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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
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2022 - 2023
FÉL102G - General Sociology
FÉL308G - Classical social theories
FÉL302F - Seminar in Sociology
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
2022
Migration and partisan identification as British Unionists or Irish Nationalists in Northern Ireland
Acta Sociologica
2021
Individual residential mobility, immobility, and political attitudes: The case of Brexit voting intentions in the 2016 UK EU Referendum
Population, Space and Place
The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986–2017
Population, Space and Place
Tunnelling the Peninsula of Trolls: A Case Study of Road Infrastructure Improvement and Demographic Dynamics in Northern Iceland
European Countryside
Jacks (and Jills) of all trades: the gentle art of policing rural Iceland
Nordic Journal of Criminology
At the intersection of urbanisation and counterurbanisation in rural space: Microurbanisation in Northern Iceland
Journal of Rural Studies
Geography, psychology and the ‘Big Five’ personality traits: Who moves, and over what distances, in the United Kingdom?
Population, Space and Place
The impact of school bullying on adolescent migration expectations in Iceland
Population, Space and Place
What's love got to do with it? Love-life gossip and migration intentions in rural Iceland
Journal of Rural Studies
2020
Félagsleg staða og áfengisneysla unglinga 1999-2019.
Ársæll Arnarsson og Þóroddur Bjarnason. Félagsleg staða og áfengisneysla unglinga 1999-2019. Niðurstöður úr rannsókninni Heilsa og líðan skólabarna (HBSC). Glæður, 30, 38-43.
The Myth of the Immobile Rural: The Case of Rural Villages in Iceland
Dipping in to the North
The Changing Youth Population
Dipping in to the North
Spatial mobility and tolerance towards immigrants: the case of Northern Iceland
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Sexual orientation and migration intentions among rural, exurban and urban adolescents in Iceland
Culture, Health & Sexuality
Iceland as a microcosm of the effects of educational reforms on police students‘ social background
Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives on Police Education and Recruitment.
2019
Íslenskar landsbyggðir og byggðafélagsfræði
Íslenska þjóðfélagið
2018
The Problem with Low-Prevalence of Bullying
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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
Vinnusókn til höfuðborgarsvæðisins frá öðrum byggðarlögum á Suðvesturlandi
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Staðsetning háskóla og menntabil í háskólamenntun
Netla
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland
Sociologia Ruralis
2017
University pathways of urban and rural migration in Iceland
Journal of Rural Studies
Þróun og sérsvið íslenskrar félagsfræði
Íslenska þjóðfélagið
Sjálfsvígshætta ungra gerenda eineltis
Glæður
Yndislestur á uppleið? Breytingar á lestrarvenjum drengja og stúlkna
Netla
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
Social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity: Users’ perspective from rural Iceland
International journal of circumpolar health
2016
Svæðisbundin áhrif íslenskra háskóla
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2015
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
Suicidal risk and sexual orientation in adolescence: A population-based study in Iceland
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Samgöngur og byggðaþróun: Samfélagsleg áhrif Héðinsfjarðarganga
Íslenska þjóðfélagið
2014
Stefna íslenskra stjórnvalda og vöxtur ferðaþjónustu á jaðarsvæðum: Áhrif Héðinsfjarðarganga í Fjallabyggð
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
The effects of road infrastructure improvement on work travel in Northern Iceland
Journal of Transport Geography
2013
Cross-national variation in socioeconomic status and delinquency: A comparative study of adolescents from 26 European countries
Comparative Sociology
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
Hagsmunir íslenskra sjávarbyggða við endurskoðun fiskveiðistjórnunar
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Early risk behaviors and adolescent injury in 25 European and North American countries: A cross-national consistent relationship
The Journal of Early Adolescence
Líkamsmynd íslenskra ungmenna í 6., 8. og 10. bekk
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum XIII
The 2011 ESPAD report: Substance use among students in 36 European countries
Slys á hættulegustu vegum landsins
Læknablaðið
Bóklausir og bókaormar: Tengsl menntunar og efnahags foreldra við yndislestur unglinga í alþjóðlegu ljósi
Multiple substance use and self-reported suicide attempts by adolescents in 16 European countries
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Life satisfaction among children in different family structures: A comparative study of 36 western societies
Children & Society
2011
Framtíðarbúseta unglinga af erlendum uppruna
Netla
Ferðavenjur íbúa í Ólafsfirði og á Siglufirði fyrir opnun Héðinsfjarðarganga
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum XII
Fólksfjölgun á landsbyggðinni?
