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1. 1. Understanding Intergenerational Mobility : Inequality, Student Aid and Nature-Nurture Interactions

   Författare :Gunnar Brandén; Mikael Lindahl; Björn Öckert; Erik Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intergenerational mobility; inequality; student aid; adult education; difference-in-differences; propensity scores; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Essay I: A body of evidence has emerged in the literature on intergenerational mobility documenting that unequal countries experience less social mobility: a relationship known as the Great Gatsby Curve. In this paper I estimate the Great Gatsby Curve within Sweden across 125 commuting zones and 20 cohorts, exploiting both cross-sectional and longitudinal variation. LÄS MER

3. 2. Modern men : A Norwegian 30-year longitudinal study of intergenerational transmission and social change

   Författare :Margunn Bjørnholt; Liisa Husu; Anna G. Jónasdóttir; Karen Henwood; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; fathering; intergenerational transmission; longitudinal qualitative research; masculinities; men; part-time; social change; work–family; Gender Studies; Genusvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation addresses men and change, intergenerational transmission, historical change and agency, employing as a case a longitudinal follow-up study over two generations of men, where the fathers participated in an experimental research project, the Work-Sharing Couples Project, which aimed to promote egalitarian work–family adaptations in Norway in the early 1970s. The original project was based on both spouses working part-time and shift parenting. LÄS MER

4. 3. Lifelong learning, intergenerational learning, and social capital : from theory to practice

   Författare :Ann-Kristin Boström; Tom Schuller; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lifelong learning; intergenerational learning; social capital; granddad intervention; transmission of skills; attitudes; values and norms; Stockholm; International education; Internationell pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between lifelong learning, intergenerational learning and social capital by reporting on an analysis of the concepts and an investigation of one instance of intergenerational interaction, namely “the granddad programme” – an intervention project run by a limited number of schools in the Stockholm area. The theoretical background concerns both the lifelong perspectiveand the lifewide perspective of learning across the lifespan. LÄS MER

5. 4. Parents, Children and Childbearing

   Författare :Johan Dahlberg; Juho Härkönen; Gunnar Andersson; Jennifer S. Barber; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Demography; Sociology; Fertility; Intergenerational transmission; Intergenerational influences; Social background; Parental death; Timing of first birth; Mode of delivery; Sibling correlation; Event history analysis; Childlessness; Sweden; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis provides a set of studies of social influences on fertility timing. Swedish register data are used to link individuals to their parents and siblings, thereby allowing the study of impacts of family of origin, social background, and parental death on fertility. LÄS MER

7. 5. Essays on the Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage : The Role of Prenatal Health and Fertility

   Författare :André Richter; Markus Jäntti; Anders Björklund; Magnus Johannesson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four chapters on the role of prenatal health and fertility on the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. The first two are related, and the third and fourth chapters are independent essays. LÄS MER