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29. November 2019

Explaining the Stigma Consciousness of the Unemployed

This article examines how the stigma consciousness of the unemployed can be explained. Based on the Labeling Approach, we define unemployment as a status which is deviant from the norm of employment. Following arguments of gender theory, we model a moderating effect of gender regarding both the employment norm and informal social control. (...)

3. März 2019

Übergangschancen in ein Masterstudium von Bildungsinländern und Bildungsausländern im deutschen Hochschulsystem

31. Dezember 2018

Stigma Consciousness among Unemployed Individuals: An Analysis Using a Mixed Method Design

This article addresses the question what factors have an impact on specific dimensions of being conscious of the stigma referring to being unemployed (awareness, denial, disaffiliation). We use a Mixed Methods Design which sequentially combines qualitative and quantitative methods. On a theoretical level, Goffman's stigma concept is used as a sensitizing concept to derive the hypotheses from the qualitative interview material. The hypotheses are tested using data from the German panel study ‘Labour Market and Social Security’. (...)

3. April 2017

The Impact of Informal Care and Employment on the Mental Health of the Caregiver

This study examines whether informal caregiving has a negative effect on the mental health of the caregiver, taking into account additional burdens such as that of holding down a job. The analyses are based on the German Socio–Economic Panel (GSOEP). We estimate fixed–effects regressions of a measure of caregivers’ mental health (SF–12) on hours of informal caregiving, taking into account the relationships between the caregiver and the person being cared for. (...)