant mortality; Rwanda; the DRC; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between violent conflicts and sexual and reproductive health in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The aim of the thesis is to investigate how war affects demographic outcomes across individual life courses. READ MORE

5. 8. Union-Fertility Nexus and Fertility Variation in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of Marital Dissolution and Repartnering

   Author : Ben Malinga John; Elizabeth Thomson; Gunnar Andersson; Natalie Nitsche; Myrskyla Mikko; Monica Grant; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; fertility; fertility transition; marriage; marriage formation; marital dissolution; repartnering; Sub-Saharan Africa; demographic methods; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : The role of marital dissolution and repartnering in shaping fertility patterns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been largely overlooked, even though marital dissolution and repartnering are fundamental features of marriage dynamics in this region. This dissertation addresses this gap by using existing statistical and demographic techniques and developing new demographic methods to (i) examine the relationship between union dissolution and fertility at the micro level (Study I); (ii) assess the dynamics of union dissolution, including the levels of all-cause first union dissolution, the timing of first union dissolution, and the reproductive years spent outside of marriage due to union dissolution (Studies II & III); and (iii) analyze the influence of marital dissolution and repartnering on macro fertility patterns in SSA (Study IV). READ MORE

6. 9. Reproduction in the “Virgin Lands” : Fertility Outcomes in Kazakhstan

   Author : Maxim Kan; Sunnee Billingsley; Gunnar Andersson; Thomas Spoorenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kazakhstan; reproductive behaviour and outcomes; ethnicity; religion; gender equality; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies patterns in childbearing and reproductive behaviour in Kazakhstan, a context that has undergone a process of re-traditionalization since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Study I focuses on ethnic differentials in progressions to first, second, third, and fourth births, and assesses differentials by socioeconomic status. READ MORE

7. 10. Time for Retirement : Studies on how leisure and family associate with retirement timing in Sweden

   Author : Linda Kridahl; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Ingrid Esser; Kène Henkens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retirement; leisure; grandparenthood; elderly parents; marriage; Sweden; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Retirement transition is a major life event in later adult life. Its timing is important for older individuals for economic, personal and family reasons, as well as for aging societies contemplating a comprehensive plan for population changes, including sustainability of the labor force, pension system, and welfare services such as eldercare. READ MORE