Search for dissertations about: "same-sex parents"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words same-sex parents.
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1. Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden
Abstract : Options and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Gender, Incentives, and the Division of Labor
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay 1: The length of parental leave entitlements is known to affect take-up rates, division of parental leave between parents, and the mother's decision to return to work. So far, however, the importance of the level of benefit has received little attention in the literature. READ MORE
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3. How does the gender of the parents affect the division of labor after childbirth? - Same-sex and opposite-sex couples" and "Estimating Participation Responses"
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4. Family formation in two-mother families : Experiences of parental support in antenatal and child health care in Sweden
Abstract : The aim with the thesis was to examine same-sex mothers experiences of forming a family, pregnancy, parenthood and parental support from professionals in antenatal and child health care. An additional purpose was to explore professionals' experiences of meeting and supporting families with two mothers. READ MORE
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5. Education and the Family : Essays in Empirical Labour Economics
Abstract : Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: An Examination of the Siblings Approach In the study of the consequences of teenage motherhood, the siblings approach has been proposed as a strategy to control for unobserved family background. Revisiting this literature, my contribution in adopting the siblings approach lies in controlling for heterogeneity within the family by using pre-motherhood school performance, a characteristic that differs across sisters. READ MORE