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Tag: Sociology

Projects

7 February 2022

Searching for the European internet

Google has become established as the standard search engine worldwide on the internet. Astrid Mager, a social scientist based in Vienna, is investigating the social and political implications of this fact. She has also explored alternative search engine projects in Europe, where the focus is on aspects such as data protection and public participation in […] Continue reading “Searching for the European internet”
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Projects

6 September 2021

The filter bubbles are not as hermetic as one may think

In the wake of a representative survey of individuals on concepts of solidarity and political orientation, a team from the University of Vienna, with support from lay researchers, explored the way this social cement is negotiated in Facebook groups. They found that there is no uniformity of opinion in the dreaded filter bubbles and circles […] Continue reading “The filter bubbles are not as hermetic as one may think”
A nurse puts a support stocking on an elderly man's leg in his flat.

Projects

10 May 2021

Rethinking structures in 24-hour care

The majority of Austrians would prefer to receive care at home until the end of their lives. In German-speaking countries, most of the concomitant care work is done by female family members or migrant care workers. A cross-national research project has recently published results that highlight the contradiction between good quality care and good working […] Continue reading “Rethinking structures in 24-hour care”
Sociologist Ulrike Zartler from Vienna in front of an empty playground due to the corona crisis.

Portrait

16 March 2021

Coronavirus: families at breaking point?

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

Working from home, home-schooling, distance learning. Over the last year, families have had to cope with an enormous burden. How are they really doing? And what are the needs of parents – and their children? Answers to these questions are being supplied through a longitudinal study conducted by family sociologist Ulrike Zartler of the University […] Continue reading “Coronavirus: families at breaking point?”
Young female engineer testing vehicles.

Projects

8 March 2021

No foreseeable changes in career choices

Despite numerous measures in support of gender equality, Austria’s world of work is still acutely characterised by typical female and male occupations. This labour market inequality has an impact on society as a whole. The sociologist Nina-Sophie Fritsch is examining underlying causes and comparing the current data in Austria to the situation at European level. Continue reading “No foreseeable changes in career choices”

On the road

9 February 2021

Music brings people together – researchers included

By Jan Stupacher

Jan Stupacher is a psychologist and interested in music. He is exploring two central questions:  how does the brain process music, and how does music affect our social behaviour? A Schrödinger Fellowship by the FWF has provided Stupacher with the opportunity to pursue his research focus at Aarhus University in Denmark, where he enjoys working […] Continue reading “Music brings people together – researchers included”

Projects

28 December 2020

Saving the world with Christmas cookies?

Despite all warnings, people continue to ruthlessly exploit land resources around the world, planting monocultures and setting up large-scale infrastructure. Social ecologist Anke Schaffartzik analyses the political and economic interests that precede these developments and their impact on society. The snapshots of global material and energy flows, but also the power gradient of which they […] Continue reading “Saving the world with Christmas cookies?”

Portrait

18 December 2020

The social fever curve of coronavirus

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

For almost a year now, the Covid-19 virus has had the world in a stranglehold. How are people in Austria dealing with this situation? In what way have their attitudes, behaviour and contentment changed? And do they see a light at the end of the tunnel – now that the first vaccination phase in Austria […] Continue reading “The social fever curve of coronavirus”

Projects

16 November 2020

The appeal of the right-wing scene

What is the attraction of far-right organisations to middle class centrists? Social anthropologist Agnieszka Pasieka observes activists up close to investigate how far right-wing extremist groups are making inroads into the centre of society through social engagement. Pasieka’s analyses diverge from traditional narratives of exclusion and losers. Continue reading “The appeal of the right-wing scene”

Projects

29 June 2020

“Social contacts are a buffer against constraints”

A European research consortium is exploring the roots of social isolation and loneliness among the elderly. Keeping gender aspects in mind, use of long-term data and country comparisons will for the first time provide a more accurate picture of social exclusion in old age and reveal its impact on society. Continue reading ““Social contacts are a buffer against constraints””

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