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Þóroddur Bjarnason - Professor
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School of Social Sciences
Þóroddur Bjarnason
Íslenska
Professor
Location
Gimli / G-328
Phone
5254147
6616099
Email
thoroddur [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics
Curriculum Vitae
Þóroddur Bjarnason - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
By appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-231X
Research portal – Þóroddur Bjarnason
Courses 2024 - 2025
FÉL009F - Reading Course in Sociology
FÉL091F - Reading Course in Sociology
FMÞ401G - Artificial intelligence and society
FÉL429F - Mastering the Master’s level II: Navigating the final mile
FÉL308G - Classical social theories
FÉL001F - Reading Course in Sociology
FÉL090F - Reading Course in Sociology
FÉL302F - Mastering the Master’s level -I: Launching your MA journey
FÉL107G - Icelandic society
Education
2000
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Notre Dame
,
Sociology
1995
,
MA
,
University of Essex
,
Social Science Data Analysis
1991
,
BA
,
University of Iceland
,
Sociology
Professional Experience
2022 -
,
Professor of Sociology,
University of Iceland
2004 -
2021,
Professor of Sociology,
University of Akureyri
2000 -
2004,
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
University at Albany, State University of New York
1995 -
1996,
Director,
Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology
1993 -
1994,
Head of Department for Youth Research,
Icelandic Institute for Educational Research
Published works
2024
How a Scoville aneurysm clip fought in the Cold War and helped to establish neurosurgery in Iceland
Journal of Neurosurgery
2023
Closest family in the household or in the community? The role of family in residential satisfaction among intended stayers in Iceland
Population, Space and Place
„Beint flug er næs“
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
2022
Migration and partisan identification as British Unionists or Irish Nationalists in Northern Ireland
Acta Sociologica
Um byggðafestu og búferlaflutninga
Þjónusta og búferlaflutningar
Tengslanet og búferlaflutningar
Kynjuð viðhorf og búferlaflutningar
Búferlaflutningar yfir ævina
Búferlaflutningar og byggðaþróun
Húsnæðismál og búferlaflutningar
Mannfjöldaþróun á Íslandi
Samgöngur og búferlaflutningar
Búsetuánægja og búferlaflutningar
Menntun og búferlaflutningar
Byggðafesta og búferlaflutningar á Íslandi
Búferlaflutningar og flutningsjöfnuður
Búsetufyrirætlanir og búferlaflutningar
Atvinna og búferlaflutningar
Innflytjendur og búferlaflutningar
Exploring population redistribution at sub-municipal levels – Microurbanisation and messy migration in Sweden's high North
Journal of Rural Studies
2021
What's love got to do with it?
Journal of Rural Studies
Perceptions of gender equality among Icelandic year 10 adolescents
Adolescents
The COVID-19 international student well-being study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Geography, psychology and the ‘Big Five’ personality traits
Population, Space and Place
At the intersection of urbanisation and counterurbanisation in rural space
Journal of Rural Studies
The impact of school bullying on adolescent migration expectations in Iceland
Population, Space and Place
Tunnelling the peninsula of trolls
European Countryside
Jacks (and Jills) of all trades
Nordic Journal of Criminology
Dystopia as authenticity
Individual residential mobility, immobility, and political attitudes
Population, Space and Place
2020
Iceland as a microcosm of the effects of educational reforms on police students‘ social background
Declining internal migration in Iceland 1986–2016.
Population, Space and Place
Félagsleg staða og áfengisneysla unglinga 1999-2019
Glæður: Fagtímarit F.Í.S.
Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017
Population, Space and Place
Spatial mobility and tolerance towards immigrants
Ethnic and Racial Studies
The changing youth population
Iceland as a microcosm of the effects of educational reform on police students' social background
Geography, Psychology, and the ‘Big Five’ Personality Traits: Who moves, and over what distances, in the UK?
