Torbjörn Bildtgård

Torbjörn Bildtgård is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, specializing in aging studies, family sociology, and cultural food analysis. His research explores intergenerational dynamics, late-life relationships, and societal constructions of food and care.

• Research Focus: Aging populations, stepfamily emotional bonds, and cultural food rationalities
• Key Projects: Grey divorce trends, late-life relationship transformations, and care policy analysis

Academic Contributions include:

• 2022 study on biological vs. stepfamily emotional proximity
• 2021 framework for third-party mediation in steprelationships
• 2015 analysis of time's role in late-life intimacy
• 2013 comparative food culture research between Sweden and France

Contact: torbjorn.bildtgard@socarb.su.se