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23 September, 2022

What is a social pattern? Rethinking a central social science term

Theory & Society Abstract The main aim of this article is to start a discussion of social pattern, a term that is commonly used in sociology but not specified or defined. The key question can be phrsociologicalconcept of social pattern may look like. A useful and theoretically solid concept of social pattern can in our view be constructed by basing it on Weber’s concept of social action. This means thatboththe behavior of the actorsandthe meaning these invest their behavior with must be taken into account. The article ends with a brief discussion of how to use the concept of social patterns in an effective way and what may endanger such a use.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Mondani, Hernan , & Richard Swedberg
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16 April, 2019

Weak support for a U-shaped pattern between societal gender equality and fertility when comparing societies across time

Demographic Research, Volume 40 - Article 2, p. 27–48. Abstract Background:A number of recent theories in demography suggest a U-shaped relationship between gender equality and fertility. Fertility is t

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin
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24 October, 2008

Explaining the growth patterns of social movements

Pp. 111-26 in J. Elster et. al. (eds.) Understanding Choice, Explaining Behaviour: Essays in Honour of Ole-Jørgen Skog. Oslo: Oslo University Press.

Type of publication: Chapters | Peter Hedström
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01 February, 2003

Demographic Patterns from the 1960s in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

This literature review describes the demographic development in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal from the 1960s. The general pattern is delayed transition to adulthood and first birth, decline of fer

Type of publication: Working papers | Ingrid Rydell
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09 August, 2003

Demographic Patterns in Europe: A Review of Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

The new pattern in demographic behavior in the industrialized world, i.e. the “second demographic transition”, appeared in the mid-1960s and spread more recently to the Eastern parts of Europe. This o

Type of publication: Working papers | Sara Thalberg
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31 August, 2017

Organizing on two wheels. Uncovering the organizational patterns of Hells Angels in Sweden.

Trends in Organized Crime, pp 1–17, doi:10.1007/s12117-017-9310-y Abstract During the last decades, Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (OMCs) have become a concern for crime prevention and law enforcement agencies

Type of publication: Journal articles | Mondani, Hernan , Rostami, Amir
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01 January, 2011

Patterns of Participation: Engagement among Ethnic Minorities and the Native Population in Oslo and Stockholm

Pp. 172-197 in Laura Morales and Marco Giugni, (Eds.), Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe: Making Multicultural Democracy Work. Palgrave Macmillan. Abstract There is a widespr

Type of publication: Chapters | Gunnar Myrberg, Jon Rogstad
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06 September, 2021

Bo Malmberg: Spatial polarization in Sweden: Patterns, driving forces and consequences

Research seminar with Bo Malmberg, Professor of Geography at Stockholm University. RegisterAbstractAt this seminar, Bo Malmberg discusses what polarization looks like in Sweden, what is driving polariz

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24 June, 2025

Persistent boundaries. Partnership patterns among children of immigrants and natives in Sweden

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Abstract Integration theories assume that ingroup partnering (endogamy) among individuals of immigrant background declines as their exposure to majority society i

Type of publication: Journal articles | Mood, Carina , Jonsson, Jan O.
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24 June, 2025

The Demography of Sweden's Transgender Population: A Research Note on Patterns, Changes, and Sociodemographics

Demography Abstract We examine the prevalence of gender transitions in Sweden over time and document the sociodemographic characteristics of people transitioning in different periods. Using administrati

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , Tilley, J.L., von Essen, E., Moberg, Y. & I. Burn
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