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Tag: Sociology

Projects

12 December 2022

Gender differences in health and care

It has long been known that,statistically speaking, women live longer than men, but in poorer health and may be in a worse position than men when it comes to accessing care. There is less information about whether the gender gap changes with generations. This issue has now become the focus of a research project.   Continue reading “Gender differences in health and care”

Interview & Opinion

21 September 2022

“Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness”

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

The ethnologist Silke Meyer is investigating the significance of money in people’s private lives, the social functions it performs and the dependencies arising from debt. In this interview, she explains how social conventions define the “right” way to go about handling money and what correlations there are between debt and ethics. Continue reading ““Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness””

Projects

19 September 2022

The role of religion in the Russian “culture war”

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has tried to become an international influencer propagating conservative moral values. This is the research finding of Kristina Stoeckl, a sociologist of religion. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, many religiously inspired right-wing groups distanced themselves from Moscow at least for the time being. It remains to be seen […] Continue reading “The role of religion in the Russian “culture war””

Projects

11 July 2022

No alternatives to the ‘slog circuit’?

Who becomes a top politician in Austria? And what biographical details do they have in common? The sociologist Philipp Korom from Graz, and his team, intend to answer this question by analysing the CVs of all members of the National Council of the past 70 years. Their special focus: not only do they examine whether […] Continue reading “No alternatives to the ‘slog circuit’?”

Projects

23 May 2022

The impact of education on family life

People with higher levels of education are less likely to be single parents, and they place higher demands on themselves when it comes to raising children. In a European comparison, however, there are also many country-specific differences in how the level of education affects family life, as sociologist Caroline Berghammer and her research team have […] Continue reading “The impact of education on family life”

Projects

2 May 2022

Harnessing the power of art

“The Art of Arrival” is a project in the course of which sociologists from the University of Vienna accompany the working process of artists both with and without the experience of being a refugee, and subsequently engage with recipients as they explore these works of art. Exchanges of scientific, creative and everyday experiences and knowledge […] Continue reading “Harnessing the power of art”

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