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2. 1. Human development and institutional practices : Women, child care and the Mobile Creches

   Author : Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child care; Communication; Construction workers; Development; Everyday learning; India; Institutional practices; Literacies; Migration; Mobile Creches; Nongovernmental Organizations; Participant observation; Urbanization; Women; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : This study presents an analysis of the everyday activities of an Indian Nongovernmental Organization (NGO), the Mobile Creches (MC). NGO' s - societal institutions which have grown in prominence in the post-World War II era - are primarily involved in providing services for marginalized sections of different southern nations. READ MORE

4. 2. Everyday life in preschool – Swedish and international approaches

   Author : Frida Åström; Eva Björck; Mats Granlund; Lena Almqvist; Thomas Moser; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Early Childhood Education and Care ECEC ; preschool practices; participation; engagement; inclusion; environment; free play; systematic observation; behavior count; person-oriented; quality;

   Abstract : Background: The ultimate outcome of inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), with the focus on everyday life in preschool in this dissertation, is child participation, i.e., being there and being engaged while being there. READ MORE

5. 3. Postpartum depressive symptoms in a family perspective : some indicators, experiences and consequences

   Author : Maigun Edhborg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Postnatal depression depressive symptoms; blues; bonding; mother-child interactions; father-child interaction; child temperament; and child attachment.;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to examine the 1) consequences of maternal depressive symptoms 2-3 months postpartum on parents experiences of parenthood at one year and on parent-child interactions15-18 months postpartum, and the 2) circumstances in the early postpartum, which might predict depressive symptoms 2 months postpartum. Method: A community sample of 574 women was screened for depressive symptoms, using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) two months postpartum. READ MORE

6. 4. Gender dimensions in family life : a comparative study of structural constraints and power in Sweden and Japan

   Author : Mieko Takahashi; Jane Millar; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to analyze and compare women’s experiences, choices and practices in family life relative to men’s. The central questions addressed are: How does the gender structure in societies alter the gendered distribution of resources in society and the division of paid and unpaid work in families? What types of gender structures in societies allow women to exercise power in the family? Sweden and Japan are chosen as comparative cases since these two societies represent opposite ends of the spectrum of welfare regime typologies in terms of gender logics; one is based on equality and institutional individualization (Sweden), while the other is structured around gender difference, male breadwinner norms and policies to support them (Japan). READ MORE

7. 5. Causes and consequences of violence against child labour and women in developing countries

   Author : Koustuv Dalal; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Child labour; domestic violence; cost of violence; developing countries.;

   Abstract : Violence against children and women is a serious public health and human rights problem. In low income countries it is closely related to poverty and culture with major social consequences and economic burden for the families. READ MORE