Search for dissertations about: "work family priorities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words work family priorities.

  2. 1. Attitudes towards Sustainable Development. Priorities, Responsibility, Empowerment

    Author : Marianne Lindström; Marianne Henningsson; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable development; responsibilities; priorities; personality; feelings; empowerment; Agenda 21; control; Psychology; Psykologi; Miljövetenskap; Psychology;

    Abstract : The UN conference in Rio on Environment and Development in 1992 was the starting point for the local Agenda 21 work and several Swedish municipalities began their local Agenda 21 processes in 1993. This thesis aims at investigating how people perceive sustainable development in four Swedish municipalities. READ MORE

  4. 2. Evolving identities: Contents and processes of identity development among people in their late twenties

    Author : Johanna Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; identity development; identity processes; identity contents; emerging adulthood; young adulthood; parenthood; work family priorities;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study contents and processes of identity development among people in their late twenties. The studies are based on identity status interviews and surveys performed with participants in the GoLD (Gothenburg Longitudinal study of Development), at ages 25 and 29. READ MORE

  5. 3. It's just a job : a new generation of physicians dealing with career and work ideals

    Author : Saima Diderichsen; Katarina Hamberg; Eva E Johansson; Petra Verdonk; Gunnel Hensing; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical students; junior doctors; gender perspective; medical education; graduate medical education; professional identity; career choice; gender discrimination; mixed methods; Family Medicine; allmänmedicin;

    Abstract : Background: Today, women constitute about half of medical students. However, women are still underrepresented in prestigious specialties such as surgery. Some suggest that this could be explained by women being more oriented towards work-life balance. READ MORE

  6. 4. A balancing act : work life and childcare among parents of children with cancer

    Author : Sofia Hjelmstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the socioeconomic consequences for parents of children with cancer in Sweden. The specific aims were to increase the knowledge of (I) risk of sick leave, (II) division of childcare leave, (III) balancing work and family roles, and (IV) facilitators and barriers to return to work and meet financial needs. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Educational Choices and Integration

    Author : Elisabet Olme; David Seim; Jonas Vlachos; Robert McMillan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School Choice; School Segregation; Information; Refugees; Human Capital; Immigration; Language Training; Performance Bonuses; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Are Parents Uninformed? The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choices and School Assignments. We study the impact of providing information about schools' performances on households' choice of school. READ MORE