Search for dissertations about: "social activities in later life"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words social activities in later life.
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1. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Abstract : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. READ MORE
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2. Ageism in the Media : Online Representations of Older People
Abstract : Ageism is a social problem that has harmful effects on the wellbeing of older people and needs to be tackled. It is pervasive and evident in the media (e.g., films, television, print and social media). READ MORE
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3. Everyday Mobility and Travel Activities during the first years of Retirement
Abstract : Mobility is central to living an independent life, to participating in society, and to maintaining well-being in later life. The point of departure in this thesis is that retirement implies changes in time-space use and interruption in routines, which influence demands and preconditions for mobility in different ways. READ MORE
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4. Older immigrants in need of care in times of digitalization : The case of filial piety in transition among Chinese families in Sweden
Abstract : Globalization has facilitated international communication and economic activities that motivate more international migration. Different cultures and values from the West and the East are interwoven in the same social context. READ MORE
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5. A new look at parenting during adolescence : reciprocal interactions in everyday life
Abstract : In this dissertation I pose the question: Under what conditions are parent-child relationships linked to good, or bad, adolescent adjustment and under what conditions are they not? Study I focused on subjects with multiproblematic adjustment. It was proposed that multiproblematic adjustment in adolescence (as well as in late childhood and early adulthood) has to be seen in terms of individual and family characteristics early in life. READ MORE