Torbjörn Bildtgård
Biographic Data
| ID | 153137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Torbjörn Bildtgård |
| GIVEN NAMES | Torbjörn |
| FAMILY NAME | Bildtgård |
| SIGNATURE | BILDTGÅRD T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6096-2752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Uncoupling in the third age – the importance of the existential context for late-life divorce
Late-life divorce is increasingly common in many Western countries, however, studies on this transition remain scarce. The purpose of this article is to study attributed reasons for late-life divorce, and if any life phase-typical aspects can be identified in these attributions. Qualitative interviews were carried out with Swedish men and women aged 62–82, who after the age of 60 had divorced from a cross-gender marital or non-marital co-habiting…
Professional understandings of men’s violence against women
In Sweden, the social services have recently been given legal responsibility to act so that men who are violent against women in intimate relationships change their behaviour. However, research on how professionals in the social services understand intimate partner violence and the violent acts of men is still scarce. By drawing on interviews with 16 social workers who are practicing treatment for male perpetrators of violence, this article aims …
The dyad is not enough: Third-party mediation as a precondition for cohesion in long-term step relationships
The increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and the potential of stepchildren to act as a source of support for older parents have increased the interest in long-term intergenerational step relationships. Applying a life-course perspective combined with Simmel’s theorizing on social dynamics, this exploratory study aims to investigate the preconditions for cohesion in long-term intergenerational step relationships. The study is based on inte…
Blood thicker than water? Emotional closeness between older parents and adult children in stepfamilies
Increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and stepchildren’s potential to act as a source of support for older parents has prompted research about intergenerational cohesion in steprelationships. Our purpose is to investigate emotional closeness in biological and step-relationships in ageing stepfamilies, and the explanations older parents and adult children give to such differences. We study emotional closeness in parent-child relationships a…
Intimacy and Ageing: New Relationships in Later Life
This timely book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy
New Intimate Relationships in Later Life: Consequences for the Social and Filial Network
The aim of this study is to investigate the consequences for linked lives of entering into new intimate relationships in later life. The empirical data is based on qualitative interviews with 28 Swedes aged 63 to 91 years, who have established a new intimate relationship after the age of 60 years or are currently dating. Theories on linked lives and individualization are used. The results show that children were generally supportive of their olde…
Time as a structuring condition behind new intimate relationships in later life
Although mobility in and out of intimate relationships has become more common in later life, it has been a neglected issue in social gerontology. In this article, we ask what characterises the formation of new intimate relationships in later life, and whether there are any specific conditions that separate these from relationships in earlier stages of the lifecourse. On the basis of qualitative interviews with 28 persons aged 63–91 who have estab…
Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället
Changing forms of intimacy among older people in late modern societyThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a neglected reality in Swedish social research: New romantic relationships in later life. Our theoretical points of departure are the transformation of intimacy and the transition from a culture of marriage to a culture of divorce. We ask if the transformation of intimacy has reached later life and investigate late life divorce, a…
Where is food 'good to think'? Rationalities of food and place in Sweden and France
Where is food 'good to think'? This comparative study describes the mental foodscapes of Swedish and French people by asking them to say where, in time and space, they would go to in order to eat well. Both the Swedish and French respondents say they would avoid the US and fast-food establishments in order to eat well, but while the French in general point inward, toward the countryside of their region a couple of decades ago, the Swedes, in thei…
What It Means to "Eat Well" in France and Sweden1
Which collective ideas do consumers in France and Sweden use to think about what it means to eat well? What are the most important differences between the countries and how can they be understood? To answer the above questions, this study uses open-ended survey questions from Sweden and France together with in-depth qualitative focus group interviews from both countries. The five most common ideas from each country were identified, resulting in a…
Mental Foodscapes: W here S wedes W ould G o to E at W ell ( and P laces T hey W ould A void )
In the following article, the author asks 480 Swedish respondents where they would go to eat well, and, to the same end, which places they would avoid. The results reveal a Swedish mental foodscape, a sort of imaginary geography of food which is shared by the respondents. The Mediterranean region together with Southeast Asia and Japan appear as favorite destinations for the respondents, while the United States stands out as a destination that Swe…
Trust in food in modern and late-modern societies
