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Germany was among the worlds two biggest exporters in 2013 for an 11th consecutive year for six of those years it ranked 1 even ahead of China Knowing German creates business opportunities. Master Automotive is here to make sure your are getting the performance and reliability you expect from your luxury German automobile. Since 1904, Das Fenster German language magazine has been fulfilling it's role of service to the German-American community. Today, in our 110th year, our team of talented professional journalists presents interesting and informative articles on a wide variety of subjects, all in the German language. Our writers provide much of our content that is exclusive to Das Fenster, not found in any other German language magazines or newspapers in the US, or any other country for that matter. Every month we explore German history and culture, German cuisine, wellness tips and travel to parts of Germany often overlooked by other German language magazines! Test your knowledge of German history and culture every month with our exclusive 'Rätselgeschicht' series! And communicate with other German-Americans in our vibrant letters to the editor pages. All in the German language! Ass. iur. Ingo Koschenz, Mag. rer. publ. koschenz@uni-potsdam.de. Content. The German Constitutional System written in the „Grundgesetz“ (Basic Law). The execitive power. The Legislation in Germany. Step One – Economic Interdependence. A gradual process of economic interdependence from the early stages of the Industrial Revolution through to the mid 19th century saw the . G. ermanic states move towards economic unification. For example, the growth of the railway network in Germany led to easier access to different resources across the confederation. . Further Demoralization and Defeat. World War I (1914-1918). Germany’s defeat is made official on Armistice Day, November 11, 1928. The Treaty of Versailles June 28, 1919. Established the peace terms and signed in Paris.. ‘We work outdoors in all kinds of weather, shovelling dirt for very low pay. I’m trained as a printer. In the summer of 1933 I lost my job. I collected the dole until the spring of 1934. That was a lot better than what I am doing now. At least I was at home, with my family and could pick up odd jobs and work in the garden. Now I only get 10 day’s holiday a year.’. August 22, 2013 . Statement Of Concern. June, 10, 2013. We who live in the German Village Historic District believe that the recent interpretation by the German Village Commission of the . German Village Guidelines for Historic Preservation. L/O – To assess the successes and failures of Hitler’s economic policies. To what extent did Germans benefit from Nazi rule in the 1930s?. STARTER. : Can you name the 7 leading . Nazi. figures? Give one fact about each . The German . Offesive. In the spring of 1918, . Luderndorff. ordered a massive German attack on the Western Front. The Spring Offensive was Germany’s attempt to end World War One. With 500,000 troops added to Germany’s strength from the Russian Front, . the. Great . Recession. Productivity. Puzzles in Europe. January. 23. rd. 2015 . Cepremap. ,. ENS. , Paris. Lutz Bellmann. Hans-Dieter Gerner. Marie-Christine Laible . Motivation. D. eviation . from. Economic Relations. Grisha Alroi-Arloser. CEO. Israeli-German . Chamber. of . Industry. & Commerce. Tel Aviv, . March. 19. th. . 2013. German-Israeli. (. Economic. ) . Relations. © AHK Israel 2013. Germany’s Governmental System. 1914-1918 Monarchy (WWI). Ruled by a King and ruling family: Kaiser Wilhelm II. Parliamentary system . Chancellor. 1918-1933 Form of Democracy. From a military dictatorship to a parliamentary republic . How valid is this view of the German reaction to the terms of the. Treaty of Versailles. ?. Context. German war plans were based on winning and imposing a severe treaty on the allies. . They had borrowed a huge amount from their own people in war bonds and needed to force other countries to pay reparations if they were to recover.. Status is ubiquitous in modern life, yet our understanding of its role as a driver of inequality is limited.  In Status, sociologist and social psychologist Cecilia Ridgeway examines how this ancient and universal form of inequality influences today’s ostensibly meritocratic institutions and why it matters. Ridgeway illuminates the complex ways in which status affects human interactions as we work together towards common goals, such as in classroom discussions, family decisions, or workplace deliberations. Ridgeway’s research on status has important implications for our understanding of social inequality. Distinct from power or wealth, status is prized because it provides affirmation from others and affords access to valuable resources. Ridgeway demonstrates how the conferral of status inevitably contributes to differing life outcomes for individuals, with impacts on pay, wealth creation, and health and wellbeing. Status beliefs are widely held views about who is better in society than others in terms of esteem, wealth, or competence. These beliefs confer advantages which can exacerbate social inequality. Ridgeway notes that status advantages based on race, gender, and class—such as the belief that white men are more competent than others—are the most likely to increase inequality by facilitating greater social and economic opportunities. Ridgeway argues that status beliefs greatly enhance higher status groups’ ability to maintain their advantages in resources and access to positions of power and make lower status groups less likely to challenge the status quo. Many lower status people will accept their lower status when given a baseline level of dignity and respect—being seen, for example, as poor but hardworking. She also shows that people remain willfully blind to status beliefs and their effects because recognizing them can lead to emotional discomfort. Acknowledging the insidious role of status in our lives would require many higher-status individuals to accept that they may not have succeeded based on their own merit many lower-status individuals would have to acknowledge that they may have been discriminated against. Ridgeway suggests that inequality need not be an inevitable consequence of our status beliefs. She shows how status beliefs can be subverted—as when we reject the idea that all racial and gender traits are fixed at birth, thus refuting the idea that women and people of color are less competent than their male and white counterparts. This important new book demonstrates the pervasive influence of  status on social inequality and suggests ways to ensure that it has a less detrimental impact on our lives.