Die Bildungsarmut des katholischen Arbeitermädchens vom Lande lässt sich als Mythos entlarven. Tatsächlich bedingen soziale Unterschiede den Bildungserfolg, nicht die Religionszugehörigkeit. Zu erforschen bleibt der Einfluss von Faktoren wie Diasporasituation oder Gottesdienstbesuche.

According to sociological theories on educational choice, risk aversion is the main driving force for class-specific educational decisions. Families from upper social classes have to opt for the academically most demanding, long-lasting courses to avoid an intergenerational status loss. Families...

The introduction of a single European currency, the euro, is one of the biggest political projects undertaken up to now promoting European unity. However, in some countries - such as Germany - acceptance is still not high, even several years after the currency's introduction. Yet widespread...

This research investigates how family events in adult children's lives influence the timing of their parents' financial transfers. We draw on retrospective data collected by the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and use event history models to study the effects of marriage, divorce, and...