Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Title
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Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen?
(Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift;Årgang 3, nr. 6-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cannabis ble introdusert i Norge på 1960-tallet, i kjølvannet av ungdomsopprøret som rullet over den vestlige verden. Bruken var stabil på 1970- og 80-tallet, men økte kraftig på 1990-tallet og ble da knyttet til teorien ... -
Migration and asylum statistics as a basis for European border control
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article shows how the Migration Statistics Regulation plays a central role in EU/ Schengen external border control. It develops and applies an analytical framework, which shows analogies between how historical nation ... -
Migration, Gender Roles, and Mental Illness: The Case of Somali Immigrants in Norway
(International Migration Review;Published online: August 21, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article explores why Somali immigrant women in Norway have a lower utilization rate of mental-health services compared to Somali men. Based on qualitativeresearch, it argues that the maintenance of traditional gender ... -
Mindre problematferd for de fleste, større problemer for de få? En studie av tidstrender i problematferd: 1992, 2002 og 2010
(Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;12(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)I artikkelen undersøker vi tidstrender i problematferd blant norsk ungdom fra 1992 til 2010. Har norsk ungdom blitt «snillere» de siste 20 årene? Videre undersøker vi en påstand om økt omfang av sideproblemer (rus og svak ... -
Mixed neighbourhoods and native out-mobility in the Oslo region: the importance of parenthood
(Urban Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The extent to which the native-born population accept living in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods is receiving more and more attention throughout Europe. The Norwegian debate around this topic started in the 1990s and tends to ... -
Mobile subjects: Power relations and tactics for survival
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)Through a series of case studies from Southern and Eastern Africa, Oceania, and Europe, Movement and Connectivity: Configurations of Belonging explores the analytical usefulness of the concept of «mobility» for anthropological ... -
Moral economies of the welfare state: A qualitative comparative study
(Acta Sociologica;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-13)This paper uses innovative democratic forums carried out in Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom to examine people’s ideas about welfare-state priorities and future prospects. We use a moral economy framework in the ... -
Moving forward, waiting or standing still? Service users' experiences from a Norwegian labour activation programme
(European Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-23)Labour activation policy relies on a notion of temporal homogeneity, with the assumption that the service user, once enrolled in a labour activation programme, moves forward on a linear and progressive trajectory into the ... -
Musical Politics in the Cuban Police Order
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-05)This chapter explores how Cuban popular dance music nurtures and contests revolutionary values in today’s Cuba.1 I focus on the performance and discursive construction of the song ‘Cubanos por el mundo’ by Interativo, one ... -
A nation-wide cross-sectional study of variations in homecare nurses’ assessments of informational continuity – the importance of horizontal collaboration and municipal context.
(BMC Health Services Research;20, Article number: 464 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-25)Background: Numerous studies have revealed challenges associated with ensuring informational continuity in municipal care services for older adults with comprehensive, prolonged and complex care needs. Most research is ... -
Navigating precarious times? The experience of young adults who have been in care in Norway, Denmark and England
(Journal of Youth Studies;Published online 27 Mar 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-18)At a time of heightened international debate about youth precarity, how do we understand and support transitions to adulthood for people who have been in care? This paper reports on a qualitative longitudinal study of 75 ... -
Når ungdom ruser seg
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-18)Traditionally, the use of cannabis has been associated with more deviance and psychosocial problems than the use of alcohol among adolescents in Norway. Drawing on national survey data, we present trends in the use of both ... -
Neck and shoulder pain in adolescents seldom occur alone: Results from the Norwegian Ungdata Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)No previous studies have investigated the prevalence of co-occurring neck/shoulder pain, other musculoskeletal pain, headache and depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of isolated ... -
Needs-Tested and Market-Based Social Rented Housing: The Extreme Case of Norway?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In this article we introduce an ideal type we call “needs-tested and market-based social rented housing (SRH)” which is fleshed out and compared to the complex empirical reality of the Norwegian SRH sector. The ideal type ... -
Neighborhood or School? Influences on Alcohol Consumption and Heavy Episodic Drinking Among Urban Adolescents
(Journal of Youth and Adolescence;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-28)Little is known about the relative influences of neighborhood and school on the alcohol socialization process. Survey data from the Young in Oslo Study (N = 10,038, mean age 17.1 years, 52% girls) were used to investigate ... -
Neighborhood variation in early adult educational outcomes: The case of Norway
(Die Erde;Vol 150 No 2 (2019): Geographical neighbourhood research, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-19)Individuals originating in different neighborhoods fare differently in later life. Part of this is because families sort non-randomly over the urban landscape; different types of families live in systematically different ... -
Neighbourhood attainment of children of immigrants in Greater Oslo: Intergenerational inertia and the role of education
(Population, Space and Place;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-07)One element in the integration of new groups of inhabitants is location in the neighbourhood hierarchy. We define neighbourhood hierarchy in Oslo according to the median income of working age males in the neighbourhood, ... -
Neighbourhood selection by natives and immigrants: Homophily or limited spatial search?
(Housing Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)Substantial influxes of international immigrants during recent decades have transformed metropolitan housing markets across Europe, North America, and Australia. Where and under what physical and sociodemographic conditions ... -
Nettverkets betydning etter seksuelle overgrep
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Denne artikkelen utforsker hvilke reaksjoner, støttende og ikke støttende, utsatte for seksuelle overgrep får fra sitt uformelle nettverk etter at de har vært utsatt for et overgrep. Positiv støtte bidrar til at de utsatte ... -
Network and solitude satisfaction as modifiers of disadvantages in the quality of life of older persons who are challenged by exclusion from social relations: a gender stratified analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-21)This study examined from a gender-sensitive perspective the associations of exclusion from social relations (ESR) with the quality of life (QoL) of excluded older persons. Being satisfied with existing relations (i.e., ...