Search for dissertations about: "jon ivar elstad"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words jon ivar elstad.

  2. 1. Between Two Worlds : Studies of migration, work, and health

    Author : Andrea Dunlavy; Mikael Rostila; Magnus Nermo; Susanna Toivanen; Jon Ivar Elstad; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; foreign-origin; health; working conditions; educational mismatch; unemployment; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the extent to which work-related factors contribute to the health inequalities often observed between foreign-origin and native-origin persons in Sweden. Four empirical studies using survey data and population-based registers assessed the health impact of different labor market adversities among groups of foreign-origin persons who were both in and outside the labor market relative to native-origin Swedes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Social status : a state of mind?

    Author : Johanna Lundberg; Margareta Kristenson; Jon Ivar Elstad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with social stratification of psychosocial factors and social position measurement in population samples collected in mid-Sweden 2000-2006. Traditional resource-based measures of social position (occupation, education) and so far less explored prestige-based measures (subjective status, status incongruence) are tested with respect to their associations with psychosocial factors, emotions, and selfrated health. READ MORE