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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New research center TRANSSOS focuses on transnational social support
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been working in partnership with the University of Hildesheim over the past seven years to establish a new…
Presentation of the WorldRiskIndex with a special focus on Urban Areas in New York
As Governments and UN bodies prepare for the World-Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015), for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG in summer…
No direct link found between rising inequality and reduced trust
As recent work from economists from the University of Luxembourg indicates, the apparent link between income inequality and lower general trust could be…
ORNL Model Explores Location of Future U.S. Population Growth
Initially developed to assist in the siting of new energy infrastructure, the team’s model has a broad range of implications from urban planning to climate…
Difficult behavior in young children may point to later problems
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that certain symptoms of conduct disorder indicate problems are likely to continue…
Two brain regions join forces for absolute pitch
Mozart, Bach and Beethoven are all supposed to have had it: “absolute pitch” – the ability to identify and categorize a note without having to rely on any…