Sociology with a focus on Family and Youth Sociology
Our research focusses on theoretically and empirically informed analyses of characteristics and change processes in the fields of contemporary childhood, youth and family life. We have made it our task to explore the inherent dynamics of familial interaction as well as its interplay with other social spheres, such as law and economy. In doing so, processes of socialization within and outside the family are being studied with regard to their relevance for both personal individuation and societal reproduction. Our research and teaching is rooted in the tradition of critical theory and is also based on reconstructive and interactionist paradigms of social research.
As a team, we claim specific expertise in the following areas:
- Normative orders of family and socialization
- Care-work and intersectionality
- Childhood and generational orders
- Domestic violence and theories of violence in general
- Youth violence, crime and protest
The publications, research projects and courses listed on the staff pages provide information on the teaching and research topics outside the professorship's focus area.