Search for dissertations about: "socio-economic welfare"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words socio-economic welfare.

2. 1. Socio-economic dynamics in sparse regional structures

   Author : Örjan Pettersson; Ulf Wiberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Northern Sweden; Norrland; Sparsely populated areas; Countryside; Rural change; Regional development; Forestry; Population; Welfare; Glesbygd-- Sverige -- Norrland; Regional utveckling-- Sverige -- Norrland; Norrland-- sociala förhållanden; Norrland-- ekonomiska förhållanden;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse socio-economic changes in northern Sweden. Focus is on the period 1985-2000. READ MORE

4. 2. Socio-economic consequences of longstanding illness

   Author : Christina Lindholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Limiting longstanding illness; socio-economic consequences; socio-econornic group; job demands; economic inactivity; unemployment; economic difficulties.;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses an old research area of social medicine, the social and economic consequences of chronic illness and factors modifying this effect. Historically, illness was the main predictor of poverty. READ MORE

5. 3. Ready, Willing and Able : The Divorce Transition in Sweden 1915-1974

   Author : Glenn Sandström; L Vikström; Bart Van de Putte; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history; divorce; marriage; Sweden; twentieth century; gender regime; emancipation; individualism; dual-provider model; socio-economic growth; de-familialization; welfare state;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to extend the historical scope of divorce research in Sweden by providing an analysis ofhow the variations in the divorce rate over time and across geographical areas are connected to the economic, normative and institutional restructuring of Swedish society during the period 1915-1974. The thesis finds that the economic reshaping of Sweden into a modern market economy is at the center of the process that has resulted in decreased marital stability during the twentieth century. READ MORE

6. 4. Political parties and welfare associations

   Author : Ingrid Grosse; Jonas Edlund; Apostolis Papakostas; Jonas Hinnfors; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Sweden; Norway; Scandinavia; Third sector; Voluntary organisations; Non-profit organisations; Cooperatives; Welfare policies; Childcare; Housing; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Scandinavian countries are usually assumed to be less disposed than other countries to involve associations as welfare producers. They are assumed to be so disinclined due to their strong statutory welfare involvement, which “crowds-out” associational welfare production; their ethnic, cultural and religious homogeneity, which leads to a lack of minority interests in associational welfare production; and to their strong working-class organisations, which are supposed to prefer statutory welfare solutions. READ MORE

7. 5. Smoking cessation in Sweden - gender, pathways, and identity

   Author : Tove Sohlberg; Jan Blomqvist; Pekka Hakkarainen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smoking; smoking cessation; Sweden; gender; pathways; identity; socio-demographic background; socio-economic factors; trajectories; factor analyses; interviews; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Research on smoking has to a great deal been conducted within a public health or a medical context, or focused on policy making. Fewer studies have taken their point of departure in a social sciences context, and still fewer have analysed why individuals start and cease to smoke, and how and why smoking patterns on an aggregate level change over time and vary between different population groups. READ MORE