Search for dissertations about: "parental legacy"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words parental legacy.

  2. 1. Genome evolution and adaptation of a successful allopolyploid, Capsella bursa-pastoris

    Author : Dmytro Kryvokhyzha; Martin Lascoux; Vincent Castric; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; allopolyploidy; population structure; selection; genetic drift; gene expression; parental legacy; genetic load; Biologi med inriktning mot evolutionär funktionsgenomik; Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Functional Genomics;

    Abstract : The term allopolyploid refers to an organism that originated through hybridization and increased its ploidy level by retaining the unreduced genomes of its parents. Both hybridization and polyploidy usually have negative consequences for the organism. READ MORE

  4. 2. Diversity of Legacy : The Experience of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden

    Author : Siddartha Aradhya; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant integration; Second generation immigrants; Birthweight; Education; School grades; Gender; Sweden; Residential choice; Third generation immigrants; Intergenerational processes; repeat migration;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the integration of immigrants from an intergenerational and multidimensional perspective. During the post-World War Two period, Sweden has been characterized by a large and increasing degree of heterogeneity in terms of immigrant background and reason for migration. READ MORE

  5. 3. Old and Unequal? : An Institutional Analysis of Pension Systems' Driving Forces and Outcomes in Affluent OECD Countries

    Author : Laure Doctrinal; Rense Nieuwenhuis; Kenneth Nelson; Susan Kuivalainen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pension privatization; retirement; inequality; economic independence; social sustainability; gender; partisan politics; social policy; welfare state; pension systems; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The growing privatization of old-age pension systems in many high-income countries in the late 20th century has raised serious concerns regarding their social sustainability. Compared to public pensions, private pensions tend to be associated with greater income inequality and less economic well-being. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Emergence of the Post-Socialist Welfare State - The Case of the Baltic States : Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    Author : Jolanta Aidukaite; Sven Hort E O; Joakim Palme; Stein Kuhnle; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Post-Socialist Welfare state; Social Policy; Baltic States; Eastern Europe; Sociology; Sociologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation takes a step towards providing a better understanding of post-socialist welfare state development from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. The overall analytical goal of this thesis has been to critically assess the development of social policies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania using them as illustrative examples of post-socialist welfare state development in the light of the theories, approaches and typologies that have been developed to study affluent capitalist democracies. READ MORE