Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Subject "Norway"
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The affective component of ageism needs attention
(International journal of manpower;Volume 41, Issue 5, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-03)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore responses of older workers and of managers to the call from the authorities to extend working life. Methodology: Data are from the Norwegian Senior Policy Barometer with ... -
Agency in deskilling: Filipino nurses’ experiences in the Norwegian health care sector
(Geoforum;Volume 126, November 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-11)By examining the migration and employment experiences of Filipino migrant nurses in Norway, this article demonstrates how nurses exert agency when faced with barriers that can hamper or even block their access to nursing ... -
Anabolic–androgenic steroid use and correlates in Norwegian adolescents
(European Journal of Sport Science;Volume 18, 2018 - Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-10)This paper surveys the prevalence and correlates of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use among Norwegian adolescents, and examines the degree to which sports participation is a mediating or moderating factor to well-known ... -
Are immigrant youth involved in voluntary organizations more likely than their non-immigrant peers to be engaged in politics? Survey evidence from Norway
(Acta Sociologic;Volume: 63 issue: 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-06)The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an immigrant or non-immigrant background. ... -
'Å holde hverdagslivet sammen'. Hjem, familie og tilhørighet blant etterkommere av innvandrere fra India og Pakistan
(Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift;Årgang 31, nr. 1–2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-23)Med utgangspunkt i Gullestads analyser av hjem, hverdagsliv og de store samfunnstransformasjoner fra 1970-tallet og fremover, diskuterer denne artikkelen forståelser og praksiser knyttet til hjem, familie og hverdagsliv i ... -
Balancing standardisation and individualisation in transitional care pathways: a meta-ethnography of the perspectives of older patients, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals
(BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 430 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-01)Background: Transitional care implies the transfer of patients within or across care settings in a seamless and safe way. For frail, older patients with complex health issues, high-quality transitions are especially important ... -
Childbearing behaviours of Polish migrants in Norway
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)The chapter explores the aspects of childbearing, procreation plans and fertility among Polish migrant couples and families settled in Norway. It tackles the migration-fertility nexus by engaging with five hypotheses put ... -
Completion in vocational and academic upper secondary school: The importance of school motivation, self-efficacy, and individual characteristics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)A vast amount of research is devoted to identifying factors that predict early school leaving. However, there is no simple explanation because the results show that young people leave education prematurely for various ... -
Contesting the Boundaries between Civil and Religious Marriage. State and Mosque Discourse in Pluralistic Norway
(Sociology of Islam;Volume 6: Issue 3, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-23)This article discusses the relation between civil and religious marriage, at the interface between the state’s legal discourse and the discourses and practices of Norwegian mosques. A central question is what kinds of ... -
Covid-fatigued? A longitudinal study of Norwegian older adults’ psychosocial well-being before and during early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
(European Journal of Ageing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-25)As the pandemic continues, many older adults are facing prolonged isolation and stress while having less access to traditional ways of coping. There is widespread concern that the situation is increasingly taking its toll ... -
Deconstructing doing well; what can we learn from care experienced young people in England, Denmark and Norway?
(Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 118, November 2020, 105333, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-08)This paper addresses the conceptualization of ‘outcomes’ for care experienced people through an in-depth longitudinal study of 75 young adults in Denmark, England and Norway. ‘Outcome’ studies have played a crucial role ... -
The Dilemmas of Means-tested and Market-oriented Social Rental Housing: Municipal Housing in Norway 1945-2019
(Critical Housing Analysis;Volume 6 Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-16)In this paper, I analyse the post-war development of social rental housing in Norway. During the 20th century, Norwegian municipalities created some of the more means-tested and market-oriented social housing sectors in ... -
Does a raised mandatory retirement age influence managers' attitudes to older workers?
(Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 5, nr. 2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-17)As a part of an international extending working life trend, Norway recently raised the mandatory retirement age (MRA) from 70 to 72 years. This article discusses possible effects on managers’ attitudes and behaviour towards ... -
Does social capital matter more when health status is poor? Labour market attachment among long-term recipients of social assistance in Norway
(European Journal of Social Work;Published online 19 Nov 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Long-term social assistance recipients are a disadvantaged group with loose labour market attachment, and they are therefore in dire need of an ‘alternative route’ into employment. Differing types of social capital (bonding, ... -
Educating the Roma: The Struggle for Cultural Autonomy in a Semi-Nomadic Group in Oslo.
(Social Inclusion;3(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-29)This paper will discuss the rationale of a group of Norwegian Roma who have resisted the government’s attempts to educate them since the early 1960s. Behind the scenes these Roma claim that a school education is irrelevant ... -
The effects of parental income on Norwegian adolescents’ school grades: A sibling analysis
(Acta Sociologica;58(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Associations between family income and offspring’s educational attainment are well-established. A debated topic is whether this association is due to the causal influence of family income per se, or arises because of other ... -
Et velfungerende leiemarked?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Norsk boligpolitikk er preget av en tydelig prioritering av eierboligen, og hovedmålet er at flest mulig skal ha mulighet til å eie egen bolig. Denne eierlinjen har bidratt til en stemoderlig behandling av leiesektoren. ... -
For få på jobb? Sykepleierbemanning i sykehjem og hjemmesykepleien
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;Årgang 38, nr. 2-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-24)Artikkelen oppsummerer statistikk og forskning over sykepleierbemanning i norske sykehjem og hjemmesykepleietjenester og viser at det er en stor og økende mangel på sykepleiere i disse tjenestene. For få sykepleiere på ... -
Homeownership and family transitions within a Nordic welfare state
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The Impact of Informal Caregiving on Labour Supply Before and After a Parent’s Death
(Journal of Population Ageing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-30)Most European countries are facing an ageing population, which points to a need for having as many people as possible of employable age working full time. The growing number of older people increases the pressure on health ...