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum XII
The cultural context of adolescent drinking and violence in 30 European countries
Criminology
Joint physical custody and communication with parents: A cross-national study of children in 36 western countries
Journal of Comparative Family Studies
Towards a digital adolescent society? The social structure of the Icelandic adolescent blogosphere
New Media & Society
2010
Lífsánægja samkynhneigðra unglinga í 10. bekk
Sálfræðiritið
Cannabis supply and demand reduction: Evidence from the ESPAD study of adolescents in 31 European countries
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Fjallabyggð fyrir Héðinsfjarðargöng: Samgöngur, samfélag og byggðaþróun
Bóklestur íslenskra unglinga í alþjóðlegu ljósi
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum XI
Health and well-being among child immigrants in Europe
Eurohealth
Áhrif efnahagsþrenginga á fólksflutninga til og frá landinu
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum XI
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á höfuðborgarsvæðinu 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 & Natural Resources
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Norðaustursvæði 2006-2010
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Suðursvæði 2006-2010
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema á Norðvestursvæði 2006-2010
2009
Einelti og samskipti við fjölskyldu og vini meðal 6., 8. og 10. bekkinga
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
Að heiman: Munur á skráðri og raunverulegri búsetu á Íslandi
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum X
Lýðfræði Fjallabyggðar, 1928-2028
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum X
Þyngd, líkamsmynd og lífsánægja íslenskra skólabarna
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum X
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions
International Journal of Public Health
Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of adolescent health: Experiences from the WHO/HBSC Forum 2007
International Journal of Public Health
Anomie among European adolescents: Conceptual and empirical clarification of a multilevel sociological concept
Sociological Forum
London calling?: Preferred emigration destinations among Icelandic youth
Acta Sociologica
Vímuefnaneysla íslenskra unglinga í alþjóðlegum samanburði 1995-2007
2008
Jafnt til skiptis? Tvískipt búseta barna og samkipti þeirra við foreldra
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum IX
Framtíðaráform unglinga í evrópskum eyjasamfélögum
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum IX
Inequalities and social cohesion in psychosomatic health: Individual and community processes
Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents
International migration expectations among Icelandic youth
Arctic & Antarctic
Og seinna börnin segja: Þetta er einmitt sú veröld sem ég vil...? Breytingar á viðhorfum 10. bekkinga til jafnréttismála, 1992-2006
Uppeldi og menntun :
Egalitarian attitudes towards the division of household labor among adolescents in Iceland
Sex Roles
2007
Virðing og umhyggja. Ákall 21. aldar
Þáttur áfengis í komum unglinga á slysa- og bráðadeild Landspítala
Læknablaðið
Religion: soutien divin et tension psychologique
Social Compass
Þjóðernisstolt ungra Íslendinga
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum VIII
Á leið af landi brott? : framtíðaráform íslenskra unglinga vorið 2007
Afmælisrit Háskólans á Akureyri 2007
Rannsóknir og rask á skólastarfi
Skólavarðan
Individual and community processes of social closure: A study of adolescent academic achievement and alcohol use
Acta Sociologica
Risk factors in adolescent drug use: Evidence from school surveys and application in policy
2006
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006: Niðurstöður fyrir landið í heild og samanburðartölur fyrir Vestfirði
Should I stay or should I go? Migration expectations among youth in Icelandic fishing and farming communities
Journal of Rural Studies
Nonmarital fertility and the effects of divorce rates on youth suicide rates
Journal of Marriage and Family
Nuorten Islantilaisten Alkoholinkulutuksen Polarisoituminen, 1995–2003
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006: Landshlutaskýrsla
Polarization in alcohol consumption among Icelandic adolescents, 1995–2003
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006: Niðurstöður fyrir landið í heild og samanburðartölur fyrir Breiðagerðisskóla, Fossvogsskóla, Hvassaleitisskóla og Réttarholtsskóla
Polarisering i Alkoholkonsumtionen Bland Isländska Unga, 1995–2003
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Heilsa og lífskjör skólanema 2006: Niðurstöður fyrir landið í heild og samanburðartölur fyrir Breiðagerðisskóla, Fossvogsskóla, Hvassaleitisskóla og Réttarholtsskóla
Aðstæður íslenskra skólanema af erlendum uppruna
