Search for dissertations about: "pre-migration characteristics"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words pre-migration characteristics.

  2. 1. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

    Author : Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. READ MORE

  4. 2. War-wounded refugees : A prospective study of well-being and social integration

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Hermansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis is a prospective study of a culturally heterogenous group of war-wounded refugees, who arrived in Sweden in the late 1980s. The general aim was to describe the situation of warwounded refugees from medical, psychological and social perspectives after arrival and aftertwo years in Sweden and, if possible, to identify factors of significance for their well-being and social integration. READ MORE

  5. 3. Health, migration and quality of life among Kurdish immigrants in Sweden

    Author : Marina Taloyan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Immigrants; Kurds; ethnicity; self-reported health; psychological distress; psychological well-being; coping strategies; quantitative; qualitative; Sweden;

    Abstract : Background: Although immigrants generally have poorer health and higher psychological distress than the native population, information on health, migration and quality of life among Kurdish immigrants is limited. Aims: Study I, to explore the association between (i) ethnicity and self-reported health (SRH) and (ii) complaints of psychological distress. READ MORE