Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på emneord "Norway"
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Arbeid og familie: Betydningen av krav og ressurser i arbeid for norske arbeidstakeres opplevelse av å kombinere arbeid og familie
(Master thesis, 2015-06-20)Background: Work-family conflict is related to poor psychological and physical health, absence and deterioration of relationship quality at home. Work-life balance is related to improved well-being, motivation and productivity. ... -
Cross-border Marriage Migration: Experiences of East Asian Migrant Women in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022-09-02)As the field of gender and migration advances, the implications of gender on transnational migration and how migration affects gender relations transnationally require more nuanced investigation. This study seeks to ... -
Domestic violence and social norms: attitudes and practices of criminal justice and health workers in Norway and Brazil
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)Background: In recent years, gender-based domestic violence has gained significant visibility and is currently considered a priority in the field of public health. Research objective: To explore how professional and social ... -
Ethnic and racial identity in norwegian higher education: a classroom discourse analysis
(Master thesis, 2014-11-19)The increase in foreign immigration into Norway during the last two decades has led to a progressive transition from a homogenous population to a multicultural environment. Traditionally, Norwegian culture places emphasis ... -
Exploring the role of social media in the lives and well-being of young refugees in Bergen, Norway
(Master thesis, 2018-06-15)In the wake of the “refugee crisis”, social media is increasingly being used by governments, humanitarian organisations, voluntary groups, and refugees themselves, to respond to issues raised by forced migration. Social ... -
Gendered Perceptions of Climate Change and Climate Action - A Comparative Study among Bangladeshi and Norwegian University Students Studying and Living in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Climate change has become a global concern for sustainable development, in that it will go beyond nature’s mitigating capability unless carbon emissions are minimized. People, particularly the young generation, are ... -
Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Abstract Background: Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the ... -
How can local governments level the social gradient in health among families with children? The case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The Norwegian National government has recently developed policies to reduce health inequalities; this should be achieved by a Health in all Policies approach (HIAP). Most policies are to be implemented at the local level ... -
In-Between Masculinities and Femininities: A Study of the Gendered Identities of Male Environmentalists in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)Background. Research on the relationship between gender and environmentalism is increasingly prevalent. Studies on men and masculinities tend to focus on the negative impact of traditional constructions of masculinities ... -
The meaning of ethically charged encounters and their possible influence on professional identity in Norwegian public health nursing: a phenomenological hermeneutic study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09)Background: In today’s health care, new health reforms focus on market values and demands of efficiency influence health workers’ professional practice. Norwegian public health nurses work mainly with healthy populations, ... -
The meaning of professional identity in public health nursing
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-22)Because health care is constantly changing, public health nursing is experiencing new and demanding challenges, which can have consequences for the identity of the profession. The overall aims of this dissertation are to ... -
Meanings of knowledge and identity in public health nursing in a time of transition: interpretations of public health nurses’ narratives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12)Background: A changing healthcare system affects the professional identity of nursing groups. Public health nursing has experienced challenges in balancing the paternalistic expert ideology and the empowerment participation ... -
Migrant masculinities: An exploratory study on African men negotiating manhood and fatherhood in Bergen, Norway.
(Master thesis, 2020-06-23)Background Traditional migration research has predominantly focused on men and tends to examine men as non-gendered humans thus undermining the gendered dimensions of their experiences. While the impact of migration on ... -
MINORITETSFAMILIER FRA SRI LANKA I MØTE MED VELFERDSTJENESTER
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Minoritetsfamilier opplever mange ulike utfordringer når de kommer til Norge. Velferdstjenestene er noe av det første minoritetsfamilier kommer i kontakt med når de kommer til Norge, ved at barna raskest mulig skal i ... -
"Rarely we see them for all that they do": Examining the Civic Participation of Immigrant Women in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Often immigrant women are assumed to be politically apathetic due to statistically lower rates of involvement in traditional political participation strategies. These measurements neglect the different strategies immigrant ... -
“The new land of opportunity?” Immigrants' political participation and representation in Norway: Exploring the intersecting experiences of immigrants within the realm of Norwegian politics
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Background: The low conventional political participation of immigrants in Norway, which has continually reflected in relevant statistics, contains grave consequences for the representative democracy and it significantly ... -
Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ...