But when organizational theorist Viktorija Kalonaityte studied diversity work at a Swedish adult education school, the school wanted to make everyone as…
The study, published in the September issue of Journal of Health Economics found that friends' weight is correlated with an adolescent’s own weight even after…
The report, “Ohio’s Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges for Ohio’s Employers,” stresses that the first wave of America’s baby boomers has already…
Sociologists at Mainz University investigate the educational opportunities of year four pupils in Wiesbaden relative to their social background. The results of…
Six in ten ‘self-harmers’ mention suicidal wishesStudy shows that self-cutting is not confined to young girls, but is the most common form of self-harm amongst…
The pain of downsizing extends far beyond laid off workers and the people who depend on their paychecks, according to a new UCLA-University of Michigan, Ann…
Sofia Ulver-Sneistrup visited over 30 households in the US, Sweden, and Turkey, belonging to members of the urban middle class. She interviewed individuals in…
The study, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council through a grant to the University of Kent, has also revealed that Muslims generally opt…
One such example are public good games (or PGG), which are frequently used to study cooperation as they look into social behaviour towards public goods – such…
For a long time it was thought that modern states were strong enough to stamp out the political and cultural independence of small, traditional communities.Instead however, 'modernity' has strengthened the position of the local ruling elite. Initially, they were the ones who mainly reaped the benefits of the organised development programmes. This is because external organisations considered the local ruling elite to be the representatives of the community….
Hands up if these scenarios are familiar:• You get the exercise bike/treadmill/elliptical you wanted for Christmas, but by April, the machine has been moved to…
Titled Licensed to Hug, the report, which will be published by independent think-tank Civitas on 26 June, goes on to suggest that in a climate where many…
A new Economic and Social Research Council publication, ‘Behavioural Change and Water Efficiency’, which accompanied a seminar organised jointly with UK Water…
A study conducted at Durham University’s Institute of Advanced Study and Volterra Consulting UK shows that social networking is a key factor in the spread of…
The Facts, Fears and Feelings project explores the impact of sectarianism in everyday life for over 100 young people aged 16-35, in some of the most segregated…
In diesen Tagen starten umfangreiche Erhebungen in 18 Regionen des niederdeutschen Sprachraumes, vom Niederrhein bis zur deutsch-polnischen Grenze und zum…
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