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6. Rhythm in late-modern Stockholm : Social stratification and stylistic variation in the speech of men
Sammanfattning : Denna avhandling visar att talrytm är socialt stratifierad i vardagsspråket hos män i Stockholm. Som ett symboliskt centrum för många senmoderna sociala förändringar är Stockholm också hemvist för Europas ”första” multietnolekt (rinkebysvenska, Kotsinas 1988a). LÄS MER
7. The shifting conditions of support groups in transition : an ethnography of respiratory disease in Northern England
Sammanfattning : Breathlessness is a condition we all know something about, as it is normal to get out of breath when physically overexerted. However, breathlessness may also be an abnormal manifestation commonly understood, assessed, and defined as the first vital symptom of respiratory disease-such as in asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or pulmonary fibrosis. LÄS MER
8. Social Capital and Self-rated Health: testing association with longitudinal and multilevel methodologies
Sammanfattning : Since Durkheim’s seminal work over a century ago, research has repeatedly shown that individuals with higher levels of social integration, social networks and social support have better health status. However, the recent introduction of a contextual phenomenon known as social capital to the field of public health has sparked lively debate as to how it may also influence the health of individuals, if at all. LÄS MER
9. Det svenska väldet : Ett konglomerat av uttrycksformer och begrepp från Vasa till Bernadotte
Sammanfattning : During the so-called early modern time, i.e. from 1500 to 1800, Sweden as well as other European states went through fundamental changes. The central power increased its influence and control over society and its people. LÄS MER
10. Enabling socio-technical transitions – electric vehicles and high voltage electricity grids as focal points of low emission futures
Sammanfattning : Today humankind is facing numerous sustainability challenges that require us to question CO2 intensive practices like those present in the transport and energy sector. To meet those challenges, many countries have adopted ambitious climate targets. Achieving such targets requires an understanding of the wider socio-technical context of transitions. LÄS MER
