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  1. 6. Att åldras med funktionshinder : Betydelser av socialt och kronologiskt åldrande för människor som under lång tid levt med fysiska funktionsnedsättningar

    Författare :Annika Taghizadeh Larsson; Eva Jeppsson-Grassman; Rafael Lindqvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Disability; impairment; functioning; age; ageing; age norms; subjective age; life course; pensioner; time; biographical disruption; Funktionshinder; funktionsnedsättning; funktionstillstånd; ålder; åldrande; åldersnormer; upplevd ålder; livslopp; pensionär; tid; biografiskt brott; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Ålderns och åldrandets betydelser för människor som under lång tid har levt med fysiska funktionsnedsättningar har hittills fått begränsad uppmärksamhet såväl i forskning som i andra sammanhang. Samtidigt pekar såväl åldersgränser i det offentliga stödsystemet som tidigare forskning mot att ålder och åldrande kan få speciella innebörder för människor som lever med funktionshinder. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Otrygghetens landskap. En kartläggning av otryggheten i stadsrummet och en analys av bakomliggande orsaker, med fokus på mediernas roll

    Författare :Gabriella Sandstig; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk society; late modernity; risk perception; mass communication; urban public space; sensations of fear and insecurity; threats; violence; fear of crime; social disorder; personal experience; social experience; media experience; personal predisposition; anxiety; social control; complexity; sex; gender; age; generalised trust; social capital; West Sweden; SOM-data; regression analysis; third-person-effect; third-person-effect-hypothesis; culivation effects; agenda setting;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of the dissertation are to explore and map the fear and insecurity in urban public spaces and to analyse the underlying causes behind the sensations of fear and insecurity in these spaces, with focus on the role of the media. The study is mainly based on survey data collected through regional samples of the population of West Sweden between the years of 2001–2007. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Decolonizing the Viking Age 1

    Författare :Fredrik Svanberg; Engelska; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; death rituals; burial; 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

  5. 9. 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

  7. 10. Iron Age Keys, Locks, and Chests: Exploring Locking Practices and Social Identities at Birka, Helgö, Lovö, Sanda, and Vallhagar

    Författare :Emma Nordström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Nycklar; Keys; Lås; Locks; Kistor; Chests; Låsande; Locking practices; Sociala identiteter; Social identities; Järnålder; Iron Age; Vikingatid; Viking Age;

    Sammanfattning : The use of keys, locks, and chests in the Scandinavian Iron Age is a subject overshadowed by the assumed connection between keys and the housewife with her administrative role on the farm. The key is sometimes even seen as the very symbol of this role. LÄS MER