Browsing Department of Sociology by Title
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Web Technologies in Practice. The Integration of Web Technologies by Environmental Organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This article uses a structuration model to explore the interaction between technology and organizations. Based on a case study of three environmental organizations in Norway and opposing visions of a single predetermined ... -
The welfare state matters. On the economic consequences of partnership dissolution in Norway and Britain
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-07)Recent sociological observations have indicated that unstable family relations and lone parenthood present new social risks to society, posing a challenge to the welfare state and threatening to increase gender inequality. ... -
What is a world capital of culture? The case of Paris
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What Matters in a Job? A Multi-Level Study of Job Preference Orientations and the Intrinsic Quality of Work in 25 Societies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines cross-national differences in job preference orientations from the perspective of job quality. In particular, it investigates the extent to which preferences of workers in 25 developed societies are ... -
Who you know: the classed structure of social capital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical–methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned ... -
Why do people participate in research interviews? Participant orientations and ethical contracts in interviews with victims of interpersonal violence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Researchers are increasingly interested in why people want to participate in qualitative interview studies, particularly what they hope to gain from participating. The present paper contributes to this research agenda by ... -
‘With a Heavy Heart’: Ethics, Emotions and Rationality in Norwegian Immigration Administration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04)This article analyses decision-making processes concerning applications for family immigration to Norway by giving an account of the dilemmas and challenges faced by the employees of the Norwegian immigration administration. ... -
Women who cross borders – black magic? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Norwegian newspaper coverage
(Master thesis, 2007)In some of Norway’s biggest cities; Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger there has been reported anincreased number of foreign women in prostitution (Pro Senteret 20062). The increase offoreign women in prostitution has led to changes ... -
Women’s sickness absence in contemporary Norway. The impacts of class, motherhood, and pregnancy
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-02-27)It is well known that in many countries, women have higher levels of sickness absence than men. In spite of several attempts to explain this gender gap in Norway, it is not very well understood. This thesis contributes to ... -
The Work Ethic and Social Change in the Czech Republic and Slovakia – a Modernisation Theory Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The article investigates long-term trends in the work ethic in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the perspective of modernisation theory. In particular, it examines whether the work ethic in the two culturally similar ... -
Work orientations in contemporary advanced societies : Three comparative studies based on large-scale cross-national survey data
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-11)This thesis investigates work orientations among workers in contemporary capitalist societies from a comparative cross-national perspective. It consists of three individual studies. Each applies a different conceptual and ... -
Yard Work and Worker Memories. An Analysis of Fields and Practices of Remembering from a Relationist’ Standpoint
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"You're really just in a big bubble, with lots of stuff inside". En kvalitativ studie om internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning og utbyttet av utvekslingsopphold
(Master thesis, 2011-05-09)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning og mer spesifikt hvilket utbytte studenter får av å reise på utvekslingsopphold. Oppgaven tar for seg utveksling som en direkte effekt av internasjonalisering ... -
Yrkesfag eller organisasjon som rettesnor for kompetanseutvikling?
(AHS serie B; 1994-4, Research report, 1994) -
Å gjøre jobben sin. Mestring og profesjon blant politiansatte som jobber med uttransport
(Master thesis, 2007)Uttransport kan defineres som den tvangsmessige iverksettingen av negativt vedtak i en utlendingssak, der en person uten lovlig opphold i Norge blir sendt ut av landet med politimakt. Grunnlaget for uttransport er negative ... -
Å gå den andre mil. En kvalitativ studie av erfaringer med utviklingsarbeid i frivillige organisasjoner
(Master thesis, 2012-06-19)Denne studien utforsker hvilke erfaringer frivillige og ansatte har med sitt arbeid i frivillige organisasjoner, og mer hvordan deres relasjoner i utviklingsarbeidet kan forstås. Studien viser at de frivillige og ansatte ... -
Å være flerkulturell, utenlandsk, norsk og muslim – alt på en gang. Etnisitet, religion og transnasjonal orientering som elementer i konstruksjonen av identitet
(Master thesis, 2008-12-08)Oppgaven handler om hvordan unge muslimer med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn i Bergen konstruerer sin identitet. Den analyserer hvordan etnisitet, religion og transnasjonal orientering inngår i informantenes identitetsarbeid. ... -
Å åpne og lukke dører: En kvalitativ studie av hvordan elever på vei ut av videregående med generell studiekompetanse forstår sine muligheter og alternativer for fremtiden
(Master thesis, 2020-07-24)Studiens formål var å utrede en kvalitativ analyse av den overordnede problemstillingen: Hvordan forstår elever på vei ut av videregående med generell studiekompetanse sine muligheter og alternativer for arbeid og utdanning? ... -
Økt gjeld - økte forskjeller? En klassestudie av gjeldsutviklingens påvirkning på økonomisk ulikhet i Norge, 2003-2013.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)Den siste tiden har det vært stor offentlig debatt omkring den stigende gjelden i norske husholdninger. Norges Bank har blant annet ytret bekymring for at gjeldsveksten er sterkest i husholdningene som allerede besitter ... -
Некоторые ключевые вопосы (сопоставительного) исследования бедности
(Journal article, 1993)