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Gender bias in public long-term care? A survey experiment among care managers
(Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-14)Daughters of elderly women are more likely to provide informal care than sons. If care managers take this into account and view informal care as a substitute for formal care, they will statistically discriminate against ... -
The gender difference in sickness absence: Do managers evaluate men and women differently with regard to the appropriateness of sickness absence?
(Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims: Women have much higher rates of sickness absence than men, but the causes of the difference are not well understood. This study examines whether managers have more lenient attitudes toward women’s than toward men’s ... -
Gender Discrimination in the Hiring of Skilled Professionals in Two Male-Dominated Occupational Fields: A Factorial Survey Experiment with Real-World Vacancies and Recruiters in Four European Countries
(KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie;Volume 72, suppl 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-01)The present article investigates gender discrimination in recruitment for two male-dominated occupations (mechanics and IT professionals). We empirically test two different explanatory approaches to gender discrimination ... -
Gender equality in sickness absence tolerance: Attitudes and norms of sickness absence are not different for men and women
(PLoS ONE;13 (8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)Previous research offers limited understanding as to why sickness absence is higher among women than among men, but attitudes and norms have been suggested as plausible explanations of this gender gap. The purpose of the ... -
Gendered health consequences of unemployment in Norway 2000–2017: a register‑based study of hospital admissions, health‑related benefit utilisation, and mortality
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 2447 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-28)Background: The existing literature indicates that unemployment leads to deteriorated mental and somatic health, poorer self-assessed health, and higher mortality. However, it is not clear whether and to what extent the ... -
Generasjon prestasjon? Ungdoms opplevelse av press og stress
(Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;Årgang 18, nr. 2, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)Artikkelen undersøker hvor mange ungdommer som opplever prestasjons-press på ulike områder og hvor mange som har problemer med å takle presset de står overfor. Et viktig funn er den store variasjonen som finnes mellom ... -
Generasjoner imellom. Holdninger til familiens ansvar øst og vest i Europa
(Nordisk Østforum;Vol 33 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)The article addresses the strength and character of family responsibility norms in Eastern and Western Europe. The strength is measured by the level of support for filial and parental responsibilities (i.e., adult children’s ... -
Generasjonskløfta som forsvant: Et ungdomsbilde i endring
(Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i en serie empiriske funn fra Ung i Oslo undersøkelsene (1996, 2006, 2012) som indikerer at ungdom i Norge er blitt mindre opprørske og opposisjonelle og at generasjonskløfta er blitt betydelig ... -
Generational analysis of the advanced welfare state
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)In this chapter, we begin by laying out the interconnection between generation-belonging and welfare state services, and argue how generations shape the welfare state, whereas the welfare state shapes how generations pass ... -
Generational tensions and solidarity within advanced welfare states
(Chapter, 2021-09-13)An advanced welfare state democracy is an institutionalized collective agreement on solving social problems and coordinating actions. Although welfare state democracies have different shapes, the scope of government is ... -
Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States
(Book, 2021-09-13)This book explores generation as both a reference to family or kinship structures and a reference to cohorts or age sets. The principal objective is branching out this two-part concept through studies of tensions and ... -
Gjennom Nåløyene: Forskjellsbehandling i rekrutteringsprosesser i offentlige virksomheter
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;Årgang 38, nr. 3-4-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-02)I hvilken grad er det likebehandling mellom etniske minoriteter og majoriteter i rekrutteringsprosesser i offentlige virksomheter? I denne artikkelen besvares dette spørsmålet med bruk av data som omfatter alle faser i ... -
Governmentality Versus Community: The Impact of the COVID Lockdowns
(International Journal of Community Well-Being;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The COVID lockdowns were characterised by new forms of governmentality as lives were disrupted and controlled through the vertical transmission of biopolitics by the state. The paper considers how this was experienced by ... -
The green shift? Narratives of changing cannabis policies and identity-work among Norwegian adolescents
(Drugs: education prevention and policy;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-05)Recent years have seen a growing public debate concerning the political regulation of cannabis products, substantiated by a multitude of competing narratives about the effects of various policies. However, little is known ... -
The green shift? Narratives of changing cannabis policies and identity-work among Norwegian adolescents
(Drugs: education prevention and policy;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-05)Recent years have seen a growing public debate concerning the political regulation of cannabis products, substantiated by a multitude of competing narratives about the effects of various policies. However, little is known ... -
Grenser for skolens ansvar? Skolelederes perspektiv på mandat i det frafallsforebyggende arbeidet
(Nordisk administrativt tidsskrift;Årg 96 Nr 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Etter Reform 94 har de videregående skolene i Norge fått et økt ansvar for at flest mulig unge gjennomfører videregående opplæring. Samtidig er skolenes mandat for frafallsforebygging uklart, og det er opp til ledelsen og ... -
'Har vi hatt leksehjelp nå?' Sosial utjevning når alle skal med
(Sosiologi i dag;44(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)I en kompleks verden får tiltak og ordninger ofte andre virkninger enn planlagt, fordi det skjer uforutsette ting i omgivelsene. Det kan også være paradokser innebygd i den enkelte ordning som gjør at resultatene ikke blir ... -
Hardcore adolescent smokers? An examination of the hardening hypothesis by using survey data from two Norwegian samples collected eight years apart
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction. The hardening hypothesis stat es that with declining prevalence and growing social disapproval of smoking, remaining smokers are more unwilling and unable to quit, as well as increasingly characterized ... -
Health effects of retirement: evidence from survey and register data
(Journal of Population Economics;Volume 33, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-05)Using a local randomized experiment that arises from the statutory retirement age in Norway, we study the effect of retirement on health across gender and socioeconomic status. We apply data from administrative registers ... -
Help and Care to Older Parents in the Digital Society
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines the extent and predictors of employees’ help and care to their old parents and aims to contribute to policy development enabling employees to combine full-time work and caregiving to parents. Analyzing ...