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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Norwegian anti-Bullying program recommended by the European Union to countries in Latin-America

The Zero-program is the only program from Norway to be recommended, alongside programs from Spain, Italy and some international projects. The Zero-program was…

Teenagers know about condoms…so why don't they use them?

A review of research has revealed striking similarities in the influences on young people’s sexual behaviour across the world. The review of qualitative…

Tactical Christmas presents

Iver Mysterud is a doctor in human behavioural ecology at UiO and the lead author behind the study that is published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology.He…

Call for Europe to take the lead in revitalising family planning agenda in world's poorest countries

A leading population expert will today make a plea for a revitalisation of the family planning agenda in the world’s poorest countries, cautioning that soaring…

Communication is key to protecting public safety

The research reveals that senior civil service managers have attempted, through a series of uncoordinated and fragmented initiatives, to resolve these issues…

The tyranny of suburbia:how changing places is still a very middle class thing

And while ‘residential mobility’ has increased dramatically since the mid-1970s, middle class suburbanites have successfully imposed their ‘tastes’ onto the…

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