Social relations
The area Social relations covers studies on the interaction between individuals, between social groups and their positions and relations towards each other. Research on relationships within families and between friends, children and adolescents development and socialization, violence and assaults as well as exclusionary processes and marginalization is covered by the panel.
Research within this area also includes studies of life conditions and mental health during childhood and adolescence, the living situation for people with disabilities and the conditions for the elderly. Research on ethnic relations, the situation for disabled people, violence in close relationships and assaults against children is also included.
Key concepts
- Relationships within families and between friends
- Children and adolescent development and socialisation
- Body, sex/gender and sexuality
- Social problems
- Violence and assault
- Exclusionary processes, marginalisation
- Integration
- Identity
Members of the scientific panel
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Chairperson
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Stefan Sjöström
Department of Social Work, Umeå university
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Members
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Greger Bengtsson
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Sweden
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Ann-Christin Cederborg
Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Anne Lise Ellingsæter
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway
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Margareta Hydén
Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping university, Sweden
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Rafael Lindqvist
Department of Sociology, Uppsala university, Sweden
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Emma Lundholm
Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå university, Sweden
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Johan Oljeqvist
Fryshuset, Sweden
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Jorun Rugkåsa
Centre for Care Research, University College of Southeast Norway, Norge
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Åsa Wettergren
Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden