Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Title
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Social Exclusion and Mental Wellbeing in Older Romanians
(Social Inclusion;Vol 7, No 3 (2019): Old-Age Exclusion, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-04)In Romania, inequalities in health and wellbeing between younger and older Romanians are substantial, and an important reason for inequalities may be the higher risk of social exclusion among older adults. After the fall ... -
Social generations in popular culture
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)Karl Mannheim’s concept of social generations has become incredibly influential and has been applied in ever-new ways for almost a century. With what seems to be renewed interest in it post-2000, there is reason to take a ... -
The Social Homeownership Model - the case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In Norway, mass home ownership has been an important part of social housing in the post-war period. Social housing became available to everybody and a great majority seized the opportunity. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) ... -
Social inequality in dropout rates in higher education: Denmark and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article examines the association between students’ social class background, their completion of higher education and transfer between research-intensive universities and vocational-oriented university colleges in ... -
Social inequality in navigating the healthcare maze: Care trajectories from hospital to home via intermediate care for older people in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Although health inequality is a growing concern, striking differences in health and life expectancy still exist across and within OECD countries. In Oslo, the largest city in Norway, life expectancy differs by up to 7 ... -
Social marginalization: A scoping review of 50 years of research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Despite growing interest in social marginalization, the concept lacks a common and clear definition. Using a scoping review method, this paper systematically analyzed 1121 papers identified in the Scopus and Web of Science ... -
Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Good health is one of the key qualities of life, but opportunities to be and remain healthy are unequally distributed across socio-economic groups. The beneficial health effects of the social network are well known. However, ... -
The Social Support - Health Link Unraveled: Pathways Linking Social Support to Functional Capacity in Later Life
(Journal of Aging and Health;Vol 32, Issue 7-8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-15)Objective: Despite evidence that social support is strongly related to health, very little is known about the mechanisms underlying this association. This study investigates whether physical activity, depressive symptoms, ... -
Social Variations in Perceived Parenting Styles among Norwegian Adolescents
(Child indicators research;7(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Previous research has documented the associations between parenting and parenting styles and child and adolescent outcomes. Little is known, however, about the social structuring of parenting in contemporary Nordic welfare ... -
Socio-Economic Gradients and Disability During The Transition to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Survey and Register Study in Norway
(International journal of disability, development and education;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-03)The study aimed to investigate trends and explanatory factors for socio-economic inequalities associated with disability during the transition to young adulthood. A sample of 2606 participants (56% females and 44% ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health during the Great Recession: A scoping review of the research literature
(Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-10)Aims: The so-called “Great Recession” in Europe triggered widespread concerns about population health, as reflected by an upsurge in empirical research on the health impacts of the economic crisis. A growing body of empirical ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality after age 67: The contribution of psychological factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Diverging trends of longer lives and increased inequalities in age-at-death invite to updated research on late-life mortality. Earlier studies have identified health behavior, childhood, psychosocial, and material conditions ... -
Solidarity and tension across generations in welfare democracies
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)In this chapter, social generation will be applied as a normative-political and sociological concept in combination, and that can be used to explain social order and the development of a political order through democratic ... -
Solidarity with Future Generations? Protection clauses in constitutions
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)By including the protection of future generations’ access to a healthy natural environment in constitutions, the current generations have committed themselves to taking future people into account in contemporary policy ... -
De som er kasta ut av det normale : om selvskading og selvterapi i et emo/alternativt miljø i 'Torsdal', Norge
(Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Basert på en serie intervjuer utført i 2010, retter artikkelen søkelyset mot et tidligere lite utforsket transnasjonalt ungdomskulturelt fellesskap som omtales som «emo», og som ofte er assosiert med depressivitet og ulike ... -
Sosial ulikhet i barn og unges deltakelse i organiserte fritidsaktiviteter
(Rapport fra Senter for forskning på sivilsamfunn og frivillig sektor;, Research report, 2021)Deltakelse i organiserte fritidsaktiviteter er for barn og ungdom en viktig kilde til fellesskap, identitet og mestring. Det er imidlertid grunn til å tro at sosioøkonomiske forskjeller fortsetter å gjøre seg gjeldende i ... -
Speaking Swedish While Black in Norway
(Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies;Volume 1, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Swedes are almost unambiguously considered White in Norway and, therefore, labeled as non-strangers and non-marked. One of the most striking aspects of studying young Swedish labor migrants to the Norwegian capital is their ... -
Spousal bereavement and its effects on later life physical and cognitive capability: the Tromsø study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Spousal bereavement is associated with health declines and increased mortality risk, but its specific impact on physical and cognitive capabili- ties is less studied. A historical cohort study design was applied including ... -
Spousal Loss and Change in Cognitive Functioning: An Examination of Temporal Patterns and Gender Differences
(The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-14)Objectives: The study investigates whether the disadvantaged position of men in the adverse consequences of widowhood for health and mortality also exists for changes in cognitive health. Methods: We used data of up ... -
State crisis response versus transnational family living: An online ethnography among transnational families during the pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Transnational family living refers to the situation of maintaining relationships across national borders. It is dependent on a certain degree of flexibility from the state. As part of the crisis response to the COVID-19 ...