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.

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Reasons for Becoming Self-Employed in Later Life Vary by Gender, Culture, MU Researcher Finds

Self-employment can allow older workers to stay in the labor market longer and earn additional income, yet little research has addressed if reasons for…

Language vitality barometer toolkit for detecting endangered languages now freely available online

The EuLaViBar language vitality barometer is a tool that can be used to determine the extent to which a language is threatened with extinction. Academics from…

Long-Term Study PIAAC-L approved by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

How do individual competencies impact on the employment careers of people living in Germany? How are person abilities interrelated with occupational mobility?…

New research identifies why young adults return to the parental home

Dr Juliet Stone, Professor Ann Berrington and Professor Jane Falkingham have found that factors such as leaving full-time education, unemployment, or a…

Hartz IV reform did not reduce unemployment in Germany

The Hartz IV reform of the German labor market has been one of the most controversial reforms in the history of the reunited Federal Republic of Germany. It…

How do traditional societies change as a result of contact with the modern age?

How do traditional societies change as a result of contact with the modern age? You can only tell if you know what they looked like before that. For the rural…

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