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum VII
2005
Contrast effects in perceived risk of substance use
Substance Use & Misuse
Familial and religious influences on adolescent alcohol use: A multi-level study of students and school communities
Social Forces
Rannsóknir bannaðar án leyfis? Fagmennska og faglegt eftirlit háskólakennara
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum VI
Umfang áfengisneyslu íslenskra unglinga : breytingar á neyslumynstri 1995-2003
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum VI
"But everybody does it...": The effects of perceptions, moral pressures, and informal sanctions on tax cheating
Sociological Spectrum
2004
Father knows best: Parishes, priests, and American Catholic parishioners' attitudes toward capital punishment
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
The 2003 Icelandic school survey project on alcohol and other drugs: Technical report
Leiðin að heiman ... Forspárgildi viðhorfa unglinga fyrir búsetuþróun á Íslandi
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum V
Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar
Norræn áhrif í birtingum og tilvitnunum til tímaritsgreina í sextán norrænum félagsfræðideildum
Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar
Fræðigrein skýtur rótum: Áhrif þjóðfélagsafla á þróun íslenskrar félagsfræði
Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar
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
Íslensk félagsfræði við upphaf 21. aldar
Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar
2003
Family structure and adolescent cigarette smoking in eleven European countries
Addiction
Alcohol culture, family structure and adolescent alcohol use: Multilevel modeling of frequency of heavy drinking among 15-16 year old students in 11 European countries
Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Hvítaruslið: Stéttvís blóraböggull fjölmenningarvitanna
TMM
Íslenskar unglingarannsóknir 1991 -2002 : Viðauki : Athuganir á íslenskum unglingum 1970-1990, rannsóknir, greinar, ritgerðir o.fl.
Hate crime reporting as a successful social movement outcome
American Sociological Review
Psychological distress during unemployment and beyond: Social support and material deprivation among youth in six northern European countries
Social Science & Medicine
2002
Nordic Impact: Article Productivity and Citation Patterns in Sixteen Nordic Sociology Departments
Acta Sociologica
Sjálfsvíg og sjálfsvígstilraunir meðal íslenskra ungmenna
2000
Umfang ofbeldis meðal íslenskra unglinga og félagslegir skýringarþættir þess
Adolescent substance use: A study in Durkheimian sociology
Anonymity and confidentiality in school surveys on alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use
Journal of Drug Issues
Grooming for success? The impact of adolescent society on early intergenerational social mobility
Journal of Family and Economic Issues
1999
Þróun vímuefnaneyslu íslenskra unglinga: Yfirlit yfir niðurstöður íslenskra rannsókna á vímuefnaneyslu nemenda í 10. bekk grunnskóla 1995-1999
The ESPAD study: implications for prevention
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Human agency, capable guardians, and structural constraints: A lifestyle approach to the study of violent victimization
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
1998
Modeling Durkheim on the micro level: A study of youth suicidality
American Sociological Review
Parents, religion and perceived social coherence: A Durkheimian framework of adolescent anomie
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Fathering over time: What makes the difference?
Journal of Marriage and the Family
1997
The 1995 ESPAD report: Alcohol and other drug use among students in 26 European countries
1995
Ideologi og empiri i kriminologien
Hvað einkennir unglinga sem beita ofbeldi?
Áhrif
Administration mode bias in a school survey on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use
Addiction
1994
Bókhneigð og læsi íslenskrar æsku
Ný menntamál
Manifest predictors of past suicide attempts in a population of Icelandic adolescents
Trends in Icelandic suicide rates 1951-1990
Arctic Medical Research
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a population of Icelandic Adolescents
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 íslenskra ungmenna er að aukast
Áhrif
Vímuefnaneysla framhaldsskólanema 1992-1994
The influence of social support, suggestion and depression on suicidal behavior among Icelandic youth
Acta Sociologica
Establishing a discipline: The impact of society on the development of Icelandic sociology
Acta Sociologica
1993
Tómstundir íslenskra ungmenna vorið 1992
In defense of a folk model: The “Skipper Effect” in the Icelandic cod fishery
American Anthropologist
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
Athuganir á íslenskum unglingum 1970-1990
Aflamunur og aflamenn
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