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16 January, 2017

Desirability of Conditionals

Synthese, Volume 193, Issue 6,  pp. 1967–1981DOI: 10.1007/s11229-015-0823-0 Abstract This paper explores the different ways in which conditionals can be carriers of good and bad news. I suggest a general

Type of publication: Journal articles | Stefánsson, H. Orri
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10 March, 2016

The role of psychosocial school conditions in adolescent prosocial behaviour

School Psychology International, vol. 36,  no. 3,  pp. 283-300. Abstract This study examined how psychosocial conditions at school are associated with prosocial behaviour, a key indicator of positive me

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie , Modin, Bitte & Viveca Östberg
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19 December, 2017

Researchers wanted for a project on children's living conditions

The Institute for Futures Studies (IF), Stockholm, is appointing one or two researchers (sociologist/social scientist) to the projects: YOUNG: Children’s living conditions in a changing society: SocioeYOUNGWORK: Early labour market outcomes of young adults

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20 September, 2005

Childbearing and Psycho-Social Work Life Conditions in Sweden 1991-2000

This paper investigates the interaction between psycho-social work conditions and the likelihood of childbearing. For women, the results indicate that high-strain employees have a lower likelihood of

Type of publication: Working papers | Sara Ström
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11 January, 2016

Completed: Children’s living conditions in a changing society. Socioeconomic and ethnic inequality

How are children affected by changes in income, educational reforms, immigration or changes in the family? Children's living conditions are examined with a focus on socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities.

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30 August, 2013

Contexts and Conditions of Ethnic Discrimination: Evidence from Field-Experiments in German Housing Markets

Katrin Ausprung, History and Sociology, Konstanz University, Germany People’s housing conditions and places of residence have serious impacts on individual living conditions and social stratification.

Katrin Ausprung, History and Sociology, Konstanz University, Germany
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30 June, 2022

The Democratic Inclusion of Artificial Intelligence? Exploring the Patiency, Agency and Relational Conditions for Demos Membership

Philos. Technol.35, 24  Abstract Should artificial intelligences ever be included as co-authors of democratic decisions? According to the conventional view in democratic theory, the answer depends on the

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20 August, 2018
How are our young adults doing

How are our young adults doing? A report on labour market activities and living conditions

Research report 2018:3, 114 pages. What are young adults at 19–20 years of age doing? What do their living conditions look like, how do they like their situation and how do they perceive their future? Tworking, youth who are studying, youth who are job-seeking and youth who are doing something completely different. A picture of young adults who are highly active and committed to their labour marketrelated activities and future is revealed. The majority of those in employment enjoy their jobs, and regardless of employment, most young people are optimistic about their future.

Type of publication: IFFS reports | Plenty, Stephanie , Mood, Carina , Rudolphi, Frida ,
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07 July, 2017

Counterfactual Desirability

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 68(2), 2017: 485-533. Abstract The desirability of what actually occurs is often influenced by what could have been. Preferences based on such value de

Type of publication: Journal articles | Stefánsson, H. Orri , & Richard Bradley
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26 January, 2021

Expert deference as a belief revision schema

in Synthese (2020) AbstractWhen an agent learns of an expert’s credence in a proposition about which they are an expert, the agent should defer to the expert and adopt that credence as their own. This

Type of publication: Journal articles | Roussos, Joe
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