Search for dissertations about: "Sociology of labour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 110 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociology of labour.

2. 1. Facets of Gender : Analyses of the Family and the Labour Market

   Author : Marie Evertsson; Jan O. Jonsson; Paula England; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; housework; household work; gender equality; gender attitudes; dependence; labour market; children; family; on-the-job training; divorce; promotion; occupational change; division of work; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis contains four different studies on the dynamics of gender in households and workplaces. The relationship between family life and work life is in focus, particularly in the paper on labour market outcomes after divorce.In the introductory chapter, the Swedish context is briefly described. READ MORE

4. 2. Safety Politics and Risk Perceptions in Malaysian Industry

   Author : Arne Wangel; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Malaysia; metal industries; manufacturing sector; working environment; safety politics; risk perceptions; occupational safety and health; labour process; labour-management relations; Sociology of work; industrial relations; South-East Asia; Sociology of labour; sociology of enterprise; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi;

   Abstract : The thesis concerns risk and safety in manufacturing companies in a developing country. Risk and safety is viewed as integral to the social relations between management and labour. The Malaysian case presents a historical conjuncture of this conflict theme, which is very different from that of its Western genesis. READ MORE

5. 3. Between crisis and opportunity : Livelihoods, diversification and inequality among the Meru of Tanzania

   Author : Rolf Larsson; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology of labour; Meru; Tanzania; Arusha; peasants; sociology of enterprise; family farmers; smallholders; coffee production; income diversification; de-agrarianisation; agricultural intensification; inequality; social differentiation; economic liberalization.; Sociology; Agricultural economics; Sociologi; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi; Lantbruksekonomi;

   Abstract : Sustained high population growth rates are radically altering the livelihood conditions for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In one of the most fertile and densely settled areas of East Africa, Mount Meru in Northern Tanzania, the size of the population has increased nearly tenfold within the last century. READ MORE

6. 4. Sick of Work? : Questions of Class, Gender and Self-Rated Health

   Author : Sara Kjellsson; Erik Bihagen; Charlotta Magnusson; Magnus Nermo; Espen Dahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Class; Gender; Health inequality; Self-rated health; Musculoskeletal pain; Psychiatric distress; Working conditions; Accumulation; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis examines two aspects of social inequalities in health with three empirical studies that are based on the Swedish Level of Living survey (LNU): The relationship between accumulated occupational class positions during adulthood and health and the class-specific nature of gender differences in health. Previous research continuously finds that there are health differences by class and gender, but less is known about the extent to which accumulated class experiences in adulthood are related to health or how gender differences vary by class. READ MORE

7. 5. Long-term unemployment scarring and the role of labour market policies : The case of Sweden in the 1990s

   Author : Madelene Nordlund; Mattias Strandh; Per H Jensen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unemployment scarring; active labour market policy; unemployment insurance; active labour market policy programme; human capital; capability approach; business cycle; job-chances; reempolyemt income; heterogeneity; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : The experience of unemployment puts individuals at risk of long-term negative scarring and the longer the unemployment spell, the greater the risk of negative scarring. In Sweden, labour market policies aim at reducing such risks in the form of unemployment benefits, active matching and active labour market policy programmes (ALMPs). READ MORE