Population, Space and Place
Sexual orientation and migration intentions among rural, exurban and urban adolescents in Iceland
Culture, Health and Sexuality
Samfélag fjölbreytileikans: Samskipti heimamanna og innflytjenda á Íslandi
Regional differences in the inclusion of immigrants in Icelandic society
Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017
Population, Space and Place
The myth of the immobile rural :
Sexual orientation and migration intentions among rural, exurban and urban adolescents in Iceland
Culture, Health and Sexuality
2019
Íslenskar landsbyggðir og byggðafélagsfræði
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
Byggðafesta og búferlaflutningar
2018
Staðsetning háskóla og menntabil í háskólamenntun
Netla
Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in Iceland 1995-2015
Drug and Alcohol Review
Innfæddir og aðfluttir andskotar: Áhrif uppruna og staðarsamsemdar á búsetuánægju á Norðurlandi
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
The problem with low-prevalence of bullying
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Vinnusókn til höfuðborgarsvæðisins frá öðrum byggðarlögum á Suðvesturlandi
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
The effects of regional and distance education on the supply of qualified teachers in rural Iceland
Sociologia Ruralis
2017
Time trends of technology mediated communication with friends among bullied and not bullied children in four Nordic countries between 2001 and 2010
Child: Care, Health and Development
University pathways of urban and rural migration in Iceland
Journal of Rural Studies
Social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity:
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in Iceland 1995-2015
Drug and Alcohol Review
Yndislestur á uppleið?
Netla
Sjálfsvígshætta ungra gerenda eineltis
Glæður: Fagtímarit F.Í.S.
Social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity: Users’ perspective from rural Iceland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Þróun og sérsvið íslenskrar félagsfræði
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
2016
Svæðisbundin áhrif íslenskra háskóla
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Svæðisbundin áhrif íslenskra háskóla
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2015
Suicidal risk and sexual orientation in adolescence
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Samgöngur og byggðaþróun: Samfélagsleg áhrif Héðinsfjarðarganga
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
Predictors of gender inequalities in the rank of full professor
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Heilbrigðisþjónusta Fjallabyggðar: Viðhorf íbúa í kjölfar mikilla samfélagsbreytinga
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
2014
The effects of road infrastructure improvement on work travel in Northern Iceland
Journal of Transport Geography
Stefna íslenskra stjórnvalda og vöxtur ferðaþjónustu á jaðarsvæðum
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Skammtímaáhrif Héðinsfjarðarganga á mannfjöldaþróun í Fjallabyggð
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
Adolescent migration intentions and population change: A 20‐year follow‐up of Icelandic communities
Sociologia Ruralis
2013
Cross-national variation in socioeconomic status and delinquency
Comparative Sociology
Individual and country-level effects of cannabis-related perceptions on cannabis use
Journal of Adolescent Health
Individual and country-level effects of cannabis-related perceptions on cannabis use. A multilevel study among adolescents in 32 European countries
Journal of Adolescent Health
Útgjöld ríkisins í Norðausturkjördæmi og tekjur ímyndaðs "Norðausturríkis"
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2012
Líkamsmynd íslenskra ungmenna í 6., 8. og 10. bekk
Hagsmunir íslenskra sjávarbyggða við endurskoðun fiskveiðistjórnunar
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Early risk behaviors and adolescent injury in 25 European and North American countries
Journal of Early Adolescence
The 2011 ESPAD Report: Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Students in 36 European Countries
Life satisfaction among children in different family structures
Children and Society
The 2011 ESPAD report
Bóklausir og bókaormar
Netla
Multiple substance use and self-reported suicide attempts by adolescents in 16 European countries
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Slys á hættulegustu vegum landsins
Laeknabladid
Multiple substance useand self-reported suicide attempts by adolescents in 16 European countries.
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Einelti meðal íslenskra skólabarna 2006-2010
Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð.
2011
Fólksfjölgun á landsbyggðinni?
Joint physical custody and communication with parents
Journal of Comparative Family Studies
Ferðavenjur íbúa í Ólafsfirði og á Siglufirði fyrir opnun Héðinsfjarðarganga
The cultural context of adolescent drinking and violence in 30 European countries
Criminology
Framtíðarbúseta unglinga af erlendum uppruna
Netla
Towards a digital adolescent society? The social structure of the Icelandic adolescent blogosphere.
