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People constantly perform everyday categorisation tasks. Among other things, they differentiate and categorise the people around them. The significance of such everyday differentiations has not yet been sufficiently investigated. This article shows...

In response to the current agricultural and food system crisis, alternative food provision methods are emerging. Critics argue that these systems are the privilege of a white, high-income middle class, creating new social distinctions. This study...

While there is considerable evidence indicating that attractiveness confers advantages in various areas of life, we know little about the social determinants of perceived physical attractiveness. This holds in particular with respect to (ethnic)...

People constantly perform everyday categorisation tasks. Among other things, they differentiate and categorise the people around them. The significance of such everyday differentiations has not yet been sufficiently investigated. This article shows...

This article deals with the self-positioning of (long-term) unemployed under the conditions of current social labeling from the perspective of a sociology of knowledge. Based on a qualitative interview study, the relationship between...

The influx of refugees to Germany, particularly from Syria and Ukraine, has significantly increased over the past decade due to wars and political tensions in the Middle East and Europe. These refugee groups vary not only in their demographic...

This article examines continuities and changes in volunteer support for refugees from 2015 to the current situation in Ukraine. It focuses on the question whether motives of volunteers have shifted since their involvement in the 2015 refugee crisis....

This article examines how mass media in Germany attributed characteristics to refugees from Syria and the Middle East in 2015 and to Ukrainian refugees in 2022, particularly in terms of their perceived ability—or inability—to integrate into...