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Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Olof Bäckman.
1. Longitudinal Studies on Sickness Absence in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The research object of this thesis is sickness absence taking behavior in Sweden. In four empirical studies, using longitudinal data, the thesis investigates sickness absence taking behavior as a result of the impact of specific structural factors. LÄS MER
2. Stressful life events and risks for social exclusion in the youth-to-adulthood transition : Findings from Swedish longitudinal data
Sammanfattning : Family background and childhood conditions have long held a special position in the academic literature as an explanation for young people’s life chances. Less attention has been paid to circumstances and events on the cusp of adulthood. LÄS MER
3. Social Policy in Development Contexts : Drivers, Mechanisms and Outcomes
Sammanfattning : Economic growth amidst staggering inequality in many low- and middle-income countries makes the quest to end global poverty more topical than ever. Calls to leave no one behind in the course of development underscore the need to reconsider the role of policy frameworks in emerging economies. LÄS MER
4. Criminal Careers in the Long Run : Patterns and Predictions of Criminal Convictions across Age, Time, and Gender
Sammanfattning : Why is it that a small proportion of the population accounts for the majority of crime? This question has stimulated a great deal of theoretical and methodological controversy in criminology. In essence, the debate is rooted in different theoretical underpinnings of continuity and change in crime, and the extent to which it is possible to foresee a life of crime by zeroing in on at-risk juvenile offenders. LÄS MER
5. Essays on Social Dynamics
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, various aspects of the modeling of social dynamics are discussed. Both theoretical and empirical illustrations and examples are given.In Chapter 1, formal dynamic models are discussed in general terms. LÄS MER