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2. 1. Longing to belong : deaf and hard of hearing young adults’ social interaction, social relationships, and identity

   Author : Sylvia Olsson; Munir Dag; Christian Kullberg; Carin Roos; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : This thesis gives an insight about the impact of hearing loss on young adults as they function in daily life. Young adults with hearing loss included in the thesis can convey a very central perspective that can have an impact on a change in interventions and treatment in school life, working life and even in their leisure time. READ MORE

4. 2. Active and healthy ageing in Europe : significance of social relationships

   Author : Septi Kurnia Lestari; Nawi Ng; Xavier de Luna; Malin Eriksson; Mikael Rostila; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older population; ageing; social relationships; social support; social participation; social contact; quality of life; frailty; panel data; latent class analysis; growth model; multilevel logistic regression; pandemic; Europe; SHARE; äldre befolkning; åldrande; sociala relationer; socialt stöd; socialt deltagande; sociala kontakter; livskvalitet; åldersskörhet; paneldata; latent klassanalys; tillväxtmodell; flernivålogistisk regression; pandemi; Europa; SHARE; epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Abstract : Background: Social relationships have important roles in achieving active and healthy ageing. Social relationships are dynamic across the life course. A myriad of contextual and individual (e.g. READ MORE

5. 3. "Women", welfare, textual politics and critique : different categories of "women", the making of welfare states and emancipation in a Nordic welfare state context

   Author : Mona Livholts; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Academic social work; social categorisation; marginalisation; different categories of women; feminism; the Nordic women-friendly welfare states; emancipation; social construc¬tionism; discourse analysis; individual memory work; academic writing; forms of knowledge; critique; social change; Social work; Gender studies;

   Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyse and interpret the relationship between the social construction of different categories of 'women' and the making of welfare states in specific mo­ments of textual politics in a Nordic welfare state context. Furthermore, the aim is to develop a methodology for critical self-reflection in the process Of producing academic knowledge. READ MORE

6. 4. Trust in Different Types of Organizational Relationships : A Social Capital Perspective

   Author : Sedigheh Sarah Ebadzadeh Semnani; Staffan Brege; Hossein Dadfar; Amjad Hadjikhani; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to expand the understanding about the concepts of trust and social capital, and to explore their role in achieving desired organizational outcomes. The research followed a multiple case study approach, focusing on Iranian service providers. READ MORE

7. 5. “And I don’t know who we really are to each other” : Queers doing close relationships in Estonia

   Author : Raili Uibo; Ulrika Dahl; Jenny Gunnarsson Payne; Ana Cristina Santos; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; queer; kinship; closeness; intimacy; care practices; Estonia; post-socialism; opacity; precarity; temporality.; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores the ways in which queers understand and practice close relationships in the political, economic and cultural circumstances of contemporary Estonia. The study draws on qualitative methods from sociology and anthropology and is situated at the intersection of queer studies, de/post-colonial studies, family and kinship studies. READ MORE