Search for dissertations about: "migration culture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 147 swedish dissertations containing the words migration culture.
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1. Migration, Stress and Mental Ill Health : Post-migration Factors and Experiences in the Swedish Context
Abstract : This predominantly empirical dissertation deals with how socio-economic living conditions and immigrant-specific factors can be linked to immigrants’ mental ill health. It is also explored how cultural representations can affect stress and whether mental ill health is expressed differently among immigrants from Iraq and Iran than among individuals of Nordic origin. READ MORE
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2. Onward Migration : The Transnational Trajectories of Iranians Leaving Sweden
Abstract : Onward migration is an understudied process whereby people leave their country of origin, settle in a second country for a period of time, and then migrate on to a third country. This dissertation explores the transnational trajectories of one specific group of onward migrants. READ MORE
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3. Migration in Prehistory : DNA and stable isotope analyses of Swedish skeletal material
Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to show how scientific methods may be used to look at migration in prehistory on the basis of archaeological material. The individuals examined represent the period 4 000 BC to 1 000 AD and have their geographical origins in various parts of Sweden.Ancient DNA analysis is employed in three cases. READ MORE
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4. The relevance of cultures : Perspectives on health visits with children with migration experiences
Abstract : Swedish school nurses invite school-aged children to health visits. These involve screening for risks of ill-health and a dialogue about the children’s health. For children with migration experiences, i.e. READ MORE
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5. Intercultural communication in health care. Non-Swedish physicians in Sweden
Abstract : This thesis describes and analyzes intercultural communication between non-Swedish physicians and their Swedish patients, as well as communication between non-Swedish physicians and Swedish medical personnel. The focus is on the impact of cultural differences and the use of Swedish as a foreign language by physicians. READ MORE