Essays about: "life-course"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 essays containing the word life-course.
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16. Classification Tree Based Algorithms in Studying Predictors for Long-Term Unemployment in Early Adulthood : An Exploratory Analysis Combining Supervised Machine Learning and Administrative Register Data
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Unemployment at young age is a negative life event that has been found to have scarring effects for future life outcomes, especially when continuing long-term. Understanding precursors for long-term unemployment in early adulthood is important to be able to target policy interventions in critical junctures in the life course. READ MORE
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17. Migrant women entrepreneurship in Sweden: A life-course approach to contextualize gendered career trajectories.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Emerging from discussions within gender, contextual embeddedness, and migration, this research addresses the issue of the labor market integration of highly educated migrant women in Sweden. The thesis seeks to broaden the understanding of the gender gap in entrepreneurship by contextualizing the decisions of starting a business, analyzing the different strategies employed by migrant women to develop their businesses as well as the role of entrepreneurship in their lives in relation to gender norms. READ MORE
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18. Investigating differences in the decay of divorce-induced residential mobility across gender and urbanisation
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Divorce is a life course event that triggers deviant, negative residential moves that symbolises the antithesis of climbing the traditional housing ladder, and sets individuals on an altered housing trajectory, typically associated with long-term instability compared to married counterparts. Studies have revealed that long-term instability associated with divorce is commonly connected to an increased probability of moving out of owner occupation that is greater and persists longer for women than men. READ MORE
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19. Amidst uncertainty and othering, EU citizens in search of belonging: The impact of Brexit on migrant identity and significant life-course decisions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The UK's departure from the EU marks a pivotal moment in the history of intra-EU migration, one which foretells significant consequences for the identities and future plans of EU27 citizens who call the UK home, as they try to navigate the uncertainty and xenophobic othering sparked by the referendum result in June 2016. This thesis proposes five hypotheses on the cause-and-effect relationships that link migrant identity to subsequent decision-making in the context of Brexit, through coping strategies and other determining factors. READ MORE
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20. In searching for Belonging-Almost at home abroad : A qualitative study on the way refugees developfeelings of home and belonging in the Romanian citiesof Bucharest and Timisoara
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Due to an increased flow of refugees, migration has become an important issue that hasraised a lot of concern during the past years. During 2015 alone European member statesreported almost two million migrants crossing their external borders. READ MORE
