Social structural characteristics are recorded in practically every social science survey. They allow insight into how respondents are embedded in the social structure of society and how their behavior, experiences and attitudes are influenced by it.
Social structural characteristics can also explain how social structures change and how they relate to different areas of our world-such as the labor market, health, the environment, and politics. In addition, they are used to study behavioral and attitudinal differences between different social groups (e.g., men and women, young and old). Social structural characteristics are also of central importance for GESIS social structure research.
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