Search for dissertations about: "life-course"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 115 swedish dissertations containing the word life-course.

  2. 16. Under the influence : Substance misuse from the perspective of linked lives

    Author : Lauren Bishop; Ylva Brännström Almquist; Viveca Östberg; Anders Ledberg; Kieron Barclay; Enrique Acosta; Heta Moustgaard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Linked lives; Substance use; Alcohol; Narcotics; Hospitalization; Mortality; Childhood adversity; Birth order; Marital status; Mental health; Life course approach; Life course cube; Birth cohort; Longitudinal studies; Register data; Public Health Sciences; folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Health risk behaviors shape, and are shaped by, the people with whom we interact throughout our lives. The use of substances, including alcohol or narcotics, is one such behavior, yet it is often empirically examined in isolation of other people. READ MORE

  4. 17. A life course perspective on health in childhood and adulthood with special focus on health effects of smoking

    Author : Kristina Hansen; Socialmedicin och hälsopolitik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; secondhand smoke; smoking; allergies; atherosclerosis; self-rated health; economic stress; life-course perspective;

    Abstract : Abstract: The complexity of health relates to the interplay between numerous factors, e.g., biological and genetic factors, sociodemographic factors, life-style, environmental factors as well as health care services, all possibly acting throughout the life-course. READ MORE

  5. 18. The Nature of Women’s Career Development : Determinants and Consequences of Career Patterns

    Author : Qinghai Huang; Gunn Johansson; Lars Bergman; Magnus Sverke; Christian Dormann; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; career patterns; life career; occupational career; life course; human agency; family context; job perception; work attitude; quality of life; allostatic load; wellbeing; person-oriented approach; life history approach; sequence analysis; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Existing career theories are largely based on a stable working environment and have focused excessively on men and single work roles. In the postindustrial era, however, women’s careers, characterized by the constant negotiation of multiple roles and more frequent job changes, have had implications on the changing nature of careers. READ MORE

  6. 19. From the cradle to the grave  - in sickness and in health? : The welfare state and health outcomes

    Author : Maria Forslund; Kenneth Nelson; Ola Sjöberg; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Kjetil van der Wel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; welfare state; sickness cash benefits; social policy; healthcare; primary care quality; cumulative dis advantage; life course; health; self-rated health; life expectancy; mortality; socioeconomic position; education; health literacy; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Sickness, whether manifested through actual sickness or through fear of sickness, is a part of human life. Sickness cash benefits was one of the earliest social security programs implemented in modern welfare states. Previous research on how sickness benefits are associated with health outcomes has emphasized the significance of income. READ MORE

  7. 20. Generational Use of News Media in Estonia : Media Access, Spatial Orientations and Discursive Characteristics of the News Media

    Author : Signe Opermann; Göran Bolin; Cecilia von Feilitzen; Cristina Ponte; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; generation; media use; media repertoires; media landscapes; news consumption; age; life course; social space; Estonia; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Contemporary media research highlights the importance of empirically analysing the relationships between media and age, changing user patterns over the life course, and generational experiences within media discourse beyond the widely hyped buzz terms such as the ‘digital natives’, ‘Google generation’, and other digitally and technologically capable generation groups. This doctoral thesis seeks to define the ‘repertoires’ of news media that different generations use to obtain topical information and create their ‘media space’. READ MORE