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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Moving to a world city liberates creative young people from demands in home countries

This is found in a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which explores the cosmopolitan context comprised by the creative scene in…

Smart organisations should also be stupid according to new theory

“We see functional stupidity as the absence of critical reflection. It is a state of unity and consensus that makes employees in an organisation avoid…

Engineers less empathetic

The study comprises more than 200 students from six different study programs and was carried out by Chato Rasoal, a researcher in psychology, together with two…

Italian immigrants live longer

More exposed to the influences of the host country, the second generation detaches itself from the healthy southern lifestyle and the close-knit family network…

More signs of the benefits of marriage?

There's new evidence about the benefits of marriage.Women who are married suffer less partner abuse, substance abuse or post-partum depression around the time…

Vampire saga infuses new blood into tourism

More than a quarter of a million visitors from all over the world have travelled to the small town of Forks, situated in the northwest of the USA, where the…

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