This article investigates the way mainstream social theories of trust can help us understand how trust in food is produced and maintained in modern and late- or postmodern societies. In the first section, the author identifies and discusses three theoretical bases for trust in food: emotional, habitual and reflexive trust. He puts a particular emphasis on habitual trust, and explores four different bases for habitual trust - community, rational o…
Trust in food in modern and late-modern societies
This article investigates the way mainstream social theories of trust can help us understand how trust in food is produced and maintained in modern and late- or postmodern societies. In the first section, the author identifies and discusses three theoretical bases for trust in food: emotional, habitual and reflexive trust. He puts a particular emphasis on habitual trust, and explores four different bases for habitual trust - community, rational o…
What It Means to "Eat Well" in France and Sweden1
Which collective ideas do consumers in France and Sweden use to think about what it means to eat well? What are the most important differences between the countries and how can they be understood? To answer the above questions, this study uses open-ended survey questions from Sweden and France together with in-depth qualitative focus group interviews from both countries. The five most common ideas from each country were identified, resulting in a…
Time as a structuring condition behind new intimate relationships in later life
Although mobility in and out of intimate relationships has become more common in later life, it has been a neglected issue in social gerontology. In this article, we ask what characterises the formation of new intimate relationships in later life, and whether there are any specific conditions that separate these from relationships in earlier stages of the lifecourse. On the basis of qualitative interviews with 28 persons aged 63–91 who have estab…
New Intimate Relationships in Later Life: Consequences for the Social and Filial Network
The aim of this study is to investigate the consequences for linked lives of entering into new intimate relationships in later life. The empirical data is based on qualitative interviews with 28 Swedes aged 63 to 91 years, who have established a new intimate relationship after the age of 60 years or are currently dating. Theories on linked lives and individualization are used. The results show that children were generally supportive of their olde…
Mental Foodscapes: W here S wedes W ould G o to E at W ell ( and P laces T hey W ould A void )
In the following article, the author asks 480 Swedish respondents where they would go to eat well, and, to the same end, which places they would avoid. The results reveal a Swedish mental foodscape, a sort of imaginary geography of food which is shared by the respondents. The Mediterranean region together with Southeast Asia and Japan appear as favorite destinations for the respondents, while the United States stands out as a destination that Swe…
Blood thicker than water? Emotional closeness between older parents and adult children in stepfamilies
Increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and stepchildren’s potential to act as a source of support for older parents has prompted research about intergenerational cohesion in steprelationships. Our purpose is to investigate emotional closeness in biological and step-relationships in ageing stepfamilies, and the explanations older parents and adult children give to such differences. We study emotional closeness in parent-child relationships a…
Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället
Changing forms of intimacy among older people in late modern societyThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a neglected reality in Swedish social research: New romantic relationships in later life. Our theoretical points of departure are the transformation of intimacy and the transition from a culture of marriage to a culture of divorce. We ask if the transformation of intimacy has reached later life and investigate late life divorce, a…
Where is food 'good to think'? Rationalities of food and place in Sweden and France
Where is food 'good to think'? This comparative study describes the mental foodscapes of Swedish and French people by asking them to say where, in time and space, they would go to in order to eat well. Both the Swedish and French respondents say they would avoid the US and fast-food establishments in order to eat well, but while the French in general point inward, toward the countryside of their region a couple of decades ago, the Swedes, in thei…
Uncoupling in the third age – the importance of the existential context for late-life divorce
Late-life divorce is increasingly common in many Western countries, however, studies on this transition remain scarce. The purpose of this article is to study attributed reasons for late-life divorce, and if any life phase-typical aspects can be identified in these attributions. Qualitative interviews were carried out with Swedish men and women aged 62–82, who after the age of 60 had divorced from a cross-gender marital or non-marital co-habiting…
The dyad is not enough: Third-party mediation as a precondition for cohesion in long-term step relationships
The increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and the potential of stepchildren to act as a source of support for older parents have increased the interest in long-term intergenerational step relationships. Applying a life-course perspective combined with Simmel’s theorizing on social dynamics, this exploratory study aims to investigate the preconditions for cohesion in long-term intergenerational step relationships. The study is based on inte…
Trust in food in modern and late-modern societies
