Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the … vulnerable position of Germany?s children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as … improvements in day care provision for children. With respect to selected non-monetary as well as monetary indicators our empirical …

immigrants and foreigners. On average we find that children in Germany to have lost out in terms of their relative income …. As a result of the low educational level of their parents we find children born to immigrants and foreigners in Germany … Probleme für deren Kinder. Als Ergebnis des geringen Bildungsniveaus ihrer Eltern sind Kinder von Immigranten und Ausländern …

income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …

The positive effects of early childhood programs on children's school success have been demonstrated in the literature … this study we examine the relationship between Kindergarten attendance and the 7th grade school placement of children in … West Germany, differentiating associations for the children of German citizens as compared to those of immigrants. Using …

In Deutschland ist jedes fünfte Kind arm, in Großbritannien fast jedes dritte. Alleinerziehende und deren Kinder haben … ein besonders hohes Armutsrisiko. In Großbritannien leben etwa 15 % aller Kinder bei Alleinerziehenden, in Westdeutschland …

Die Bedeutung von nicht traditionellen Familienformen, d. h. von Familien, in denen nicht beide leibliche Eltern ihre … Kinder gemeinsam großziehen, wird immer wieder kontrovers diskutiert. In der Öffentlichkeit wird häufi g vermutet, dass … Diskussion, dass Kinder Alleinerziehender und in Patchworkfamilien nicht genügend soziales Verhalten lernen würden und deshalb …