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.

First Indian-European Research Networking Projects in the Social Sciences Launched

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) in association with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the French…

You are where you e-mail: Global migration trends discovered in email data

For the first time comparable migration data is available for almost every country of the world. To date, records were incompatible between nations and…

Sometimes, cheating is allowed

Not lying is regarded as a learned and well-known rule of honesty among 14 and 15-year-olds at Zurich’s high schools. Additional theoretical moral knowledge…

Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves

“Despite the name ‘social networks,' much user activity on networking sites is self-focused,” said Brittany Gentile, a UGA doctoral candidate who looked at the…

Social workers lack time for families with migration background

When working with disadvantaged children and assessing parenting skills, the competence of social workers is brought to a head. In these situations, they can…

Girls’ response to honour-related violence

Honour-related violence and oppression has become a social problem. But the phenomenon is far more multifaceted and dynamic than typically portrayed in media….

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