The financial crisis' effects on social well-being - A case study of socioeconomic positions and health implications in Ireland and Greece
(2015) STVM23 20151Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis deals with the development of socioeconomic position and outcomes on health in Ireland and Greece after the hit of the financial crisis. This is done with the application of Weber’s theoretical approach on class, status, and power and the theoretical underlying of the concept of socioeconomic position. Additionally, this research is conducted through a quantitative case study, analyzing different data of socioeconomic indicators. The main result of this research is that socioeconomic position of specific groups of the Irish and Greek population have changed negatively, bringing along a number of health damaging outcomes for the future, such as increase of stress, diseases, and health harming behavior.
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- author
- Matulovic, Sophie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM23 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Financial crisis, socioeconomic position, Ireland, Greece, health
- language
- English
- id
- 5426071
- date added to LUP
- 2015-07-13 11:39:37
- date last changed
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