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Health and social work

Unemployment is harmful to your health – especially if you are a man

Men suffer more health problems as a result of unemployment than women, according to recent research from OsloMet.

Research on discrimination in employment

Elisabeth Ugreninov and Justyna Bell at OsloMet will lead a new EU project that will provide new insight into the conditions that either create barriers or facilitate the inclusion of different groups in working life.

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Recent publications

Jacobsen, S.E. (2023). Social class, disability, and institutional interactions: the case of families with disabled children in the welfare state, Disability & Society (tandfonline.com)
Bell, J., Staver, A.B. & Tolgensbakk, I. (2023). State crisis response versus transnational family living: An online ethnography among transnational families during the pandemic, Migration Studies (academic.oup.com)
Sørvoll, J. (2023). The great social housing trade-off. 'Insiders' and 'outsiders' in urban social rented housing in Norway. Housing Studies (tandfonline.com)
Frøyland, L.R., Pedersen, W., Stefansen, K. & von Soest, T. (2023). Sexual and Physical Victimization and Health Correlates Among Norwegian Adolescents, Archives of Sexual Behavior (springer.com)
Heggebø, K. (2023). Gendered health consequences of unemployment in Norway 2000–2017: a register-based study of hospital admissions, health-related benefit utilisation, and mortality. BMC Public Health (biomedcentral.com )
Vabø, M. & Graff, L. (2023). Making sense of reablement within different institutional contexts. Collaborative service ideals in Norwegian and Danish home care. International Journal of Social Welfare (wiley.com)

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Childhood, school and education

Football for everyone—or mainly for boys?

The opportunities offered to boys and girls who play football in Norway are different, according to new research from OsloMet. ‘This can have consequences that go far beyond elite sports,’ says Marlene Persson.

Working life, society and welfare

Education is no guarantee against unemployment and poverty

Despite the increasing educational level of the population, the risk of becoming unemployed or becoming a social assistance or disability benefit recipient is not decreasing correspondingly, according to new research from OsloMet.

Health and social work

Anxiety and depression more common among adults with ADHD

According to new research, there may be several reasons for this.

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Finding community in extremism

Sometimes, youth feel like strangers in their own countries. In the face of real and perceived injustices, some find community in extremism.

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Childhood, school and education

Norwegian youth have handled the pandemic well

In spite of the challenges that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, most Norwegian teenagers report high levels of life satisfaction.

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Health and social work

Elderly care during the pandemic: Norway and Denmark stand out

Norway and Denmark stand out among the European countries. Both countries had few deaths, both among the population as a whole and in elderly care institutions.

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Working life, society and welfare

Having children does not automatically result in a happier life

According to a study from OsloMet, having children does not increase quality of life, even in old age.

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