Blar i SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) på tittel
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Pandemics, past, and present: The role of biological anthropology in interdisciplinary pandemic studies
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Parenthood and happiness: a review of folk theories versus empirical evidence
(Social Indicators Research;108(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-08)This paper reviews and compares folk theories and empirical evidence about the influence of parenthood on happiness and life satisfaction. The review of attitudes toward parenthood and childlessness reveals that people ... -
Parenting in the second generation. The changing family figurations of descendants of Pakistani, Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study explores how second-generation parents in Norway manoeuvre generational and institutional relationships and what consequences this may have for participation in ethnicity-based networks and majority society. ... -
Past year cannabis use among Norwegian adolescents: Time trends based on the Ungdata surveys 2010–2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)To describe trends in cannabis use from 2010 to 2019 among Norwegian adolescents and relate these to individual- and municipal-level variables. Design: Data from nationwide repeated cross-sectional surveys collected in ... -
Patterns and correlates of old‑age social exclusion in the Balkan states
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Social exclusion (SE), or the separation of individuals and groups from mainstream society, is associated with poor health and wellbeing, yet a substantial number of older people are socially excluded. There is increasing ... -
Pålogga lokalsamfunn
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)At the centre of attention in local history - as an academic field and as a passion - is the local community. But what is a local community? As a concept, it rests somewhere between the 'ethnic group' of anthropologists ... -
Pårørendes erfaringer av kvalitet i helse- og omsorgstjenester til personer med demens og pårørende.En longitudinell narrativ studie.
(Tidsskriftet aldring og helse;Vol. 23 - nr. 4 - 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Bakgrunn: Det har de siste årene vært en stor satsing på å utvikle og styrke demensomsorgen i Norge. Ett av målene er at personer med demens og pårørende skal få dekket sine individuelle behov ved tjenester preget av høy ... -
Påtalemønstre i familievoldssaker
(Tidsskrift for strafferett;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Straffeapparatet er et viktig virkemiddel for å bekjempe vold i nære relasjoner. Istanbulkonvensjonen stiller krav til straffeapparatets effektivitet. Samtidig henlegges de fleste familievoldssaker. Vi vet imidlertid lite ... -
Perceptions of harms associated with tobacco, alcohol and cannabis in students from the UK and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Introduction: International drug policy has traditionally been based on the premise that illegal drugs are more harmful than legal substances. Here, we investigate how students in the UK and Norway now perceive possible ... -
Performing visual empowerment: Norwegian youth culture, languages, and cross-sense communication
(Visual Anthropology;Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 2: Physiology and Epidemiology: A Visual Anthropology Dimension, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-10)This article highlights how deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing people in Norway have an ability for visual languaging, building new relations, making new social order, handling the pressure of phonocentricity, establishing ... -
Personality and 10-Year Personality Development Among Norwegians in Midlife—Do Retirement and Job Type Play a Role?
(Psychology and Aging;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Our personality develops over the whole lifespan and in particular when our life circumstances change. Retirement is a life event that brings changes in identity, day structures, and social roles of former workers. Therefore, ... -
Personsentrert omsorg i praksis: Fire perspektiver på støttekontakttjenesten i demensomsorgen - en case studie
(Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning;Nr. 2–2018, 14. årgang, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly and will result in a growing demand for varied health and social services. Support contact is a potential service with positive implications, but it has yet to be ... -
Phronetically Guided Use of Knowledge: Interstitial Work at Barnahus and How It Can Inform the Knowledge Debate in Social Work
(The British Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-13)In this article, the ‘evidence–relevance’ dilemma in the ‘knowledge for social work’ debate is approached empirically, departing from a concrete practice observed amongst social workers managing police-reported child abuse ... -
Physical Fighting and Leisure Activities among Norwegian Adolescents—Investigating Co-occurring Changes from 2015 to 2018
(Journal of Youth and Adolescence;Volume 49, issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-27)After many years of decline in violent behavior among adolescents in several Western countries, recent official statistics indicate a possible trend change. So far, knowledge on how this change is related to co-occurring ... -
Playing without goals: gendered practices in recreational youth football
(Journal of Youth Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-04)Participating in sports is a highly valued part of growing up in the Western world. This is especially true in the Scandinavian countries, where the voluntary sports organizations are closely connected to the welfare state. ... -
Playing without goals: gendered practices in recreational youth football
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Participating in sports is a highly valued part of growing up in the Western world. This is especially true in the Scandinavian countries, where the voluntary sports organizations are closely connected to the welfare state. ... -
Policy guidelines for effective inclusion and reintegration of people with chronic diseases in the workplace: national and european perspectives
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 15, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-11)The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among the European working age population, as well as the implications for the individual and societal level, underline the need for policy guidelines targeting the effective ... -
Policy Review on the Norwegian Initiative of Offering Free Homework Assistance in Schools
(ECNU Review of Education;Vol 4, Issue 3, 2021, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-16)Purpose: Through reviewing an education policy blueprint in Norway, titled “An Offer of Homework Assistance” (issued by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training in June 2010), the present article aims to shed ... -
Policy-making for the diffusion of social innovations: the case of the Barnahus model in the Nordic region and the broader European context
(Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-01)The Barnahus model was launched in Iceland in 1998, and it subsequently spread to all the Nordic countries. It is an interagency, co-located model for working with cases of violence and abuse against children that addresses ... -
Polish nurses in Norway: Migration for “normal” work–life balance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper expands and enriches existing knowledge on the work–life balance of migrant workers by exploring the experiences of Polish nurses in Norway. Previous studies predominantly highlight the obstacles faced by migrant ...