Essays about: "life-course"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 50 essays containing the word life-course.

1. 11. Exploring the Narratives of a Formerly Incarcerated Trinidadian Woman through the Life Course Perspective : A Case Study

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Brittani Bruchet; [2021]
   Keywords : Caribbean; female offender; incarceration; life-course; narrative analysis; semi-structured interviews;

   Abstract : Through qualitative interviewing and narrative analysis, this study sought to illuminate and examine the life story of a formerly incarcerated Trinidadian woman. To gain insight into her experiences across the life course, criminal and conventional, I conducted two semi-structured interviews with the same woman in the context of Trinidad and Tobago, focusing on experiences of motherhood, interpersonal relationships, employment, and those of incarceration. READ MORE

3. 12. Generalized trust and fertility : A micro-level analysis of social trust and its relationship to fertility

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Per Ola Ockell; [2020]
   Keywords : Generalized trust; Social trust; Trust; Fertility; Personality; Life course;  ;

   Abstract : Are individuals that trust strangers more likely to have children, and can they be expected to have more children than their lower trusting counterparts? This article assesses two perspectives that hold this as a likely outcome. One perspective has trusting individuals as more likely to hand over the care of their children to strangers, thereby reconciling work and family dilemmas for women. READ MORE

4. 13. The Lifelong Consequences of Protesting : A Longitudinal Analysis of the Gendered and Intergenerational Effects of Protest Participation on Individuals’ Life-Course Patterns

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hannah Gisgård; [2020]
   Keywords : social movements; political participation; protesting; biographical consequences; gender; intergenerational effects;

   Abstract : Protesting is a common tactic used by social movements and the outcomes are widely researched in social movement studies. This thesis examines the biographical consequences of protest participation on individuals’ life-course patterns from a gendered and intergenerational perspective. READ MORE

5. 14. A CITY TO GROW UP IN -A Study of How the Integrated Child Impact Analysis Tool Can Contribute to Social Sustainability in Urban Planning

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Hannes Kärrman; [2020]
   Keywords : Social Sustainability; Urban Planning; Children; Deliberative Planning;

   Abstract : This case study explores how the Integrated Child Impact Analysis (ICIA) tool is used in the urban planning process in the city of Stockholm. The purpose of the study is to understand how the focus on children’s rights can contribute to social sustainability through urban planning projects. READ MORE

6. 15. Encouraging Mothers : The effect of German regional childcare policies on maternal employment between 2006 and 2018

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik-Alexander Schubert; [2020]
   Keywords : Family policies; maternal employment; German childcare reform; piecewise-constant exponential model; life-course studies;

   Abstract : Childbearing is often associated with employment interruptions in women’s careers. Since 2005, the German federal government has implemented childcare reforms aiming at expanding the suitable infrastructure for children under the age of three, which should facilitate and accelerate the return to employment. READ MORE