Search for dissertations about: "social equality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 275 swedish dissertations containing the words social equality.
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1. Making equality work : Ambiguities, conflicts and change agents in the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations
Abstract : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to knowledge about the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations. This is achieved through the development of a theoretical framework of feminist implementation studies. READ MORE
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2. Mothers' Social Citizenship : The logics and effects of the German and Swedish welfare states
Abstract : In recent decades, the strong influence of the male breadwinner model of welfare is increasingly being replaced by the adult worker model all across Europe. This development has had a crucial influence on mothers’ social rights. READ MORE
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3. Differentiating the Poor : Patterns of Discrimination in Decision-Making on Social Assistance Eligibility
Abstract : Access to the Swedish welfare state’s last safety net, social assistance, is ultimately determined through discretionary decision-making by social workers. This dissertation examines intersectional patterns and discriminatory bias in social workers’ assessments about social assistance eligibility. READ MORE
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4. Engineering Equality? : Assessing the Multiple Impacts of Electoral Gender Quotas
Abstract : The driving question of this compilation thesis is whether quotas for political assemblies represent an effective tool for breaking down gender inequality in the political sphere. To put it differently, focus is on the possibilities for policy-makers to engineer equality. READ MORE
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5. Equality in Death? : How the Social Positions of Individuals and Families are Linked to Mortality
Abstract : Socioeconomic positions of individuals are clearly associated with the chances of living a healthy long life. In four empirical studies based on Swedish population registers, two topics are examined in this thesis: The relationships between different indicators of social position and mortality, and the importance of family members’ socioeconomic resources for the survival of the individual. READ MORE