New Media and Society
2010
Lífsánægja samkynhneigðra unglinga í 10. bekk
Sálfræðiritið
Migration intentions of rural youth in Iceland: Can a large-scale development project stem the tide of out-migration?
Society and Natural Resources
The Social Psychology of Anomie: The Association of Exteriority and Constraint with Self-Esteem and Depression among European Adolescents
Áhrif efnahagsþrenginga á fólksflutninga til og frá landinu
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á höfuðborgarsvæðinu 2006-2010
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Norðvestursvæði 2006-2010
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Norðaustursvæði 2006-2010
Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries
BMC Public Health
Migration intentions of rural youth in Iceland: Can a large-scale development project stem the tide of out-migration?
Society and Natural Resources
Búsetufyrirætlanir íbúa Fjallabyggðar
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Suðursvæði 2006-2010
Föst búseta og hlutabúseta í Fjallabyggð.
Umferð á norðanverðum Tröllaskaga: Erindi og áfangastaðir vegfarenda
Búsetuþróun í Fjallabyggð 1929-2009
Samgöngubætur og byggðaþróun á norðanverður Tröllaskaga
Bóklestur íslenskra unglinga í alþjóðlegu ljósi
Cannabis supply and demand reduction
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Health and well-being among child immigrants in Europe
Eurohealth
Fjallabyggð fyrir Héðinsfjarðargöng
Towards a digital adolescent society? The social structure of the Icelandic adolescent blogosphere
New Media and Society
2009
Þyngd, líkamsmynd og lífsánægja íslenskra skólabarna
International migration expectations among Icelandic youth
Arctic & Antarctic: International journal of circumpolar sociocultural issues
Vímuefnaneysla íslenskra unglinga í alþjóðlegum samanburði 1995-2007
Einelti og samskipti við fjölskyldu og vini meðal 6., 8. og 10. bekkinga
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
Association between tobacco control policies and smoking behaviour among adolescents in 29 European countries
Addiction
Að heiman
Anomie among European adolescents
Sociological Forum
Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of adolescent health
International Journal of Public Health
London calling?: Preferred emigration destinations among Icelandic youth
Acta Sociologica
Substance Use Among Students in 35 European Countries
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
International Journal of Public Health
Lýðfræði Fjallabyggðar, 1928-2028
2008
„Og seinna börnin segja: Þetta er einmitt sú veröld sem ég vil“...?
Uppeldi og menntun
Framtíðaráform unglinga í evrópskum eyjasamfélögum
International migration expectations among Icelandic youth
Arctic & Antarctic: International journal of circumpolar sociocultural issues
Jafnt til skiptis?
Jafnt til skiptis. Tvískipt búseta barna og samskipti þeirra við foreldra
Egalitarian attitudes towards the division of household labor among adolescents in Iceland
Sex Roles
Fjölskyldugerð og tengsl við foreldra
Iceland
2007
Þáttur áfengis í komum unglinga á slysa- og bráðadeild Landspítala
Læknabladid
Individual and community processes of social closure
Acta Sociologica
Inequalities and Social Cohesion in Psycho-Somatic Health: Individual and Community Processes in Iceland. Social Cohesion for Mental Wellbeing among Adolescents. World Health Organization
Sigrún Aðalbjarnardóttir
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Þjóðernisstolt ungra Íslendinga
Á leið af landi brott?
Risk factors in adolescent drug use
Rannsóknir og rask á skólastarfi
Skólavarðan
Religion
Social Compass
2006
Polarization in alcohol consumption among Icelandic adolescents, 1995–2003
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Nuorten Islantilaisten Alkoholinkulutuksen Polarisoituminen, 1995–2003
Aðstæður íslenskra skólanema af erlendum uppruna
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006
Polarisering i Alkoholkonsumtionen Bland Isländska Unga, 1995–2003
Polarisering i alkoholkonsumtionen bland isländska unga, 1995–2003
NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Nonmarital fertility and the effects of divorce rates on youth suicide rates
Journal of Marriage and Family
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006
Should I stay or should I go? Migration expectations among youth in Icelandic fishing and farming communities
Journal of Rural Studies
The role of alcohol use in violence and victimization among Icelandic adolescents
Nonmarital fertility and the effects of divorce rates on youth suicide rates
Journal of Marriage and Family
Divorce, Non-marital Fertility, and Youth Suicide Rates: A Multinational, Time-Series Analysis
Journal of Marriage and Family
2005
Umfang áfengisneyslu íslenskra unglinga
Contrast effects in perceived risk of substance use
Substance Use and Misuse
"But everybody does it..."
