Forskningsprosjektet ”For Whom the Bell Curves” Prosjektet studerer spenninger mellom individbetraktninger og det aggregerte slik det kommer til uttrykk i statistiske sammenhenger

Barn som forbrukere. Kommersialisering og endring i synet på barndom

Prosjektet vil undersøke hvordan markedsføring rettes mot barn og hvilken rolle kommersialisering og forbrukskultur spiller når det gjelder endringer i hvordan barndom defineres og erfares.

Chioqueta, Andrea Pinto; Stiles, Tore C. The relationship between psychological buffers, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation - Identification of protective factors. Crisis 2007;28(2):67-73

In this study we examined the role of psychological buffers (life satisfaction, self-esteem, perception of family cohesion, and perception of social support) in the development of hopelessness and suicidal ideation. The participants were 314 university students, 71 males and 243 females, who were asked to complete a battery of instruments measuring the psychological buffers ...... ......Les mer

Haugen, Gry Mette Dalseng. Caring children: exploring care in post-divorce families. Sociological Review 2007;55(4):653-670

This article draws on information from in-depth interviews in addition to a survey from a Norwegian ‘Families after divorce’ study, in which the perspective of children and younger people are emphasized. We describe the complex relations between care-giving and care-receiving among children and adults in post-divorce families and challenge and nuance the traditional western picture that emphasizes children as the receivers of care and adults as care-givers. Inspired by the notion of ‘caringscapes’, the article seeks to incorporate the spatial and the temporal into ...... ......Les mer