'The existence of menopause and post-generative longevity as part of the human females' life history is somewhat puzzling from an evolutionary perspective. The 'stopping-early hypothesis' states that, because human infants are so altricial, it is beneficial for women to cease reproduction at the age at which the risk of maternal death reaches a cer...
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Das Forschungsprojekt beschaeftigt sich mit den neuen Herausforderungen der Vereinbarkeitsproblematik von Familie und Erwerbstaetigkeit und praesentiert Loesungsansaetze, die bereits in der Praxis erfolgreich angewendet worden sind. In einem ersten Schritt wird auf der Grundlage des wissenschaftlichen Forschungsstandes und zahlreicher Praxisbericht...
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'This paper is concerned with the development of the German greens electorate since the early 90's. There are different theories trying to explain which part of the population votes green. One of the first theories about the green electorate, which came up in the late 70's -early 80's is that young people are inclined to vote for the greens. Anothe...
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'The relationship between a woman's reproductive history and her entry into retirement is not well-investigated yet. Will mothers exit the workforce earlier than childless women (as they have a weaker labour market orientation; as they are more likely to have a 'male breadwinner' in the household), or will they work longer to make-up for employment...
'This paper builds on results from the Special Collaborative Centre 186 'Status Passages and Risks in the Life Course' at the University of Bremen and deals with changes in the principles of regulation and intervention within two different institutions of the welfare state: Social Assistance and Health Insurance. The empirical findings are based on...
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