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Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Maria Brandén.
1. Gendered Migration Patterns within a Sex Segregated Labor Market
Sammanfattning : When a couple moves, the woman is often placed at a disadvantage. Moves are more often motivated by men’s career advancement opportunities, and men tend to gain more economically from moving. In this thesis, these patterns are examined with an eye on the role of sex segregation on the labor market. LÄS MER
2. The Urban Tapestry : Essays on the Relationship Between Social Networks and Residential Segregation
Sammanfattning : Dominant explanations of segregation argue that patterns of spatial residential sorting are shaped by the aggregation of individual residential choices, guided by discrimination, differences in resources, and preference-based explanations of neighborhood ethnic composition. However, research on social networks indicates that social influence can serve as a driver of collective outcomes that result in social organization. LÄS MER
3. Free to Choose? : Studies of Opportunity Constraints and the Dynamics of School Segregation
Sammanfattning : As a result of the negative consequences and persistence of school segregation, its causes have received a great deal of scholarly attention across a range of disciplines. However, the existing research has tended to overlook those aspects of the segregation process that lie beyond the choice of the individual. LÄS MER
