Getting Out What You Put In

Getting Out What You Put In

Having highly educated children is associated with reduced mortality risk for parents
Does having highly educated adult children reduce mortality risks for parents with low educational attainment in Europe? Albert Sabater and Elspeth Graham (Centre for Population Change and the University of St Andrews) together with Alan Marshall (University of Edinburgh) examined data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to answer this question.

Does having highly educated adult children reduce mortality risks for parents with low educational attainment in Europe? Albert Sabater, Elspeth Graham, Alan Marshall investigate this question.

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Egidi
Viviana
Ageing and Life Expectancy
Health
Working Life
News: New Social Policy and Law Shared Database

New Social Policy and Law Shared Database

SPLASH is now online!
The “Social Policy and Law Shared Database” (SPLASH) offers access to contextual data through the development of two substantive sections: Data and Policy. Access SPLASH at: splash-db.eu

The “Social Policy and Law Shared Database” (SPLASH) offers access to contextual data through the development of two substantive sections: Data and Policy.

Books and Reports: The Challenging Roles of Informal Carers

The Challenging Roles of Informal Carers

Read the report here
There are different approaches to responding to the growing longterm care needs of ageing populations across the UNECE region. Societies rely to a varying extent on the unpaid labour of informal carers who cover an estimated 70 to 95 percent of all care needs. While informal unpaid care saves public spending on formal care services, the reliance on informal care has many hidden costs.

Societies rely to a varying extent on the unpaid labour of informal carers. If not adequately supported in their role, informal carers can face negative impacts on their health and well-being; intensive informal caregiving can also result in higher demand and costs for health care as a consequence of its negative impact on the physical and mental health of carers, reduced labour market participation and consequently higher risks of poverty and social exclusion.

Event: ISA RC28 Spring Meeting 2021 - Accumulation and Compensation of Inequalities

ISA RC28 Spring Meeting 2021 - Accumulation and Compensation of Inequalities

Wed Jun 2 - Fri Jun 4
The organisers aim to host the meeting using a hybrid model, where participation in both online and in person are possible. They will follow the instructions concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, and if needed, will organise the meeting online only.

The International Sociological Association’s next annual Spring Meeting will be held under the conference theme of 'Accumulation and compensation of inequalities' and paper or poster submissions that address this theme are especially encouraged.

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Zueras
Pilar
Ageing and Life Expectancy
Health
Society and Solidarity
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Pearce
Jamie
Ageing and Life Expectancy
Environment
Health
Society and Solidarity
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Hank
Karsten
Ageing and Life Expectancy
Family and Children
Health
Society and Solidarity
Working Life
Are Married People Happier?

Are Married People Happier?

Differences in subjective wellbeing among cohabitating and married couples
Numerous studies have been published that have examined subjective wellbeing (SWB) and marriage status, finding that married people tend to have a higher SWB. But in today’s society, more couples are opting for cohabitation, which includes many benefits associated with marriage. This then leaves the question of whether individuals who cohabit have similar levels of SWB as married people.

Perelli-Harris et al. investigated whether individuals who cohabit have similar levels of subjective wellbeing (SWB) as married people. They studied events and characteristics correlated with entrance into marriage; whether marriage may be more advantageous for those with a lower or higher tendency to marry; and, finally, whether there is variation by country and gender between partnership type and SWB.

Have Mortality Differences Between East and West Germany Been Overcome?

Have Mortality Differences Between East and West Germany Been Overcome?

Study on avoidable mortality differences between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein
Due to the division of Germany during the Cold War, former East and West Germany have provided demographers with a ‘natural experiment’, especially when studying mortality. Research by Michael Mühlichen used this idea to carry out a study on how mortality rates have developed in two German states since reunification with specific focus on premature mortality.

Research by Michael Mühlichen studied how mortality rates have developed in two German states since reunification with specific focus on premature mortality. Using official population and cause-of death statistics for Germany, he found that premature mortality has decreased rapidly since reunification, especially in the east.

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