This article investigates the way mainstream social theories of trust can help us understand how trust in food is produced and maintained in modern and late- or postmodern societies. In the first section, the author identifies and discusses three theoretical bases for trust in food: emotional, habitual and reflexive trust. He puts a particular emphasis on habitual trust, and explores four different bases for habitual trust - community, rational o…
Mental Foodscapes: W here S wedes W ould G o to E at W ell ( and P laces T hey W ould A void )
In the following article, the author asks 480 Swedish respondents where they would go to eat well, and, to the same end, which places they would avoid. The results reveal a Swedish mental foodscape, a sort of imaginary geography of food which is shared by the respondents. The Mediterranean region together with Southeast Asia and Japan appear as favorite destinations for the respondents, while the United States stands out as a destination that Swe…
What It Means to "Eat Well" in France and Sweden1
Which collective ideas do consumers in France and Sweden use to think about what it means to eat well? What are the most important differences between the countries and how can they be understood? To answer the above questions, this study uses open-ended survey questions from Sweden and France together with in-depth qualitative focus group interviews from both countries. The five most common ideas from each country were identified, resulting in a…
Where is food 'good to think'? Rationalities of food and place in Sweden and France
Where is food 'good to think'? This comparative study describes the mental foodscapes of Swedish and French people by asking them to say where, in time and space, they would go to in order to eat well. Both the Swedish and French respondents say they would avoid the US and fast-food establishments in order to eat well, but while the French in general point inward, toward the countryside of their region a couple of decades ago, the Swedes, in thei…
Time as a structuring condition behind new intimate relationships in later life
Although mobility in and out of intimate relationships has become more common in later life, it has been a neglected issue in social gerontology. In this article, we ask what characterises the formation of new intimate relationships in later life, and whether there are any specific conditions that separate these from relationships in earlier stages of the lifecourse. On the basis of qualitative interviews with 28 persons aged 63–91 who have estab…
Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället
Changing forms of intimacy among older people in late modern societyThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a neglected reality in Swedish social research: New romantic relationships in later life. Our theoretical points of departure are the transformation of intimacy and the transition from a culture of marriage to a culture of divorce. We ask if the transformation of intimacy has reached later life and investigate late life divorce, a…
Intimacy and Ageing: New Relationships in Later Life
This timely book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy
New Intimate Relationships in Later Life: Consequences for the Social and Filial Network
The aim of this study is to investigate the consequences for linked lives of entering into new intimate relationships in later life. The empirical data is based on qualitative interviews with 28 Swedes aged 63 to 91 years, who have established a new intimate relationship after the age of 60 years or are currently dating. Theories on linked lives and individualization are used. The results show that children were generally supportive of their olde…
Blood thicker than water? Emotional closeness between older parents and adult children in stepfamilies
Increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and stepchildren’s potential to act as a source of support for older parents has prompted research about intergenerational cohesion in steprelationships. Our purpose is to investigate emotional closeness in biological and step-relationships in ageing stepfamilies, and the explanations older parents and adult children give to such differences. We study emotional closeness in parent-child relationships a…
The dyad is not enough: Third-party mediation as a precondition for cohesion in long-term step relationships
The increasing prevalence of ageing stepfamilies and the potential of stepchildren to act as a source of support for older parents have increased the interest in long-term intergenerational step relationships. Applying a life-course perspective combined with Simmel’s theorizing on social dynamics, this exploratory study aims to investigate the preconditions for cohesion in long-term intergenerational step relationships. The study is based on inte…
Professional understandings of men’s violence against women
In Sweden, the social services have recently been given legal responsibility to act so that men who are violent against women in intimate relationships change their behaviour. However, research on how professionals in the social services understand intimate partner violence and the violent acts of men is still scarce. By drawing on interviews with 16 social workers who are practicing treatment for male perpetrators of violence, this article aims …
Uncoupling in the third age – the importance of the existential context for late-life divorce
Late-life divorce is increasingly common in many Western countries, however, studies on this transition remain scarce. The purpose of this article is to study attributed reasons for late-life divorce, and if any life phase-typical aspects can be identified in these attributions. Qualitative interviews were carried out with Swedish men and women aged 62–82, who after the age of 60 had divorced from a cross-gender marital or non-marital co-habiting…
Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (4 works)