Sökning: "People in the Third Age"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 128 avhandlingar innehållade orden People in the Third Age.

  1. 11. Parents, children and their families : living arrangements of old people in the XIX century, Sundsvall region, Sweden

    Författare :Leonardo Fusè; Sören Edvinsson; Hans Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; 19th century; Demographic transition; Sundsvall; Sweden; Family planning; Household structure; Industrialization; Life-course analysis; Living arrangements; Old age; Social history; Demography; Demografi;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the intergenerational coresidence during the nineteenth century. The main focus is placed on the possible differences in the coresidences among parents and children and whether demographic transition and industrialization changed this relation. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Decolonizing the Viking Age. 2, Death rituals in south-east Scandinavia AD 800–1000

    Författare :Fredrik Svanberg; Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; burial; death rituals; grave; society; post-colonial; nationalism; deconstruction; Orientalism.; Arkeologi; Archaeology; community; Scandinavia; Viking Age;

    Sammanfattning : Decolonizing the Viking Age 1 argues that the Scandinavian “Viking Age” can be seen as a system of knowledge constructed in the late 19th century and in its basic structures maintained up to the present day. This system of knowledge was heavily influenced by the nationalistic and evolutionary ideas of its time of making and may be described as a colonialism of the past. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Living with cancer in old age. Quality of life and meaning

    Författare :Bibbi Thomé; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; hermeneutic-phenomenology; meaning; SF-12; EORTC QLQ C-30; receiving help for daily living; gender; age; comorbidity; complaints; quality of life; content analysis; cancer experience; Aged;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate quality of life in people aged 75 and older with cancer in relation to age, gender, presence and type of complaints, comorbidity, living conditions, perceived economic situation, sense of coherence, receiving help for daily living and social resources. The aim was also to investigate older people’s experiences and the meaning of living with cancer in old age. LÄS MER

  5. 14. See and Be Seen : An Inquiry into the Role of Public Space in Combating Loneliness

    Författare :Jing Jing; Tigran Haas; David Canter; Lena Dahlberg; Fran Tonkiss; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Loneliness; social isolation; public space; third place; social infrastructure; streetscapes; care; aging; age-friendly; theory of place; built environment; social interaction; sense of community; belonging; neighborhood attachment; sorting; mixed-methods; urban design; urban planning; intervention; Ensamhet; social isolering; offentliga rum; tredje plats; social infrastruktur; gatumiljöer; omsorg; åldrande; äldrevänlig; teori om plats; byggd miljö; umgås; känsla av gemenskap; tillhörighet; tillgivenhet mot grannskap; sortering; mixade metoder; urban design; stadsbyggnad och stadsplanering; bekämpa ensamhet; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Sammanfattning : Loneliness in cities has been an issue of great concern in public discourse, particularly during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The detrimental impact of loneliness on health and well-being is well documented and has recently become a rising priority for governments worldwide. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Individual differences in the aging memory : Mediation accounts, moderators, and contextual factors

    Författare :Ola Sternäng; Åke Wahlin; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Nancy Pedersen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive aging; interactions; context; mediation accounts; cross-cultural; longitudinal; individual differences; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Within the field of cognitive aging, mediation accounts propose that age affects cognitive abilities through a mediator variable. Most of these mediation accounts are developed based on studies with cross-sectional designs. LÄS MER