Sökning: "Educational inequalities"

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  1. 41. Inequality and Uneven Development in Ghana

    Författare :Prince Young Aboagye; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cocoa; Inequality; Education; Expenditure; Fiscal Capacity; Taxation;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the extent and evolution of income and educational inequality, as well as governments’ tax and expenditure policies and their implications for inequality in Ghana over the long-term. The results of the dissertation are presented in four-thematically related papers. LÄS MER

  3. 42. Socioeconomic differences in alcohol habits, alcohol-related disorders and mortality

    Författare :Lovisa Sydén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to enhance knowledge about stability and predictors of change in alcohol habits among different sociodemographic subgroups, and to assess the contribution of alcohol use to social differences in alcohol-related disorders and all-cause mortality. Furthermore, as examples of exposure to stressful life events, we examine how parental separation in childhood and separation from partner in adulthood affect alcohol habits over time. LÄS MER

  4. 43. From the cradle to the grave  - in sickness and in health? : The welfare state and health outcomes

    Författare :Maria Forslund; Kenneth Nelson; Ola Sjöberg; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Kjetil van der Wel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; welfare state; sickness cash benefits; social policy; healthcare; primary care quality; cumulative dis advantage; life course; health; self-rated health; life expectancy; mortality; socioeconomic position; education; health literacy; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Sickness, whether manifested through actual sickness or through fear of sickness, is a part of human life. Sickness cash benefits was one of the earliest social security programs implemented in modern welfare states. Previous research on how sickness benefits are associated with health outcomes has emphasized the significance of income. LÄS MER

  5. 44. Causal effects of education on cognition : how do we generate evidence?

    Författare :Dominika Seblova; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Education is a key institution in our societies, and should prepare us for future by improving cognition and teaching us needed life skills. Education is associated with many aspects of life, including health. LÄS MER

  7. 45. Att veta sin klass : Kvinnors uppåtgående klassresor i Sverige

    Författare :Lena Sohl; Keith Pringle; Elisabet Näsman; Diana Mulinari; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Women’s upward class mobility; class; femininity; racialization; Swedishness; place; sexuality; qualitative methods; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines women’s upward class mobility in a Swedish context, with particular focus on notions of class, gender, race, Swedishness and sexuality. The thesis analyses qualitative interviews with 16 upwardly mobile women. In the analysis the women’s lived experiences, contextualized through structural processes, are in focus. LÄS MER