Internal migration in China does not lead to greater gender equality in families, a new doctoral thesis in demography reveals. This challenges the common belief that simply moving from rural to urban areas makes family structures of migrants more egalitarian, according to Weiwen Lai, the author the thesis.
In this year's edition of the QS World University Ranking, sociology at Stockholm University has been placed 56th. We are thus the best in Sweden and second best in the Nordic region.
Swedish-born individuals with immigration background face a greater risk than the majority population of working at jobs for which they are overqualified, according to a new doctoral thesis in sociological demography. This qualification mismatch can lead to detrimental career and health outcomes for this group, says Wooseong Kim, the researcher behind the study.
Ana Tramosljanin liked the breadth of the Multidisciplinary Master's Programme in Demography at Stockholm University. She wanted to work with quantitative methods, which led her to the programme. Today, Ana is a doctoral student in human geography and studies housing segregation in Sweden.
Workshop about: The future of demographic research on immigrants and their descendants.
A dissemination and path-building event organising as part of the ERC-funded project REFU-GEN
Workshop about: The future of demographic research on immigrants and their descendants.
A dissemination and path-building event organising as part of the ERC-funded project REFU-GEN
Presentation by Elina Einiö, University of Helsinki. Topic: Minority stress and gendered lives of same-sex couples and their children in Finland (MISTLIFE)
Presentation by Elina Einiö, University of Helsinki. Topic: Minority stress and gendered lives of same-sex couples and their children in Finland (MISTLIFE)
