Family time is highly valued in Finland, and is important for the wellbeing of all family members. At the same time, work participation provides an essential means to fulfil financial and psychosocial needs that are also ...

Abstract: This dissertation examines inequalities in paid domestic labour from a global comparative perspective. I approach the subject through three different layers that represent the factors identified in previous ...

The present study investigates the significance of political party preferences in Finland by drawing upon two perspectives. Firstly, the research engages in the tradition of economic sociology, as one of its critical ...

This dissertation provides an analysis of economic difficulties during the transition into adulthood in Finland by means of four peer-reviewed research articles. More specifically, it identifies and examines prevalence and ...

The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to expand the relative perspective in the analysis of financial satisfaction in old age, by which is meant the formation of financial satisfaction as part of different types of ...

The focus of this study is to examine the role of police and immigrants’ relations, as less is known about this process in the country. The studies were approached in two different ways. Firstly, an attempt was made to ...

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 ...

Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli tuottaa tietoa siitä, mitä maahanmuuttajia koskevat erityiskysymykset suomalaisessa lastensuojelun sosiaalityössä ovat ja miten näitä kysymyksiä lastensuojelussa käsitellään. Teoreettismetodologisena ...

This study examines the aftermath of mass violence in local communities. Two rampage school shootings that occurred in Finland are analyzed and compared to examine the ways in which communities experience, make sense of, ...

This study examines appearance-related consumption in Finland. The theoretical portion discusses appearance-related consumption, on one hand from a consumer culture perspective, as both a possibility and responsibility for ...