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Social Science in the Caucasus: Perceived happiness and the strength of social ties
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Wednesday, July 01, 2015. Perceived happiness and the strength of social ties. Note: Social Science in the Caucasus is publishing the work of six young researchers who entered CRRC-Georgia’s Junior Fellowship Program (JFP) in February 2015. This is the fifth blog post in the series. Click here. To see the first, second. Posts in the series.]. Note: A 10-point scale was used to record...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: The population of Georgia on the ideal number of children per family
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Thursday, July 16, 2015. The population of Georgia on the ideal number of children per family. In response to the question, “What do you think is the ideal number of children per family in Georgia? 8221; there is no statistically significant difference in responses by sex: 47% of women and 45% of men consider three children to be ideal. How do actual family sizes match up to this?
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Social Science in the Caucasus: May 2015
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Monday, May 25, 2015. Perceived (in)equality in the courts in Georgia - the poor in trouble. Of the residents of the capital report a poor person is more likely to be found guilty, while only 40%. Think a rich person and a poor person will have the same chance in court. This suggests that the population in Tbilisi is less likely to perceive courts as impartial compared with the p...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: August 2015
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Monday, August 31, 2015. Home appliances in the South Caucasus: Purchasing trends, 2000-2013. A fair share of the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian population still lives in poverty and cannot afford to buy certain durable goods. According to CRRC’s 2013 Caucasus Barometer survey (CB), in Georgia, 28%. In Armenia, but slightly different. Of households in Azerbaijan, 79%. In Georgia)...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: Connections or education? On the most important factors for getting a good job in Georgia
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Monday, June 22, 2015. On the most important factors for getting a good job in Georgia. Note: Over the next two weeks, Social Science in the Caucasus will publish the work of six young researchers who entered CRRC-Georgia’s Junior Fellowship Program (JFP) in February 2015. This is the first blog post in the series.]. McDonald and Elder, 2006. Smith and McCoy, 2009. CB 2013 data shows...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: March 2015
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Neighborhoods and neighbors in urban and rural Georgia. Living in either a rural or urban area has both costs and benefits –there are a number of contrasts in lifestyle, access to goods or services, and information. This blog post looks at how urban and rural populations in. Their neighbors, using data from the. Volunteering and civic participation in Georgia.
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Social Science in the Caucasus: Citizenship in action in the South Caucasus
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Sunday, August 02, 2015. Citizenship in action in the South Caucasus. CRRC’s 2013 Caucasus Barometer survey asked people in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to rate the importance for good citizens to take various actions, such as voting, obeying laws, following traditions and volunteering, on a scale from 1, not at all important, to 10, extremely important. For actions that involve g...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: Finding work in Armenia and Georgia
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Monday, July 27, 2015. Finding work in Armenia and Georgia. With official unemployment rates in 2014 running at 17.6%. In Armenia and Georgia respectively, a World Bank analysis in both countries suggests that the labor markets of these countries suffer from a skills shortage. The World Bank’s STEP Skills Measurement Program. Concludes that the highly educated population does “...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: How do Georgians spend their leisure time?
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Wednesday, July 08, 2015. How do Georgians spend their leisure time? How much free time people have – and how they choose to spend it – is influenced by multiple factors, with some of the most important being work, family and a person’s stage of life ( Roberts et al, 2009. CRRC-Georgia’s 2011 Media survey. Activities also differ widely between those living in and outside the capital,...
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Social Science in the Caucasus: Finding divorce hard to justify
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Social Science in the Caucasus. A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus. Sunday, June 28, 2015. Finding divorce hard to justify. Note: Social Science in the Caucasus is publishing the work of six young researchers who entered CRRC-Georgia’s Junior Fellowship Program (JFP) in February 2015. This is the third blog post in the series. Click here. To see the first and second. Blog posts in the series.]. Has increased in Georgia between 2006 and 2014. This...
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