Parents’ social background predicts their children’s educational achievement, thus reproducing social inequality between generations. This finding is internationally well-known and a constant cause for public and academic discussion. But which aspects of parental social background are relevant in this context? So far, research has identified parents’ education, occupation and income …
The United Nations declared July 30th as “International Day of Friendship.” So each year, we can celebrate the power of friendship to honor the ones who are closest to us. In this article, we look at what friendship means in Germany and what is important to Germans concerning their friends. …
Forced displacement is a global issue and a defining feature of our time. How we respond to this humanitarian crisis will be a defining feature of global society for years to come. The important role that knowledge production and mobilization must play to inform the path forward should not be …