Sökning: "adoptee"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade ordet adoptee.
1. Berättelser om adoption
Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores adoption stories in a Swedish context. The aim is two-fold: First, how adoption is presented by adopted adults; second, how adoption is constructed in the press. The way adoptees create meaning of “being adopted” is investigated; the way those stories are shaped culturally is also explored. LÄS MER
2. Adoption studies on psychiatric illness : epidemiological, environmental and genetic aspects
Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of adoptions and to study the gene-environment influences on psychiatric illness as well as sick-leave patterns. The material consists of 2 966 adopted persons born between 1917 and 1949, their 5 932 adoptive parents and 5 438 identified biological parents. LÄS MER
3. Violent crime : addressing causation with family-based methods
Sammanfattning : Violent crime is an important public health problem, and incurs major costs for society. The effect of interventions has so far been modest, often attributed to a research focus on risk factors for crime, but a relative lack of understanding of the causal mechanisms behind these factors. LÄS MER
4. Adoptivfamiljers återresor till barnens födelseländer
Sammanfattning : Den här kvalitativa studien undersöker adoptivfamiljers återresor till barnens födelseländer. Analysmaterialet består av intervjuer med barn och föräldrar i tio svenska adoptivfamiljer både inför och efter genomförda adoptionsåterresor. LÄS MER
5. Contribution to multiagent planning for active information gathering
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, we address the problem of performing event exploration. We define event exploration as the process of exploring a topologically known environment to gather information about dynamic events in this environment. LÄS MER