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Health and Society Studies
Society Studies
Health and society studies is a research topic which studies the health and illness of individuals and groups in relation to societal conditions and structures.
Within the subject there are diverse perspectives and problem areas which require a number of academic disciplines to study. Medicine and health sciences, social sciences, and the humanities are intertwined in the exploration of the relationship between, for example, social, psychological, cultural, political, economic, legal, and philosophical aspects, on the one hand, and health and illness on the other.
The research subject also includes studies and development of the scientific methods and theories that create the conditions for such research.
Researchers, publications and projects
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2025 | Article in journal
Handling Uncertainty When Seeking Care: How People with Disabilities Encounter and Manage Barriers Within Swedish Healthcare
Kristofer Hansson
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2025 | Conference paper
Biomedical Technologies and the Transformation of Professional Identities in Clinical Sexology
Kristofer Hansson
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2025 | Chapter in book
Delad kunskapsproduktion: att arbeta med kunskap i LSS-verksamheternas absoluta ”mitt”
Kristofer Hansson
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2025 | Article in journal
Views of young equestrians and lay people on equestrian sports in Sweden in 2020
Nina Alveheim Känsälä, Susanna Hedenborg, Kyra Kyrklund, Jan Jönsson, Anna Jansson
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2025 | Report
Undervisning om hbtqi-frågori årskurserna 1-6
Jack Lukkerz, Anna Arvidsson
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2025 | Article in journal
Student expectations: an aspect easily overlooked
Camilla Nordgren, Jonas Christensen, Daniel Spikol, Petronela Tudorache
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2025 | Article, book review
Rethinking Disability and Political Representation
Kristofer Hansson
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2025 | Conference paper
Democratising Participatory Research, Invited talk
Michael Strange
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2025 | Conference paper
Apologies in Health Care; Theory and Practise
Lotta Wendel
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2025 | Conference paper
How do healthcare professionals in Sweden interpret and apply the healthcare regulations' vague provisions on pediatric care?
Lotta Wendel
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Research projectChildren's experiences of being born through surrogacy
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Research projectWhat is Successful Sexual Aging? A Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Assessment (HEALTHSEXAGE project)
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Research projectStrategies to improve access to sexual and reproductive healthcare among young people with migration experience: a pilot study
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Research projectComparative Analysis of Sexuality Education Policies and Implementation Strategies in South Africa and Sweden
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Research projectValidation and trauma-informed care for Indigenous women subjected to sexual violence
charlotte.c.petersson@mau.se -
Research projectFrom Bedside to Court Bench: Medical Expertise and Unintended Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation Policy and Legislation
sara.johnsdotter@mau.se -
Research projectSexual health and relapse prevention for adults with substance abuse: Evaluation of a manualized intervention and continuous education of...
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Research projectAspects of palliative care quality and quality improvement in municipal health care services
karin.dalhammar@mau.se -
Research projectSexuality in an international perspective: A comparative analysis
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Research projectThe scope and character of empirical studies on Swedish police and policing 2010– 2024. A scoping review.
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Research projectDevelop and adapt trauma treatment and care services for women who have experienced armed conflicts and forced migration
marie.e.karlsson@mau.se -
Research projectGlobal and Glocal Health (GGH) - Well-being and learning in Glocal environment
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Research projectActivities targeting loneliness
anna.axen@mau.se -
Research projectTeaching HBTQI Topics in Primary Education: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Teachers’, Health Staff’s, and Pupils’ Perspectives
jack.lukkerz@mau.se -
Research projectPreventing sexual harassment in academia - reflections among university students
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Research projectJinn in the Clinic: Beyond Validation?
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Research projectWhen violence becomes an acceptable action alternative. An analytic criminology approach to advance our understanding of the causes of...
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Research projectOn validation
magnus.englander@mau.se -
Research projectSocial Validation - A Study on the Socialization Process of Newly Arrived Children and Adolescents
dawan.raoof@mau.se -
Research projectDriving simulators for an efficient and safe traffic work environment for police officers
caroline.mellgren@mau.se -
Research projectI'm Sorry! Perspectives on Validation of Patient Complaints.
lotta.wendel@mau.se -
Research projectSelf-censorship in Academia: A qualitative interview study
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Research projectHealth and well-being in the context of menopause
eva.elmerstig@mau.se -
Research projectHow can we combat future labor shortage in the healthcare sector? – Analyses of factors related to high staff turnover and of how...
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Research projectWhy Did the Case Go Cold? - A Study Of Unsolved Murder Investigations In Southern Sweden
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Research projectFuture Society and Democracy in Europe
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Research projecteHealth support to improve the care process for patients and partners who are involuntary childlessness
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Research projectWhat happens when vague legal rules are applied in children healthcare?
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Research projectMen, sexuality and digital intimacies
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Research projectSex Education and Disability in Tanzania
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Research projectClimate-Induced Migration in Africa and Beyond: Big Data and Predictive Analytics (CLIMB)
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Research projectThe psycho-culture of school health care 1940–1990: Between school education and medical care
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Research projectThis is not part of my job! Longterm health consequences of illegitimate tasks in welfare work
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Research projectHealth in learning and teacher training (HILL)
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Research projectDevelopment, evaluation and implementation of a digital education for Swedish municipal politicians with responsibility for care of the...
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Research projectThe Swedish Tobacco Cohort - SWETOC
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Research projectCorrect medication list at care transitions
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Research projectPatients experience before and after cardiac surgery
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Research projectStudent participation in research teams – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) in Biomedical, Criminology and Care Science research
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Research project | DOCTORAL PROJECTWaiting for family reunification
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Research projectBeing young, with migration experiences and identifying as an LGBTQ+ person
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Research projectPatients’ experiences before, during and after a colonoscopy procedure. Embrace the patient perspective.
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Research projectExperiences and Memories of Sex Education in School
rebecka.fingalsson@mau.se
Doctoral studies in Health and Society Studies
Malmö University has doctoral studies in Health and Society Studies
Health and Society Studies is a multidisciplinary research discipline focussing on human health and well-being by applying a medical and social science perspective to analyses of the interplay between individuals and social processes.
Contact for doctoral studies in Health and Society Studies: Sara Johnsdotter