"Anhand der Erwerbsmobilität von Ostdeutschen nach 1989 werden der zeitliche Verlauf des Umbaus des ostdeutschen Beschäftigungssystems sowie die Reichweite der strukturellen Veränderungen untersucht. Die empirische Grundlage sind ca. 950 standardisierte Lebensverlaufsinterviews der...

"Anhand der Erwerbsmobilität von Ostdeutschen nach 1989 werden der zeitliche Verlauf des Umbaus des ostdeutschen Beschäftigungssystems sowie die Reichweite der strukturellen Veränderungen untersucht. Die empirische Grundlage sind ca. 950 standardisierte Lebensverlaufsinterviews der...

This article investigates the restructuring process of the East German employment system after German unification. It raises the question of whether and how job mobility has contributed to coping with rapid change in the occupational structure. In particular, it explores the importance of...

The psychology of the life span and the sociology of the life course share the same object of scientific inquiry - the lives of women and men from birth to death. Both are part of an interdisciplinary field focused on individual development and life course patterns which also includes social...

Measuring ego-centered networks is an especially time-expensive endeavor. However, to be included in multi-thematic surveys, parsimony is needed instead of following a maximizing strategy. Therefore, one pressing questions is, whether and which type of parsimonious data collection produces what...

In this paper we look at the impact of employment on family development with reference to men. We investigate the extent to which insecurities in the employment career have an effect on family formation. By comparing the life histories and life situation of men in East and West Germany, we are...

This paper examines the relationship between work and family among men in Western Germany. We investigate the extent to which a difficult start in working life and insecurities during the working life affect men’s transition to fatherhood, and how this effect is influenced by...