Search for dissertations about: "sweden s role"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 169 swedish dissertations containing the words sweden s role.
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1. Molluscs, Environment and Man - A Bioarchaeological Approach in Sweden
Abstract : The thesis aims to examine the role and use of molluscs in Swedish prehistory, in chorological and chronological aspects. Molluscs live in the sea, fresh water and on land. The Swedish mollusc fauna contains 623 taxa: 417 marine, 85 limnic and 121 terrestrial species. READ MORE
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2. Someone has to tell them : exploring hereditary cancer risk disclosure in Sweden
Abstract : Summary in EnglishBackground: An awareness of hereditary susceptibility for breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer in high-risk families enables targeted cancer prevention. A discovered hereditary risk in one family member (proband) may thus be important for several members of that family. READ MORE
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3. Family (versus) Policy : Combining Work and Care in Russia and Sweden
Abstract : The twentieth century has witnessed a revolution in the ways in which the social division of labour is organised, and in terms of how waged work and caring for children are reconciled. This study explores family policy from the perspective of its capacity to manage the socio-economic risks emanating from combining the roles of breadwinner and caregiver which many parents are beginning to do in contemporary society. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Elite Networks in Sweden : Power, social integration, and informal contacts among political elites
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to present work on a number of salient characteristics of elite relations in Sweden, studied from a social network analytic perspective. Elite integration, the distribution of elite power, and the significance of elites’ informal relations represent the three main themes explored in the original studies that comprise the thesis. READ MORE
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5. Revealing the role of shredders and detritus in open-canopy, intermittent streams
Abstract : Many streams run through naturally-unforested, agricultural, and residential landscapes and thus do not have closed riparian canopies. Little is known of food web dynamics and ecosystem function in such open-canopy streams. READ MORE