Social Sciences

This area deals with the latest developments in the field of empirical and theoretical research as it relates to the structure and function of institutes and systems, their social interdependence and how such systems interact with individual behavior processes.

innovations-report offers informative reports and articles related to the social sciences field including demographic developments, family and career issues, geriatric research, conflict research, generational studies and criminology research.

New research center TRANSSOS focuses on transnational social support

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been working in partnership with the University of Hildesheim over the past seven years to establish a new…

Presentation of the WorldRiskIndex with a special focus on Urban Areas in New York

As Governments and UN bodies prepare for the World-Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015), for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG in summer…

No direct link found between rising inequality and reduced trust

As recent work from economists from the University of Luxembourg indicates, the apparent link between income inequality and lower general trust could be…

ORNL Model Explores Location of Future U.S. Population Growth

Initially developed to assist in the siting of new energy infrastructure, the team’s model has a broad range of implications from urban planning to climate…

Difficult behavior in young children may point to later problems

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that certain symptoms of conduct disorder indicate problems are likely to continue…

Two brain regions join forces for absolute pitch

Mozart, Bach and Beethoven are all supposed to have had it: “absolute pitch” – the ability to identify and categorize a note without having to rely on any…

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