Sociological Spectrum
Rannsóknir bannaðar án leyfis?
Familial and religious influences on adolescent alcohol use
Social Forces
2004
Íslensk félagsfræði við upphaf 21. aldar
Íslensk félagsfræði
Norræn áhrif í birtingum og tilvitnunum til tímaritsgreina í sextán norrænum félagsfræðideildum
Leiðin að heiman ... Forspárgildi viðhorfa unglinga fyrir búsetuþróun á Íslandi
The 2003 Icelandic School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs - Techical Report -
The effects of changes in the world health organization's International Classification of Diseases on suicide rates in 71 countries, 1950-1999
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Fræðigrein skýtur rótum
The Saga of Njáll
The 2003 Icelandic school survey project on alcohol and other drugs
Father knows best:
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
2003
Hvítaruslið: Stéttvís blóraböggull fjölmenningarvitanna
Íslenskar unglingarannsóknir 1991 -2002 : Viðauki : Athuganir á íslenskum unglingum 1970-1990, rannsóknir, greinar, ritgerðir o.fl.
Alcohol culture, family structure and adolescent alcohol use
Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Hate crime reporting as a successful social movement outcome
American Sociological Review
Psychological distress during unemployment and beyond
Social Science and Medicine
Family structure and adolescent cigarette smoking in eleven European countries
Addiction
2002
Sjálfsvíg og sjálfsvígstilraunir meðal íslenskra ungmenna
Nordic impact
Acta Sociologica
2000
Grooming for success? The impact of adolescent society on early intergenerational social mobility
Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Anonymity and confidentiality in school surveys on alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use
Journal of Drug Issues
Umfang ofbeldis meðal íslenskra unglinga og félagslegir skýringarþættir þess
Adolescent substance use: A study in Durkheimian sociology
1999
Human agency, capable guardians, and structural constraints
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
The ESPAD Study
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Þróun vímuefnaneyslu íslenskra unglinga: Yfirlit yfir niðurstöður íslenskra rannsókna á vímuefnaneyslu nemenda í 10. bekk grunnskóla 1995-1999
1998
Parents, religion and perceived social coherence
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Fathering over time
Journal of Marriage and Family
Modeling Durkheim on the micro level
American Sociological Review
1997
The 1995 ESPAD report: Alcohol and other drug use among students in 26 European countries
1995
Administration mode bias in a school survey on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use
Addiction
Hvað einkennir unglinga sem beita ofbeldi?
Áhrif
Ideologi og empiri i kriminologien
1994
The influence of social support, suggestion and depression on suicidal behavior among Icelandic youth
Acta Sociologica
Establishing a discipline
Acta Sociologica
Manifest predictors of past suicide attempts in a population of Icelandic adolescents
Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior
Trends in Icelandic suicide rates 1951-1990
Arctic medical research
On the structure and effects of family integration and parental regulation within the framework of Durkheim's social theory : A study of youth
Vímuefnaneysla framhaldsskólanema 1992-1994
Vímuefnaneysla íslenskra ungmenna er að aukast
Áhrif
Review essay
Acta Sociologica
Bókhneigð og læsi íslenskrar æsku
Ný menntamál
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a population of Icelandic adolescents
Arctic medical research
1993
In defense of a folk model
American Anthropologist
Tómstundir íslenskra ungmenna vorið 1992
Umfang námsaðgreiningar á unglingastigi í grunnskólum Reykjavíkur og nágrennis veturinn 1992-1993
1992
Rannsóknir á hassneyslu Reykjavíkuræskunnar
Sálfræðiritið
1991
Aðgát skal höfð ... Um sjálfsvígsbylgjur unglinga
Ný menntamál
Aflamunur og aflamenn
Athuganir á íslenskum unglingum 1970-1990
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