This page provides an overview of the institute's main focus areas. In order to learn more about the research activities of our other SUZ-members, please refer to section Faculty Mid-Leveland PD.
Collective research focus areas
sociological theory and history of sociological theory
methods of empirical social research
labor, education and profession
generations and family
youth, seniority, curriculum
culture and values
migration and transnationalism
sociology of justice
social structure and change
sociology of economics and organisation
social policy and welfare
Specific Focus Areas
Marlis Buchmann: Life course, social stratification and mobility, sociology of education, occupation and labour markets, social and cultural change
Eldad Davidov: Methods and empirical social research, international comparisons, structural equation models, panel data, attitudes and values, decision theories
Heiko Rauhut: social norms and cooperation, analytical sociology, experimental game theory, sociology of science and quantitative science studies, social networks, quantitative sociology
Katja Rost: Economic and organizational sociology, digital sociology, social networks, diversity
Jörg Rössel: Sociological theory, empirical cultural sociology, social stratification, political sociology, comparative historical sociology
Michael J. Shanahan: Life course sociology (theory and methods), integration of life course and molecular genetics, life course models of health
Marc Szydlik: Social stratification, life course, labour market, generations, empirical research
Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz: Sociological theory and its history, history of ideas, fundamental theory of social sciences, cultural sociology