Department of Sociology: Recent submissions
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Janus-faced discourse in contemporary Norwegian policy framing for tackling educational inequality? A critical analysis of contemporary tensions and contradictions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper focuses on contemporary tensions and contradictions in current Norwegian educational policy discourse. Based on critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Norwegian governmental white papers our analysis reveals that ... -
Facilitating agency in Norwegian pupils struggling to stay in school—An alternative approach to emancipatory education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this article we discuss a Norwegian alternative educational program which aids pupils struggling to stay in school. The practice displays an unconventional but promising approach to emancipatory education by facilitating ... -
Challenges Faced in Pioneering Practices Tackling Educational Inequalities in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)One of the most significant aspects of increased inequalities in society are those pertaining to educational inequality, or disparities related to access, uptake and completion of education. Of decisive interest in this ... -
Youth Debt in a Life-Course Context: Young Peopleʼs Ways into and out of Debt in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Young peopleʼs access to credit has increased over recent decades in line with financial deregulation and the digitalization of loan provision. This calls for a research approach that takes contextual features into ... -
Die Politik der Gesamtschulreform. Spaltungslinien, Akteure und Koalitionen in Deutschland und Norwegen
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Siblings’ outcomes and social mobility : Educational attainment, occupations, and class destinations
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-10-18)Denne avhandlingen undersøker søskens utdanningsoppnåelse, yrkesutfall og klassedestinasjoner. Forskningsspørsmålene som stilles i avhandlingen er: ‘Hvilke sosiale posisjoner har en tendens til å opptre sammen i søskenflokker?’ ... -
Generosity's Double-Edged Sword: Unmasking the Impact of Raised Social Assistance Rates in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)As long as welfare arrangements have been in existence, there has been a strong belief that high-benefit generosity leads to welfare reliance. In this study, we investigate whether an increase in welfare generosity in ... -
Den aksiale tidsalder og ulike typar modernitetar: Den islamske moderniteten, ideologiske «entreprenørar» og terrornettverk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Denne artikkelen har to hovudtema. Det første er å gje ein introduksjon til Eisenstadts historiske analyse av framvekstane av dei ulike religiøse tradisjonane eller verdsreligionane (jødedom, buddhisme, Konfutses lære, ... -
The societal impact of individual placement and support implementation on employment outcomes for young adults receiving temporary health-related welfare benefits: A difference-in-differences study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based practice that helps individuals with mental illness gain and retain employment. IPS was implemented for young adults at a municipality level through ... -
Trajectories among recipients of social assistance in Norway: A local approach
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Skjønn og skjønnheit i den digitale tidsalderen
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Nav og ny teknologi: Betydningen for de ansatte og brukerne sett fra de ansattes perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Da Nav ble opprettet i 2006 var tanken at de lokale Nav-kontorene skulle være et sted hvor brukerne møtte opp og fikk en helhetlig oppfølging, i tillegg til individuell hjelp og tilrettelegging. Med digitaliseringen av ... -
The Shadow of the Future: A Qualitative Study on Norwegian Young Adults’ Motivations for Starting, Maintaining, and Quitting Substance Use
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Narrative biographical interviewing of six respondents revealed a plethora of motivations for starting, continuing and ending substance use with a focus on cocaine and cannabis. For initiated use, these are tied to health, ... -
A Dual-Process Perspective on the Relationship between Implicit Attitudes and Discriminatory Behavior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The dual-process perspective (DPP), which contrasts intuitive and deliberative cognitive processes, has advanced our understanding of the conditions under which cultural orientations, such as implicit attitudes, influence ... -
The Lives of Third-Country National Migrant Youth in Europe: Between Perceived Vulnerabilities and Available Resources
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If unpartnered at the birth of a child, how would you fare? A life-course perspective on contemporary single motherhood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this article, we use population-based administrative data and multichannel sequence analysis to investigate the trajectories of single mothers in Norway who had a child while unpartnered in 1993, 2001 and 2008. Our ... -
Elevar sine opplevingar og bruk av ferdigheiter i samfunnskunnskap: Ein kvalitativ studie av sosiale klasseskilje i norsk vidaregåande skule
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Ferdigheiter i samfunnskunnskapsemne skal setje elevar i stand til å delta i samfunnet på like vilkår, men vi veit lite om korleis dette skjer i praksis. For å skaffe meir inngåande kunnskap om ulikskap i ferdigheitstileigning ... -
Siblings’ educational mobility and the educational stratification of families
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines same-sex siblings’ educational mobility using high-quality register data from Norway. The study explores how the educational level of younger siblings varies with the education of parents and firstborn ... -
Consonant and Dissonant Experiences—Young Migrants’ Understandings of Integration: A Cross-Country Comparison between Germany, Luxembourg, and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Our article addresses two aspects of young migrants’ understandings of integration: their own ideas of what integration is, and their perception of the destination society’s concepts and expectations regarding their ...