Sökning: "sex-composition"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet sex-composition.

1. 1. Sibling Configuration and Adulthood Outcomes : The Case of Two-Child Families

   Författare :Roujman Shahbazian; Magnus Nermo; Erik Bihagen; Katarina Boye; Anette Eva Fasang; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; educational choice; income; siblings; birth order; birth spacing; sex-composition; STEM; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis includes three empirical studies, analyzing how sibling configuration (i.e. birth order, birth spacing and sex-composition) influences siblings’ long-run income and educational choice. This is done by utilizing the unique linkage opportunities of administrative registers covering the entire population of Sweden. LÄS MER

3. 2. Family matters : Essays in Applied Microeconomics

   Författare :Sara Mikkelsen; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Portfolio choice; Wealth; Children; Fertility; Consumption; Mobility; Paternity leave; Gender; Education; STEM; Sex composition; Twins; Income;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in applied microeconomics with family as a common theme. The first paper documents how the financial portfolios of parents change in response to the birth of a child. LÄS MER

4. 3. Mind the Gap : Essays on Explanations of Gender Wage Inequality

   Författare :Charlotta Magnusson; Michael Tåhlin; Charlotta Stern; Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender wage gap; labour market; occupational prestige; devaluation theory; work-family balance; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The gender wage gap is accounted for to a substantial degree by the sex composition of occupations. The present thesis examines the mechanisms that produce this pattern. In particular, the theory of devaluation, currently the most widely accepted sociological explanation, is tested. LÄS MER

5. 4. Social Relations in Youth : Determinants and Consequences of Relations to Parents, Teachers, and Peers

   Författare :Elin Olsson; Jan O. Jonsson; Herman G. van de Werfhorst; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children; adolescents; youth; social relations; family; peers; teachers; well-being; social background; sex; school; living conditions; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis includes three empirical studies on Swedish children’s well-being. Central themes in these studies are how children’s social relations are influenced by and influence other dimensions of their well-being. The studies are framed in the introductory chapter, which includes an international comparison of children’s social relations. LÄS MER

7. 5. Structured by gender : patterns of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market : historical and cross-national comparisons

   Författare :Magnus Nermo; Thomas P. Boje; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis is to study changes in the level of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market during the 20th century.The thesis includes four empirical chapters. Chapter 2 studies trends in sex segregation by industry and market position in the Swedish labour market between 1890 and 1990. LÄS MER