Sociology/Social Policy Unit

The Sociology/Social Policy Unit was headed by Karl Ulrich Mayer and Michael Wagner.

Foci of Interest

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Life History and Generational Dynamics

Social background
Migration history
Educational history
Employment history
Partnership history
Family life history

Economic Situation and Social Security

Assets
Sources of income
Transfers
Income expenditure
Consumer sovereignty

Later Phases of the Family Life Cycle

Current social structure of the family
Social structure of the generations
Changes of familial social structure

Social Ressources and Social Participation

Social status
Housing standards/environment
Social care
Social and cultural participation

Selected Publications

Bukov, A., Maas, I., & Lampert, T. (2002). Social participation in very old age: Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from BASE. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57B, P510–P517. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/57.6.P510

Dykstra, P. A., & Wagner, M. (2007). Pathways to childlessness and late-life outcomes. Journal of Family Issues, 28, 1487–1517. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X07303879

Maas, I., Borchelt, M., & Mayer, K. U. (2001). Generational experiences of old people in Berlin. In P. B. Baltes, & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 83–110). Cambridge University Press.

Maas, I., & Settersten, R. A., Jr. (1999). Military service during wartime: Its effects on men's occupational trajectories and later economic well-being. European Sociological Review, 15, 213–232. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018261

Mayer, K. U., Maas, I., & Wagner, M. (2001). Socioeconomic conditions and social inequalities in old age. In P. B. Baltes & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 227–255). Cambridge University Press.