Sökning: "Demographic history"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 167 avhandlingar innehållade orden Demographic history.
1. Sinners and citizens : bestiality and homosexuality in Sweden 1880-1950
Sammanfattning : This study is based on an analysis of more than 2,300 court cases concerning acts of bestiality and same-sex sexuality in rural and urban Sweden 1880-1950. Other written sources are forensic psychi-atric statements, mental hospital records, material from the Swedish Sex Reform movement, news-papers and scientific journals, and minutes of the Swedish Parliament and its subcommittees. LÄS MER
2. I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to shed light upon the Swedish nineteenth century poor relief system, how it operated in a local rural context, how it changed over time, and not least, who was supported and why. It raises questions about how the poor laws were interpreted on the parish level, how the welfare systems interacted with local society and about who was considered to be poor and entitled to support. LÄS MER
3. Möte med det förflutna : digitaliserade primärkällor i historieundervisningen
Sammanfattning : In recent years, the Swedish educational system has undergone considerable change. A new curriculum and swift digitization via the implementation of the "one-to-one" system have increased the call for new teaching methods in schools. LÄS MER
4. Constructing communities : The establishment and demographic development of sawmill communities in the Sundsvall district, 1850-1890
Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the establishment and demographic development of the sawmill communities that emerged in the Sundsvall district during the latter half of the 19th century. The intention is to highlight the importance of the sawmill communities and their resident populations by discussing community construction from a demographic perspective as well as socially and symbolically. LÄS MER
5. Mellan två samhällen : Inflyttat arbetsfolk i Linköping under det förindustriella 1800-talet
Sammanfattning : Syftet med avhandlingen är att undersöka den sammantagna livssituationen för ett begränsat urval individer (en primär kohort av 19 män och en utökad kohort av ytterligare 42 män, det vill säga totalt 61 män) i ett familjesammanhang. Det handlar närmare bestämt om att så långt källorna tillåter söka kvalitativt förstå och karaktärisera socioekonomiska villkor, familjeliv och hälsa, såsom de gestaltar sig i den vardagliga livsföringen och i relation till den specifika tiden och den lokala stadsmiljön. LÄS MER
