Sökning: "elderly parents"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden elderly parents.
1. A family landscape : On the geographical distances between elderly parents and adult children in Sweden
Sammanfattning : With a background in the ageing of the population and the new challenges facing individuals, families and the welfare state, the aim of this thesis is to analyse the changing family landscape and the geographical distances between elderly parents and adult children. The thesis consists of four empirical studies derived from three different sources of data: In the first paper (Paper I), historical population data is combined with modern register data for two Swedish regions. LÄS MER
2. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Sammanfattning : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. LÄS MER
3. Caring, Sharing, and Childbearing : Essays on Labor Supply, Infant Health, and Family Policies
Sammanfattning : Essay I: I study the consequences on labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Caring for an elderly parent may be associated with opportunity costs such as productivity loss on the labor market if informal caregivers are of working age. LÄS MER
4. Overweight and obesity in the young and old: Prevalence, prevention and eating behavior
Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Background: During the last 25 years the prevalence of overweight and obe-sity has increased dramatically, both in developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization is declaring it an epidemic. In Sweden the increase was almost 50% between 1980 and 2005. The largest increases oc-curred in the 16-24-year age group. LÄS MER
5. Time for Retirement : Studies on how leisure and family associate with retirement timing in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Retirement transition is a major life event in later adult life. Its timing is important for older individuals for economic, personal and family reasons, as well as for aging societies contemplating a comprehensive plan for population changes, including sustainability of the labor force, pension system, and welfare services such as eldercare. LÄS MER