In der Ungleichheitsdebatte werden immer häufiger Parallelen zwischen Deutschland und den USA gezogen. Eine augenscheinliche Ähnlichkeit der Verteilung der Markteinkommen ergibt sich allerdings eher zufällig durch institutionelle Unterschiede in den staatlichen Sicherungssystemen. Die Verteilungen der Lohn- und Nettoeinkommen der beiden Länder unterscheiden sich massiv – so wie auch die Größe der ...
This paper examines possible differences between lesbians, gay men and bisexuals (LGBs) compared to heterosexuals with respect to their integration into the residential neighbourhood. By means of a multi-level analysis, we examine if there is a gap in social integration between LGBs compared to heterosexuals, and if so, to what extent municipality characteristics can account for variations in this ...
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) 1993–2006 as well as longitudinal modelling techniques, the present paper contributes to the growing body of literature on ethnic identity and its effects on Immigrants' social integration by examining the role of various forms of labour Immigrants' ethnic sense of belonging and cognitive involvement in politics. Theoretically, the paper ...