Search for dissertations about: "family size"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 283 swedish dissertations containing the words family size.

  2. 6. Negotiating Reproduction: Family Size and Fertility Regulation among Shuar People of the Ecuadorian Amazon

    Author : Charlotte Petersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ecuador; Amazonia; Shuar people; reproduction; ; conviviality; well-being; state; population policy; family planning; subjectivity; power;

    Abstract : The focus of this dissertation is situated in the realm of the global reproductive health discourse and its interplay with national politics in Ecuador. It addresses how high fertility rates are perceived as an issue that hinders development and modernisation. READ MORE

  4. 7. In-hospital family-witnessed adult resuscitation : Perspectives of patients, families and healthcare professionals

    Author : Annette Waldemar; Ingela Thylén; Anders Bremer; Anna Strömberg; Christine Kumlien; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Family witnessed resuscitation; Cardiac arrest; In-hospital; Attitudes; Self-confidence;

    Abstract : Background  Several international organizations recommend family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) in hospitals, which means that the family should be offered to be present during resuscitation. These recommendations are based on research that shows that it is usually beneficial for the family to be present. READ MORE

  5. 8. The impact of family composition on adult earnings

    Author : Frida Skog; Rune Åberg; Daniel Larsson; Robert Erikson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family composition; siblings; divorce; remarriage; adult earnings; propensity score matching; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses to what extent childhood family composition – the number of siblings and whether the parents live together, or whether there are non-parental adults and/or half-siblings in the household or not – contributes to variations in adult earnings. The theoretical perspective suggests that resources mediate the effect. READ MORE

  6. 9. Essays in Empirical Labour Economics : Family Background, Gender and Earnings

    Author : Lalaina Hirvonen; Anders Björklund; Tor Eriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intergenerational mobility; Assortative mating; Nonlinearity; Female labour force participation; Sex-mix composition; Cognitive and non-cognitive abilities; Education; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : All three essays in this thesis are concerned with the interrelation of family, gender and labour market outcomes. The first paper investigates family earnings mobility between parents and sons, and parents and daughters, highlighting the role of assortative mating. The results suggest that daughters are more mobile than sons. READ MORE

  7. 10. Growing up with poor health and managing school : Studies on ill health and young people's educational achievements

    Author : Cristian Bortes; Veronica Lövgren; Mattias Strandh; Per-Åke Rosvall; Stephanie Plenty; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Educational acchievements; Health; Bidirectionality; Family; Parents; Siblings; Register data; Sociology; sociologi; psykiatri; Psychiatry; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Aim and objectives: The overall aim of this thesis was to empirically investigate consequences of poor health for children’s educational outcomes in Sweden. A central tenet is that health problems impact not only the afflicted individual but also people in their social and emotional proximity, in particular immediate family members. READ MORE