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Research
- Families and Children

Families and children

In 2007, the Rockwool Foundation decided to prioritise research within the area of “families and children” as a part of the Foundation’s general interest in the development and working of the welfare society. This resulted in the Research Unit appointing a number of new researchers specialising in the field.

Among the projects under way within the general field of “families and children” are “Barndom, sundhed og ulighed” ("Childhood, Health and Inequality"), “Danske familiers anvendelse af tid og forbrug med fokus på børn og unge” (A Study of Consumption and the Use of Time by Danish Families with Special Emphasis on Children and Young People", “Anbringelse uden for hjemmet af børn og unge” ("Will Life Get Better Outside the Family?") and “Familiernes investeringer i deres børn” (Parents' Investments in their Children").

The first results from research in the area of “Families and children” were published in the autumn of 2009.

Researchers

The researchers at the Research Unit who are involved in work on this area are:

Signe Hald Andersen,Jens Bonke Jane Greve Torben Tranæs

External researchers

External researchers involved in activities in the area include:

Martin Browning, Oxford University John Cawley, Cornell University Thomas Crossley, Cambridge University Lori J. Curtis, University of Waterloo Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Pompeu Fabra University Soshana Grossbard, San Diego State University Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Bristol University Cecilie Dohlman Weatherall, SFI

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Families and children