Gert Lang

Biographic Data

ID4453874
NAMEGert Lang
GIVEN NAMESGert
FAMILY NAMELang
SIGNATURELANG G
AFFILIATIONSAustrian Red Cross
ORCID0000-0003-4247-2092
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX2

  • Zur Akzeptanz sozialer Ungleichheit

    Open AccessGert LangBOOKZur Akzeptanz sozialer Ungleichheit2017

  • Zur Akzeptanz sozialer Ungleichheit: Theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Befunde zur gesellschaftlichen Kohärenz

    Gert LangBOOKZur Akzeptanz sozialer Ungleichheit2016

  • Risk factors of severity of abuse against older women in the home setting: A multinational European study

    Liesbeth De Donder, Gert Lang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Women & Aging2016

    This article examines the ecological risk factors of abuse against older women. Data from 2,880 older women were randomly collected in five European countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Portugal) using a standardized questionnaire. Results indicate that overall 30.1 % older women had at least one experience of abuse in the past year. The findings demonstrate that a single emphasis on personal risk factors (e.g., health, coping) is…

  • Help seeking behaviour of abused older women (Cases of Austria, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Portugal)

    Open AccessIlona Tamutienė, Liesbeth De Donder et al.ARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2014

    This article based on a recent European study examines the subjective consequences of abuse against older women and their help seeking behavior. In 2010, survey data concerning experiences of abuse in domestic settings were collected from 2,880 older women across five European countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Portugal). The results of the study indicated that overall 30.1% of older women reported at least one experience of abu…

  • Evidence-based health promotion for older people and instrumentalisation: Comparing the influence of policy contexts in Austria and England

    Open AccessPatrick Brown, Gert Lang et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2012

    Health promotion (HP) amongst older people is an increasingly prominent policy concern for governments. The development of an evidence-base and the advocacy of effective interventions in the light of this act as legitimation tools for the overall HP phenomenon - assisting the growth of state and non-state funding for public health initiatives for older people. In structuring decision-making as to which individual projects/initiatives receive fund…

  • What is this Thing we Call Public Opinion? Reflections on the Spiral of Silence

    Kurt Lang, Gert Lang et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Public…2012Cited by: 3

    Journal Article What is this Thing we Call Public Opinion? Reflections on the Spiral of Silence Get access Kurt Lang, Kurt Lang Department of Sociology, University of Washington, USA The authors are both sociologists and in 1989 joint recipients of the award by the American Association for Public Opinion Research for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement in that area. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Glad…

  • Perpetrators of abuse against older women: A multi‐national study in Europe

    Open AccessLiesbeth De Donder, Gert Lang et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Adult Protection2011Cited by: 3References: 2

    Purpose - This article aims to explore the perpetrators of abuse among older women living in the community. The study examines whether differences between the perpetrators of different forms of abuse, and for different groups of older women (e.g. by income or age groups) can be detected. Finally, it aims to investigate whether older women talk about the abuse to family or friends, or report it to an official or formal agency, in relation to diffe…

  • European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Collating forces to put mental health on the EU political agenda

    Fleur Braddick, A Gabilondo et al.ARTICLEDie Psychiatrie2010

    Mental health is crucial for public health and prosperity. Yet, mental health was first brought to the EU agenda only in late 1990s. To put mental health firmly on the political agenda, the focus was placed on the positive mental health at a population level. The European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing is the most recent mental health policy initiative of the European Commission. It aims at promotion of mental health and prevention of menta…

  • TV News: Its Intrusion Into Political Life

    G Engel Lang, Gert LangARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1974

    Journal Article TV News: Its Intrusion Into Political Life Get access Gladys Engel Lang Gladys Engel Lang State University of New York, Stony Brook Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 38, Issue 3, Fall 1974, Pages 443–446, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/38.3.443 Published: 01 January 1974