Sökning: "Changing society"

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  1. 1. Kön i förändring : Den svenska könsrollsforskningen 1959-1979

    Författare :Jenny-Leontine Olsson; Elisabeth Mansén; Ulla Manns; Elisabeth Elgán; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sex Role Research; Edmund Dahlström; Harriet Holter; Rita Lijleström; Equality Policy; Nordic Egalitarianism; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; idéhistoria; History of Ideas;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis analyzes Swedish sex role research between 1959 and 1979. The focal point of the analysis is how researchers reshaped ideas about sex/gender. This process is put in relation to the political context which affected and was affected by such ideas. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Changing the Game : Consociational Theory and Ethnic Quotas in Cyprus and New Zealand

    Författare :Anna Jarstad; Timothy D. Sisk; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; consociationalism; game theory; ethnic conflict; divided society; conflict management; constitutional engineering; ethnic quotas; Cyprus; New Zealand; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Sammanfattning : This study addresses the question of what makes ethnic quota systems in parliament work to manage ethnopolitical violence. By a reconstruction of Arend Lijphart’s theory on consociationalism, two causal mechanisms are identified. The first mechanism levels the power balance of contending groups by permanent inclusion in parliament. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Samhällskunskap i ett föränderligt samhälle : Medborgarkompetenser och didaktiska utmaningar

    Författare :Emmy Jonasson Ring; Hans Lödén; Agneta Bronäs; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; autonomy; citizenship education; civic skills; civic competences; civics; critical thinking; perspective-taking; reflexivitiy; social studies teaching; students experience and initiative; Samhällskunskap; Samhällskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : Citizens of today’s society are expected to be able to evaluate, make choices, take responsibility and act independently locally, nationally and globally in order to participate in both formal and informal political systems. This study contributes to the research on Civics Education (Social Studies) by examining how teachers, working in the grades 7-9, meet contemporary society in their civics teaching. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

    Författare :Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Parental support in a changing society

    Författare :Ann-Christine Hallberg; Lunds universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; nurses; parents; child health; health promotion; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : In today's Swedish society there is increasing emphasis on health-promotive work among children, adolescents, and their parents. Knowledge is needed about why certain activities work better than others. It is important to study the parents' motives and experiences of participating in parental supporting programmes. LÄS MER