Katja Schmidt

This plot show how age groups voted in the general election earlier this year in Germany. There are striking differences beween age groups and women and men. Data: Federal Returning Office.

As @indubioproreto.bsky.social pointed out a few days ago, there is some interesting data from the Federal Returning Office in Germany on the age and gender divides in the general election. A few points stand out: 1) The AfD performs well across all age groups, with the exception of the oldest. 1/3

MA solitude: Call for unpublished data Meta-analysis on solitude: Call for unpublished data Dear colleagues, We are conducting a meta-analysis on personal and contextual predictors of solitude. Currently, we are looking for unpublished r...

We are conducting a meta-analysis on personal and contextual predictors of solitude. We're looking for unpublished research such as theses, unpublished manuscripts, conference submissions etc.
Full call for data: tinyurl.com/4hur45cw
Please reskeet, or message me if you know unpublished research!

Großartig! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🎈

🎉 📘 Es ist da! 📘🎉

"Wo wir wie wählen" gibt's ab heute überall im Handel.

Und jetzt bin ich gespannt, was ihr dazu sagt.

P.S.: Fühlt sich ziemlich gut an, das fertige Buch endlich in den Händen zu halten 😎

Thanks Ansgar! And yes, the Tocqueville paradox seems like a powerful lens. Teaching @mafaalani.bsky.social „integration paradox“ actually sparked the idea to apply it to gender gaps.

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Is there a growing gender divide among young adults in regard to ideological left–right self-placement? Evidence from 32 European countries Abstract. Growing gender differences in political ideology among young people are a major concern because of their potential long-term societal implication

Also new 👉: Great paper by @hudde.bsky.social + @nennstielr.bsky.social 👏
They track left-right gender differences across 32 countries and find a stable gap in Germany.
A strong complement to my analysis – and more support for the Tocqueville paradox.
🔗 academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

Findings 📊
→ Gender gap in socio-cultural attitudes has doubled among the youngest cohorts
→ Young women = most progressive group
→ Young men = remain as conservative as older cohorts
→ Fairness perceptions are key to understanding this divide

👷‍♀️💥New Working Paper 📈 📊
Why is the gender gap growing?
Using original survey data from Germany, I take a cohort-based look at socio-cultural attitudes by gender – and propose theoretical explanations for the emerging divide.
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CfP: Veränderungspioniere und Veränderungserschöpfte. Zur Wahrnehmung sozialen Wandels.

Auf dem Soziologiekongress im September wollen wir uns mit Wahrnehmungen sozialen Wandels beschäftigten. Einreichungen sind bis 30.04. herzlich willkommen!

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„Born to Rule“ von Sam Friedman und Aaron Reeves ist die empirisch umfangreichste Untersuchung der seit 125 Jahren weitgehend konstanten britischen Elitenstruktur. Rezensent Lion Hubrich fragt nach Perspektiven für die deutsche Elitensoziologie:

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Cover of the publication "Class consciousness and voting. Class as a political compass?" by Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux, published by Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The cover illustration shows a stylized female worker flexing her muscles.

Class consciousness still shapes voting, but in a different way than in the past. That's the key finding of a study with @thomaslux.bsky.social now out in English.

We chart how class identity, interests and status link with voting for the left and right in Germany. A🧵
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My paper on the effect of social policy reform on educational inequality published in #JOSP now finally has a volume and issue number! It took a while 🤯 I find that #Hartz4 in 🇩🇪 led to a drop in chances to enter upper sec school for children living in affected families doi.org/10.1017/S00472

Wie blicken Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf die Welt? | Journalistik (3-4/2023) Katja Schmidt, Tanjev Schultz und Gert G. Wagner: Wie blicken Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf die Welt?. Eine vergleichende empirische Analyse von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen und politischen Einste...

Wie sehr unterscheiden sich Journalist*innen von der Bevölkerung, über die sie berichten? Neue Studie in der Journalistik auf Basis des SOEP
Mit @tanjev.bsky.social

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Wie blicken Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf die Welt? | Journalistik (3-4/2023) Katja Schmidt, Tanjev Schultz und Gert G. Wagner: Wie blicken Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf die Welt?. Eine vergleichende empirische Analyse von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen und politischen Einste...

Welche Merkmale und Einstellungen haben Journalisten in Deutschland? Neue Studie auf Basis des SOEP journalistik.online/ausgabe-3-4-...