Sökning: "old age poverty"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 avhandlingar innehållade orden old age poverty.

  1. 1. Äldrefattigdom : Ekonomisk utsatthet i yngre ålderspensionärers vardag

    Författare :Angelika Thelin; Tapio Salonen; Maria Wolmesjö; Elisabeth Cedersund; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; poverty; economic hardship; everyday life; young old; elderly; social exclusion; coping; life course; fattigdom; ekonomisk utsatthet; vardag; yngre äldre; penionärer; äldre personer; social exklusion; coping; livslopp; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : I Sverige omfattas äldre personer av ett historiskt och internationellt sett generöst offentligt ekonomiskt grundtrygghetssystem. Trots det ökade risken för relativ fattigdom bland unga ålderspensionärer (65 till 74 år) under 2000-talets första decennium. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Older people in Sweden – Age at migration, poverty and utilization of long-term care services

    Författare :Hanna Mac Innes; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labor market participation; old age poverty; Long-term Care Utilization; life course perspective; old age exclusion;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the significance of age at migration for labor market integration and old-age poverty, as well as the utilization of long-term care services by older people. This thesis comprises four studies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Living Longer, Living Harder : Ageing in Extreme Poverty in Bangladesh

    Författare :Owasim Akram; Thomas Denk; Jan Jämte; Ilaria Pitti; Johan Vamstad; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ageing; Agency; Extreme Poverty; Generational Bargain; Life History Interviews; Othering; Postcolonial; Qualitative; Social Policy; Welfare Regimes;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this dissertation is to understand the lived experience of age-ing in extreme poverty in developing countries, in this case Bangladesh, a country that hosts a large number of extreme poor and ageing population. By focusing on the role of the family, the most neglected pillar of welfare, this dissertation sheds new light on the microprocesses of welfare politics. LÄS MER

  5. 4. I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet

    Författare :Elisabeth Engberg; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Tom Ericsson; Loftur Guttormsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; poor relief; poverty; social welfare; family history; rural society; nineteenth century; Sweden; social citizenship; social affinity; microdemography; pre-industrial society; social networks; life-course; Historia; Skellefteå; History subjects; Historieämnen; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to shed light upon the Swedish nineteenth century poor relief system, how it operated in a local rural context, how it changed over time, and not least, who was supported and why. It raises questions about how the poor laws were interpreted on the parish level, how the welfare systems interacted with local society and about who was considered to be poor and entitled to support. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Health and well-being in the elderley : A prospective population- based study

    Författare :Alette-Marie Lindgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; epidemiology; primary health care; prevention; gerontology; housing; health; contentment; activites; loneliness; screening; poverty; mortality; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Sammanfattning : The Albertina Project is an epidemiological study of the social, medical, economic and mortality situation among 9440 people, 75 years or older, living in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Most people lived in their own home. The housing standard appeared to be satisfactory in the majority of cases. LÄS MER