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ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the relationship between health-related payments and household economic well-being through the theoretical framework of decommodification. Particular attention is given to medicines, ...

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan nuorten antamia merkityksiä elämykseksi nimetylle kokemukselle ja tunteelle. Tavoitteena on ollut selvittää elämysten kokemista nuorten näkökulmasta ja suhteuttaa nuorten kokemuksilleen antamia ...

<b>Appearance of trust in regional, co-operative networks</b> In our times, the value of social networks has been widely acknowledged. One can say that it is important for private persons to get networked, whilst it is ...

Information and communication technology (ICT), most notably smartphones and social media, have transformed human social interaction. In this thesis, I examine how ICT has been appropriated in families and what effects it ...

According to the concept of equality of educational opportunity, individuals should have equal opportunities to educate themselves regardless of their family background. However, the educational levels of parents and ...

Terveys- ja sosiaaliturvajärjestelmät tarjoavat hoivaa ja turvaa niitä tarvittaessa. Hyvin toimiva järjestelmä voi myös auttaa tasoittamaan seurauksia, joita huonoon terveydentilaan yhteydessä olevien tekijöiden epätasaisella ...

This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in all the articles refer to the changes in the representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union. Representativeness ...

Welfare state research has demonstrated that ideas and institutions can influence the paths and politics of welfare state expansion and retrenchment. This dissertation investigates the role of political decision-making in ...

This study examines information security as a process (information securing) in terms of what it does, especially beyond its obvious role of protector. It investigates concepts related to ‘ontology of becoming’, and examines ...