This thesis investigates paid and unpaid work in the second half of life. Unpaid work is regarded as formal volunteering or informal help and caregiving for family and the social network. Participation in paid and unpaid ...

The increasing global mobility has made the integration of immigrants into labour markets a key focus in social work research and policy. However, despite Norway's well-established welfare system and employment interventions, ...

Background: This study is initiated in co-operation with the user-organization and deals with psychosocial issues concerning patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). MFS is a severe, potentially life-threatening, genetic, ...

Reducing early retirement and prolonging employees’ working lives are goals that feature on social policy agendas across Europe. Active ageing has become the leading social policy response. Like many European countries, ...

This thesis investigates the relationship between social disadvantages and welfare problems, and assesses the role of collective welfare provision in alleviating the risk of welfare problems. Welfare is studied as a ...

I denne avhandlingen undersøker jeg jenters synkende idrettsdeltagelse utover i tenårene. Utgangspunktet for undersøkelsen er spenningen mellom idrettens rolle i den likestillingsorienterte velferdsstaten på den ene siden ...

Introduction: This article provides an analysis of recent loneliness policy and political discourses from the United Kingdom pertaining to older adults. Although government asserts that several groups in society are “at ...

This comparative study contrasts the disability policies and employment experiences of young adults with visual impairments from Norway and India. Its point of departure is the recognition that the labour market inclusion ...

Ageing and urbanization bring major consequences and implications to all facets of human life. We see changes not only in terms of population structure and location, but also in living arrangements, family composition ...

Artikkelen undersøker hvordan ensomhet blant eldre er forsøkt motvirket ved bruk av digital teknologi: Kommunikasjonsløsningen Komp er en skjerm med kun én knapp og en tilhørende app man kan bruke til å sende bilder, ...