Sökning: "Age groups"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 1964 avhandlingar innehållade orden Age groups.
1. Kvinnlig för sin ålder : en intervjustudie om ålder, kropp och femininitet
Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation to understand how age is given meaning to different age groups as weil as in relation to the body and femininity. These relationships are examined on the basis of interviews with 25 individuals 6-99 years old. LÄS MER
2. Fokus ålder : betydelserelationer och betydelseförändring i användning
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study how words denoting age are used in newspaper texts. I have chosen mainly to study the following Swedish focus words for females and males of different ages (flicka, kvinna, tjej, dam; pojke, man, kille and herre) as they relate to age. LÄS MER
3. "Jag har alla åldrar i mig!" : En studie om ålderns betydelser i kulturaktiviteter avsedda för barn, ungdomar och pensionärer
Sammanfattning : This study investigates the production of age in three state-funded intergenerational projects, intended to increase age integration between young and old citizens. The main aim of the study is to contribute to the production of knowledge about age as a social category and power system. LÄS MER
4. Estimation of Speaker Age : Effects of Speech Properties and Speech Material
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to investigate factors related to accuracy in estimation of speaker age and the role of certain speech properties in perception and manipulation of speaker age, as well as their interaction with the speech material that the age estimates were based on. This thesis consists of three studies. LÄS MER
5. Targeting Non-obvious Errors in Death Certificates
Sammanfattning : Mortality statistics are much used although their accuracy is often questioned. Producers of mortality statistics check for errors in death certification but current methods only capture obvious mistakes. This thesis investigates whether non-obvious errors can be found by linking death certificates to hospital discharge data. LÄS MER