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Inequality of educational opportunity at time of schooling predicts cognitive functioning in later adulthood

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2021
Objectives: Our understanding of how societal conditions and educational policies influence cognitive development across the life course is improving.
Anja K. Leist   +2 more
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Female Solo Self-Employment in Germany: The Role of Transitions and Learning From a Life Course Perspective

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2022
Based on a qualitative analysis of 12 solo self-employed women’s work biographies, this article investigates the (re)structuring effects of solo self-employment on the professional and private lives of women in Germany in their mid- and late-career ...
Simone R. Haasler, Anna Hokema
doaj   +1 more source

Inequality in Access to Social Capital in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Whereas much research has been done on the benefits of social capital, less is known about the causes of the unequal distribution of social capital in people’s networks.
Leerstoel Volker   +6 more
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Claims data analysis of medical specialist utilization among nursing home residents and community-dwelling older people

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Most older people, and especially those in need of long-term care, suffer from one or more chronic diseases. Consequently, older people have an increased need of medical care, including specialist care.
Maike Schulz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysing Transitions in Intimate Relationships with Panel Data

open access: yesComparative Population Studies, 2021
Panel data on intimate relationships are becoming increasingly available, enabling a closer examination and deeper understanding of why and how they develop over time.
Michael Feldhaus, Richard Preetz
doaj   +1 more source

Social inequalities and health inequity in Morocco [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2006
Abstract Background According to the last census, Morocco has a population approaching 30 million people. The country has made good progress in the control of preventable childhood diseases but social inequalities and health inequities remain major problems for the third millennium.
openaire   +3 more sources

Does Antwerp Belong to Everyone? Unveiling the Conditional Limits to Inclusive Urban Citizenship

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2014
Recent theoretical discussions have indicated that citizenship is not only a way of being, but also a way of behaving. This article aims to show how attempts to regulate the behaviour of the citizenry can introduce a new topography of inclusion and ...
Nicolas Van Puymbroeck   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital technology and nursing care: a scoping review on acceptance, effectiveness and efficiency studies of informal and formal care technologies

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The existence, usage and benefits of digital technologies in nursing care are relevant topics in the light of the current discussion on technologies as possible solutions to problems such as the shortage of skilled workers and the increasing ...
Tobias Krick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The MEDITAGING study: protocol of a two-armed randomized controlled study to compare the effects of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program against a health promotion program in older migrants in Luxembourg

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Migration is a phenomenon worldwide, with older migrants, particularly those with fewer socioeconomic resources, having an increased risk of developing adverse cognitive and health outcomes and social isolation.
Ana C. Teixeira-Santos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Sociology Need Open Science?

open access: yesSocieties, 2021
Reliability, transparency, and ethical crises pushed many social science disciplines toward dramatic changes, in particular psychology and more recently political science. This paper discusses why sociology should also change.
Nate Breznau
doaj   +1 more source

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